Skydiving Squad Featuring Simsbury Resident Wins National Title

ELLINGTON, CT – September 21, 2017 – Flatspin, a skydiving team based out of Connecticut Parachutists Inc. in Ellington, is once again the national champion of acrobatic wingsuit flying.

For the second year in a row, the team won gold at the U.S. Parachute Association National Championships of Wingsuit Flying, taking place this week at Skydive Perris in California. The win earns the team slots on the U.S. Parachute Team that will compete at the 2018 World Championships, where it will defend the world championship title after winning gold at the World Cup last year in Florida.

In wingsuit skydiving, jumpers wear technologically advanced suits that are specially designed to increase their horizontal glide across the ground, allowing them to soar like birds through the sky at horizontal speeds approaching 200 mph.

The acrobatic flying event includes teams of three skydivers—two performers and a camera flyer—playing a thrilling game of aerial tag while gliding across the sky.

The Gold-medal team Flatspin includes Sarah Chamberlain, 22, of Simsbury; Jeff Harrigan, 28, of Coventry; and Mark Krasinski, 54, of Somers.

Photo Credit: USPA/David Wybenga