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Diver slips, falls on springboard, crashes into water (video)

Australian Olympian Annabelle Smith sported a smile — and a large mark on her back — after a nasty fall at the FINA Diving Grand Prix in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday.

“Proud I became a meme last night,” was posted on Smith’s Instagram.

Smith, a Rio synchronized springboard bronze medalist, slipped while taking off from the board. She landed on the side of the board on her back and bottom and flopped like a rag doll into the pool.

The audience gasped.

Smith was shown on the broadcast getting out of the pool with a smile on her face.