high diving : 14 videos

In a never-done-before feat, cliff diving’s female favorite Rhiannan Iffland with her diving partner and local hero Constantin Popovici, pushed the boundaries of high diving to the next level as they leaped from the walls of the cone-shaped mining room into the underground high-salinity lake in the depths of Transylvania. 120m under the surface of the Earth and surrounded by a science fiction-like wonderland shaped by salt and humankind, the athletes’ bodies were decelerated from 85km/h to z...

In a never-done-before feat, cliff diving’s female favorite Rhiannan Iffland with her diving partner and local hero Constantin Popovici, pushed the boundaries of high diving to the next level as they leaped from the walls of the cone-shaped mining room into the underground high-salinity lake in the depths of Transylvania. 120m under the surface of the Earth and surrounded by a science fiction-like wonderland shaped by salt and humankind, the athletes’ bodies were decelerated from 85km/h to z...

Over the years, cliff diving legend Orlando Duque dove from a lot of cliffs. Some were special, but some were SUPER SPECIAL. Diving out of a helicopter in front of the Statue of Liberty or in Antarctica? No problem for the living legend from Columbia! Check out the best moments of his long and legendary career!

After 20 years in the game, shaping the breath-taking discipline of diving from dizzying heights into a highly recognized sport and filling the record books with perfect dives, world titles and unparalleled achievements, Orlando Duque leaves the competitive 27m stage. Since the day he left Colombia more than 20 years ago, the world famous ponytail has travelled the world as cliff diving ambassador, dived from the world’s largest waterfall, in front of the Statue of Liberty and off an iceberg...

Hunt had arrived in the Basque Country with a steely determination to reassert his dominance, following a humbling defeat to the sport’s new star, Constantin Popovici of Romania, at Stari Most. And the Brit’s smile was as wide as the Nervión as he emerged from the water to see he had edged ahead of Mexico’s Jonathan Paredes for the win. Fellow Brit, 17-year-old Aidan Heslop, defied his tender age to grab third and a place on the podium in just his second start as the youngest diver ever. R...

Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland completed the perfect season in Bilbao, Spain, winning her seventh stop in a row to become the first Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series diver ever to go unbeaten all year. On the men’s platform, it was the familiar sight of England’s Gary Hunt celebrating in front of 27,000 fans who had gathered beside the Nervión river, following his fifth win of the season. Results Men 1| Gary Hunt (GBR), 398.95 points 2| Jonathan Paredes (MEX), 390.95 3| Aidan Heslop...

Iffland, who along with Hunt had secured the King Kahekili trophy with a stop to spare in Mostar three weeks ago, continued her record-breaking form to achieve a feat that no man or woman had managed before. The 28 year-old ‘dominator from down under’ has been untouchable from the 21m platform this year, and a fourth title in a row shows just how far ahead of her rivals she is right now. Canada's Lysanne Richard finished the day 27 points behind in second place, while Jessica Macaulay of En...

Women make Pembrokeshire, Wales bow as Gary Hunt heads home for stop 6 of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on September 11. With three British athletes in the 14 men and 9 female-strong divers line-up, Gary Hunt and former Olympian Blake Aldridge will be backed up by wildcard diver Mat Cowen, the serenity of this usually quiet corner of the country will get shattered during the athletes’ acrobatic 3-second flights into the fresh Celtic Sea.

It varies between 3.6 for a required dive and 6.3 for the most difficult dives in the sport currently. The degree of difficulty (DD) is the rating for each dive performed in a competition and is multiplied by the sum of the judges’ scores to give the total number of points per dive. Each trick in a high dive adds to the degree of difficulty and the athletes of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series keep pushing the limits of their sport by creating and realising new dives which weren’t even c...

KINGS OF THE CASTLE Artem Silchenko wins final in Ukraine, Gary Hunt receives 2011 Overall Title Three 10s for one dive and more than 500 points in total - Artem Silchenko broke a personal and a World Series record at the grand final of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Yalta, Ukraine. At the seventh and culminating competition, the Russian made it to the top of the podium for the first time this year, beating the reigning World Series champion Gary Hunt (GBR) by more than 50...

ON TOP OF THE WORLD The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ seal of quality 12 hand-picked athletes, eight competitions and 26 metres between take-off and landing – these were the main facts back in 2009 when the first World Series was launched. Ever since then this series of competitions has created a massive impact on the audience as well as the world of diving. After 21 successful competitions in three seasons, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series’ essentials remain the same, but the...

What makes the rookie divers of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series tick and what they have to learn Ever since the first stop in May 2009 it has been the most prestigious series of competitions featuring the world’s best high divers. Being part of the chosen dozen is tantamount to absolute mental strength, physical ability and a high level of consistency. This year’s edition of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series saw three new faces. Each of them coming from a different backgro...

The ‘Grande Nation’ is eagerly waiting for its high diving hero’s first podium finish: Cyrille Oumedjkane has proven his claim for the top 3 this season. Will his countrymen’s support help him to step on the podium? It will be a special stop for the Frenchman but likewise for his competitors as well as the set-up crew: The venue provides the World Series’ highest take-off point and the water-tide offers a limited time frame for the competition. Additionally, the platform construction must n...