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THE PORT OF LA ROCHELLE ON MAY 8, 2009 – ALTHOUGH EVERY LITTLE SPACE WAS PACKED WITH 30,000 PEOPLE YOU COULD HEAR A PIN DROP EVERY TIME A DIVER LIFTED OFF THE PLATFORM. THREE SECONDS LATER, THEIR THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE AND CHEERS MADE THE AREA VIBRATE . SINCE THEN, THE FASCINATION OF CLIFF DIVING HAS SPREAD FROM THE BAY OF BISCAY ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS AND 30 COUNTRIES IN 15 SEASONS.
2024 is a milestone year in the history of the Red Bull Cli Diving World Series, with this season’s second stop in Boston marking the 100th event in its history.
The vision of a passionate few became a global spectacle that captivates spectators all over the world.
In May 2009, nobody knew whether anyone would turn up to the first event in La Rochelle… more than 30,000 spectators came to see 12 daring men launch from what is probably still the most terrifying 27-metre platform in the World Series.
More than a hundred stops in 30 countries later, the list of athletes that have competed in the World Series has grown to over a hundred men and women from 25 nations.
Time and time again they achieve the unimaginable, break records and redefine the limits of human capability. They leave spectators speechless and fascinate fans and followers with their pure and aesthetic performances from almost three times the Olympic diving height.
We could fill countless books with stories of all the individual successes, and the growth and development of the World Series and the sport itself. Therefore, on the pages that follow we will simply honour the outstanding tour venues to date, and the exceptional athletes who have ignited their passion to pioneer a sport for future generations.
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REDBULLCLIFFDIVING.COM #REDBULLCLIFFDIVING 100+ STOPS 100+ ATHLETES 15 SEASONS FOR THE MEN 10 SEASONS FOR THE WOMEN 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Most wins *
Most consecutive wins
Most King Kahekili Trophies
Individual stop winners *
Overall champions
Divers awarded a 10
10s from the judges * 10s for the top 3 divers *
Age Youngest Oldest
On June 7, 2014 the women competed in the Red Bull Cli Diving World Series for the very first time. Since the seven debutants launched from the 21-metre platform in Texas, 38 female athletes will have taken part by the time the tour reaches 100 stops.
ALL THE STATS YOU NEED
WOMEN MEN
35 13 7 6 2 3 30 24 5 1 17 44 46 6 10 17 5 16 222 70 39 24 16 46 I and I and I and overall I and Carlson Huber Quintero Huber Hunt Hunt Hunt overall Hunt Silchenko Paredes Heslop Ignatenko 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
nationalities
Most athletes by country
*
dives
dived
in the air (h)
* can still change in first two stops of 2024
AND THERE ARE EVEN MORE STATS
Earliest prize giving ceremony
Latest prize giving ceremony
* from the mainland
Most spectators on final day
Remotest location
Longest platform
Shortest platform
Coldest water
air
est water
est air
WOMEN MEN OVERALL
ALL THE STATS YOU NEED
Nationalities Metrics
Temperature
Country with the most di erent locations Various Timing 17 11 4 4 1918 40278 1.49 8° 12° 28° 44.5° 46.5° 53.5° 82.5° 112° 4 3 3 3 75000 3900km * 3700km * 30m 1.5m 11.00 am midnight 4639 125253 3.87 6557 165531 5.36 23 8 8 5 25 19 10 7 USA CAN AUS C° C° C° C° F° F° F° F° La
Hilo, Hawaii Rapa Nui Oslo Mostar Azores Dubai FRA USA CHI NOR BIH POR UAE 2015 2010 2011 2013 2017 Competition
Meters
Time
Rochelle
Total
Coldest
Ho
Ho
FRA USA IRL NOR Lago Ranco Inis Mór Wadi Shab Texas CHI IRL OMN USA
UKR USA GBR USA UKR GBR 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
100 STOPS IN La Rochelle France 2009–2013, 2015, 2016 6 Ro erdam Netherlands 2009 1 Dubrovnik Croatia 2009 1 Polignano a Mare Italy 2009, 2010, 2015–2019, 2021(2)–2023 11 Antalya Turkey 2009 1 Hamburg Germany 2009 1 Sisikon Switzerland 2009, 2010, 2018, 2022 4 Athens Greece 2009, 2011, 2024 3 Yucatán Mexico 2010, 2011, 2014 3 Kragerø Norway 2010, 2014 2 Hilo, HI USA 2010 1 Rapa Nui, Easter Island Chile 2011 1 Malcesine Italy 2011, 2013 2 Boston, MA USA 2011–2013, 2022–2024 6 Yalta Ukraine 2011 1 Bonifacio France 2012 1 Grimstad Norway 2012 1 Azores Portugal 2012–2019 8 Inis Mór Ireland 2012, 2014, 2017 3 Pembrokeshire United Kingdom 2012, 2013, 2016 3 Wadi Shab Oman 2012 1 Copenhagen Denmark 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022 5 Krabi Thailand 2013 1 Havanna Cuba 2014 1 Possum Kingdom Lake, TX USA 2014–2018 5 Bilbao Spain 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 4 Cartagena Colombia 2015 1 Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina 2015–2019, 2021–2023 8 Shirahama Japan 2016 1 Dubai UAE 2016 1 Lago Ranco Chile 2017 1 El Nido Philippines 2019 1 Dublin Ireland 2019 1 Beirut Lebanon 2019 1 Saint Raphaël France 2021 1 Downpatrick Head Ireland 2021 1 Paris France 2022, 2023 2 Oslo Norway 2022 1 Sydney Australia 2022 1 Takachiho Japan 2023 1 Auckland New Zealand 2023 1 Most editions held Location Country Years event held Editions 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
2015,
Polignano a Mare
2009, 2010, 2015–2019, 2021(2)–2023
2010, 2018, 2022
2011, 2024
2011, 2014
41 LOCATIONS Location Country Editions Years event held Antalya Turkey 1 2009 Kragerø Norway 2 2010, 2014 Ro erdam Netherlands 1 2009 Hamburg Germany 1 2009 Hilo, HI USA 1 2010 La Rochelle France 6 2009–2013,
Dubrovnik Croatia 1 2009 Sisikon Switzerland 4 2009,
Rapa Nui, Easter Island Chile 1 2011
2016
Italy 11
Athens Greece 3 2009,
Yucatán Mexico 3 2010,
Malcesine Italy 2 2011, 2013 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
Most editions
2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
100 STOPS IN Inis Mór Ireland 3 2012,
Havanna Cuba 1 2014 Bonifacio France 1 2012 Boston, MA USA 6 2011–2013,
Pembrokeshire United Kingdom 3 2012, 2013, 2016 Possum Kingdom Lake, TX USA 5 2014– 2018 Yalta Ukraine 1 2011 Cartagena Colombia 1 2015 Grimstad Norway 1 2012 Wadi Shab Oman 1 2012 Bilbao Spain 4 2014,
Azores Portugal 8 2012–2019 Copenhagen Denmark 5 2013,
Krabi Thailand 1 2013 Most editions 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
2014, 2017
2022–2024
2015, 2018, 2019
41 LOCATIONS Dublin Ireland 1 2019 Lago Ranco Chile 1 2017 Oslo Norway 1 2022 Shirahama Japan 1 2016 Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina 8 2015–2019, 2021–2023 Beirut Lebanon 1 2019 El Nido Philippines 1 2019 Sydney Australia 1 2022 Dubai UAE 1 2016 Saint Raphaël France 1 2021 Takachiho Japan 1 2023 Auckland New Zealand 1 2023 Downpatrick Head Ireland 1 2021 Paris France 2 2022, 2023 Most editions 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
25 NATIONALITIES
Name Nationality Years competed Competitions KEDA MOURA Edivaldo BRA 2014 2 KIRBS Kai GER 2014 1 KOHL Alain LUX 2009-2019 44 KOLANUS Kris POL 2011-19 40 KOLESNIKOV Slavik UKR 2018-21 6 KUTSENKO Gennadiy UKR 2011-13 4 KUTSENKO Sasha UKR 2011-14 11 LEATHEAD Simone CAN 2023 - 6 LICHTENSTEIN James USA 2022 - 12 LOBUE Steven USA 2011-21 66 MACAULAY Jessica CAN (GBR–2020) 2017-23 31 MARTINEZ Yolotl MEX 2024 - 1 MASLOUSKI Viktar BLR 2016-19 7 MERTEN Helena AUS 2015-17 14 MIKAU Andrei BLR 2016 1 MITRIONE Kyle USA 2011-18 19 MOUTI Hassan FRA 2009-2013 21 NAVRATIL Michal CZE 2009-2022 82 NESTSIARAVA Yana IAT (BLR–2021) 2014 - 37 OUMEDJKANE Cyrille FRA 2009-2016 36 PAREDES Jonathan MEX 2011 - 70 PAVA Eber COL 2009-2013 12 PENNISI Xantheia AUS 2018 - 26 POLYESHCHUK Slava UKR 2009-2012 21 POPOVICI Constantin ROU 2018 - 25 PREDA Catalin ROU 2018 - 26 PRYGOROV Oleksiy UKR 2017 - 29 QUINTERO Maria Paula COL 2017 - 27 RICHARD Lysanne CAN 2014-19 22 RUMPIT Braden NZL 2023 - 2 SALYAMOVA Leyla IAT 2022 1 SANGPAN Genevieve USA 2019-23 6 SCHMIDBAUER Iris GER 2016 - 27 SEMASHKO Igor RUS 2013-2017 3 SHABOTENKO Anatoliy UKR 2012-2015 18 SILCHENKO Artem IAT (RUS–2021) 2009-23 67 SIMPSON Rachelle USA 2014-16 11 SMART Eleanor USA 2017 - 33 SMIRNOVA Maria USA 2022 1 SPASOV Todor BUL 2011-17 11 VALDEZ Irlanda MEX 2018 1 VALENTE Jaki BRA 2014-22 22 VALENTE Paty BRA 2023 - 4 VAN KATWIJK Ginni NED 2021 - 3 VIGELAND Magnus NOR 2010 1 VYSHYVANOVA Antonina UKR 2018-22 14 VYSHYVANOV Oleg UKR 2009 1 WEYMOUTH Owen GBR 2016-22 9 WILKER Jose BRA 2014-15 2 WURST Christian GER 2013 1 100 STOPS AND BEYOND Competitors in first stop Competition winners to date
ALDRIDGE
APPENZELLER
ARAYON
CARPENTER
CHINNOCK
Blake
BARALDI Davide
BLACK Steve
COLTURI David
DEVORA Alberto
BAKUNOVYTSKA Anna
CARLSON Molly
COSETTI Elisa
DUVAL Jean-David
BEDNAR Chris
Meili
DE MOND Kent
FISCHER Laurent
BARNABA Andrea
BRUNDISH Sophie
COOPER Ma hew
DUQUE Orlando
BAYON Madeleine
CARLTON Cesilie
COWEN Mat
ETTERMAN Katy
BORNEBUSCH Annika
Emily
DE ROSE Alessandro
FISH Susanna
Ma hias
ARATA Kyohei
103 ATHLETES FROM 100 STOPS AND BEYOND
Christian ARNETT Kaylea BADER Anna
FEDOTOV Nikita
GOWDY Michael
HESLOP Aidan
FERNANDEZ Celia
GUTIERREZ Fito
HUBER Ginger
FERZULI
FREI
HULLIGER Andreas
GARCIA
HYER-TIRA Tara
IGNATENKO Andrey
KIRBS Kai
GUZMAN Sergio
Jorge
JIMERSON Nate
KOLANUS Kris
HARRISON Aimee
Miguel
JUNIOR Jucelino
KUTSENKO Gennadiy
JIMENEZ Adriana
KOHL Alain
HALBISCH Manuel
Markus
HUNT Gary
JONES Andy
KOLESNIKOV Slavik
HERCULANO Morgane
GIMENO Carlos
IFFLAND Rhiannan
KEDA MOURA Edivaldo
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KUTSENKO Sasha
LEATHEAD
LICHTENSTEIN
OUMEDJKANE
LOBUE
MACAULAY
MARTINEZ
MASLOUSKI
Simone
MERTEN Helena
SIMPSON Rachelle
Cyrille
PREDA Catalin
SALYAMOVA Leyla
MITRIONE Kyle
PAVA Eber
QUINTERO Maria Paula
SCHMIDBAUER Iris
NAVRATIL Michal
POLYESHCHUK Slava
RUMPIT Braden
MIKAU Andrei
SILCHENKO Artem
PAREDES Jonathan
PRYGOROV Oleksiy
SEMASHKO Igor
MOUTI Hassan
PENNISI Xantheia
RICHARD Lysanne
SHABOTENKO Anatoliy
NESTSIARAVA Yana
POPOVICI Constantin
SANGPAN Genevieve
James
Steven
Jessica
Yolotl
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Viktar
SMART
Eleanor
VAN KATWIJK Ginni
WURST
Christian
SMIRNOVA Maria
VIGELAND
SPASOV Todor
VYSHYVANOVA
VALDEZ Irlanda
VYSHYVANOV
VALENTE
WEYMOUTH
VALENTE
FUN FACTS FAMILY AND OTHER AFFAIRS
The World Series is like a family, they say… and in fact there is some evidence of this below.
WHAT? WHO?
Twins
Sisters
Couples
Father and daughter
Step-daughter and -father
Competing mothers
Diver to judge
Gennadiy and Sasha Kutsenko
Jaki and Paty Valente
Anna Bader, Kris Kolanus
Antonina Vyshyvanova, Nikita Fedotov
Ginni van Katwijk, Ma hew Cooper
Molly Carlson, Aidan Heslop
Oleg and Antonina Vyshyvanova
Maria Paula Quintero, Miguel Garcia
Lysanne Richard, Anna Bader
Ginger Huber, Andrey Ignatenko, Slava Polyeshchuk, Cyrille Oumedjkane
Antonina
Owen WILKER Jose
Jaki
Magnus
Oleg
Paty
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