Only years of highly professional preparation, excellent diving technique and physical and mental strength allow for such acrobatic manoeuvres at speeds of 85kph and safe rip entries. What makes a cliff diver? What are the physical challenges? How to develop a strong mind that can handle with the fear?
According to German road safety laws, bicycles are required to have two handbrakes, so when a policeman saw that the bike Bogdan Ionescu was riding only had one handbrake, he pulled the rider over and fined him $34.
“Your bike is unsafe; you have no brake on the right of your handlebar,” the officer told Ionescu … More
It was the luck of the Irish that provided the rectangular-shaped natural pool with bright sunshine on both competition days and it was a Brit who accomplished a mission: settling old scores at the infamous ‘blowhole’ and by hitting the hardest dive in his programme for 8.5s. He was not only awarded the day’s highest score for a single dive (158.10pts) but was crowned the winner of the season’s third competition with a total of 488.40pts. Joining the 30-year-old on the podium was Steven LoBue (475.40pts), who jumped from the ‘lucky loser’ spot after three rounds into second place. The 2013 rookie of the year, 24-year-old Jonathan Paredes (475.20pts), leading the pack going into the final took the third place available on the podium, despite having the lowest Degree of Difficulty.