The highest dive women
In 1985, the American Lucy Wardle dove at Ocean Park in Hongkong from 120ft
/ 36.80 meters.
|
|
The
highest dive men
In 1987, the Swiss Oliver Favre performed a double back somersault from
177ft / 53.90 meters in Villers-le-Lac, France (see
www.olivershow.com)
|
|
 |
|
|
The most spectacular dive (Guinness Record)
In 1998 during the Cliff Diving World Championship's opening ceremony, the WHDF foundation member Frederic Weill
performed the most spectacular dive from a helicopter to enter the Guinness
Book of World Records:
an armstand double somersault pike with split
and head first entry into Lake Verbano, Italy from 86 ft / 26 meters. click
here for more pictures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The most perfect dive
In 2000, during the WHDF Cliff Diving World Championship in Kaunolu,
Hawaii, the Colombian Orlando Duque performed a double back sommersault with
4 twists from 24.40 meters / 80 feet.
For this dive he earned a perfect 10
from all seven judges and scored 159.00 points.
click
here to download a short video of this dive
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
highest scored dive
|
|
In 2006, during the WHDF
Chinese International Cliff Diving Competition, the Russian
Artem Silchenko performed back 3 sommersaults pike with 2 twists
from 30 meter / 100 feet.
Degree of diffucilty: 5.6
Marks: 9.5 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10
Total score: 168.00 points
|
|
|
|