The sixth and final stop of the 2023 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series came to a dramatic conclusion. The ultimate showdown took place for the first time in Auckland, New Zealand. The much-anticipated 2023 finale had to be rescheduled for January 27-28, 2024, and took place 20 weeks after the previous stop, the longest gap ever between two competitions in one season. The battle for the title and the King Kahekili Trophies went down to the wire in the men's and women's competitions. The 21m a...

In the women's competition, Australian record holder Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) took first place with an Inward 3 Somersault 1/2 Twist in the final round. The judges rewarded her flawless dive with a 9 and an 8.5 for a total of 365.00 points. Iffland takes an emotional fifth win of the season in front of her family and supporters. She wins her 35th event and her seventh consecutive World Series title, a record no other cliff diver has achieved. In second place was Xantheia Pennisi, also from Aust...

In the men's competition, Romanian Constantin Popovici landed an Armstand Back 3 1/2 Somersaults 3 Twists Pike with a very high DD of 6.0. Due to the difficulty of the dive, 7s and a 6 catapult him into first place. 413.90 points are just enough for his third win of the season and his first World Series title. Second place went to Catalin Preda from Romania with a Back 4 Somersaults 2 Twists. The judges rewarded him with the highest dive score in the men's competition, which is his third podi...

With four out of six competitions in the books, the 14th season of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series heads to a well-known location in Eastern Europe for its penultimate stop. For the 8th time the world's best cliff divers will honour the local diving tradition and leap off from the famous old Stari Most bridge into the emerald water of the Neretva River in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, the iconic bridge, that is a UNESCO World Heritage site, connects two par...

Iffland, who is still on to secure the third 'perfect' season of her stunning career, said: "This is cliff diving. Elements are always changing at each location and you have to adapt. It's a special way to finish, definitely in a location like this. I always know that I have to keep up with Mollyon the simple dives, just so there's an even playing field coming into the dive with a more degree of difficulty. Super stoked to finish off like that." For the third time in four stops, Iffland's Au...

Heslop entered the fi nal round 20 points behind title leader Constantin Popovici and pulled off his tried and trusted Forward 4 Somersaults 3½ Twists Pike to put the pressure on by scoring eights, before watching on as his Romanian title rival faltered with the final dive of theday. Heslop, 21, admitted: "A bit of a surprise, to be honest. My last dive, I couldn't quite see the scores. So in Costa's dive, I didn't know what he needed. He has been so consistent this year that I just kind of...

Briton Aidan Heslop clinched back-to-back Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series wins at the fourth stop in Japan to keep his title hopes alive as Australian Rhiannan Iffland and stretched her unbeaten run to 11 in the sacred waters of the Gokase River.

With the the first two stops in the books, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series reaches its halfway point of the 2023 season: The world's best cliff divers head to Polignano a Mare for a record tenth year, where the cliffs are the foundation of everyday life. The undefeated home of European cliff diving is located in the province of Bari, Puglia region, with more than 17,000 inhabitants. The scenic little town where houses rise from the cliffs provides the most unique and memorable venue. I...

After an exciting season opener just two weeks ago in the US, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series embarked for the second stop of the season to European soil. France, where cliff diving started is part of the competition calendar for the tenth time, and now in its second consecutive time in the heart of the country's capital city, Paris. Spectators have a mind-blowing view of the elite divers in front of France’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, as they compete from the diving plat...

After an exciting season opener just two weeks ago in the US, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series embarked for the second stop of the season to European soil. France, where cliff diving started is part of the competition calendar for the tenth time, and now in its second consecutive time in the heart of the country's capital city, Paris. Spectators have a mind-blowing view of the elite divers in front of France’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, as they compete from the diving plat...