Key Facts

Location: Swallow's Nest
Platform height: 26M
Water depth: 5m+
Average water temperature in September: 21°C
Average air temperature in September: 23°C
Type of water: Seawater (Black Sea)

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Sep 5, 2011

CLIFF DIVERS LIGHT UP YALTA: ACTION AND REACTION Sep 5, 2011

With a new champion crowned and a new record for points set, spectators were treated to an epic day of cliff diving at the Swallow's Nest castle in Yalta. Gary Hunt was crowned the Red Bull Cliff...

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Sep 4, 2011

Highlights from Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series finale Sep 4, 2011

Watch the best action from the 27-metre-high platform as the world's elite cliff divers produced a thrilling finale of flips and twists at the last stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011...

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Sep 4, 2011

Super Silchenko puts seal on Series Sep 4, 2011

A spectacular performance of world-class cliff diving from 27 metres by Artem Silchenko saw the Russian claim no fewer than six 10s en route to the highest score ever in a World Series event, as the...

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Sep 3, 2011

Brothers in arms: Cliff divers in Yalta Sep 3, 2011

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Stops Details

Location

Yalta, Ukraine (Map this address )

Start

SEP 4, 2011 at 12:00 PM

End

SEP 4, 2011 at 2:00 PM

About

The biggest landmark in Crimea hosts the grand final of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011! Exactly one hundred years after Russian architect Leonid Sherwood started to build it in 1911, the ornate Swallow's Nest castle near Yalta on the Crimean shore in southern Ukraine provides the perfect backdrop for the third season's culminating event. Following Athens in Greece and Hawaii in the USA, the world's best cliff divers will attempt to twist and tuck their way to the crown on Ukrainian soil on September 4. Overlooking the cape of Ai-Todor, the castle is situated on top of a 40m-high Aurora Cliff facing the Black Sea. In 1927 the venue survived a serious earthquake, which did not damage the building itself although some small decorative items were thrown in the sea along with a small portion of the cliff. The cliff developed a huge crack and, for the next 40 years after the quake, Swallow's Nest remained closed to the public. Renovation and restoration started in 1968 and the 20 metre-long by 10 metre-wide building has since become one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea. Swallow's Nest also featured in several Soviet films, as well as a brief cameo role in a Jackie Chan film. The ultimate showdown of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series occurs in the land of the Cossacks, and, like all European stops, it will be screened live on Red Bull TV. Ukrainian fans can visit redbull.com.ua and Facebook for more information.