Cliff Diving
What is Cliff Diving? The numbers you need to know
Welcome to the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series – take a look at what’s coming your way this year.
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What is Red Bull Cliff Diving?
Discover the amazing world of Red Bull Cliff Diving
With the 2024 World Series well underway, it’s time to take a deeper look at what will be taking place on cliffs and diving platforms all around this world. So take a deep breath and get ready to dive in an incredible universe – but don’t close your eyes, because here are the most important numbers you need to know about the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
28
The height in meters of most diving platforms on the Cliff Diving World Series. How high is 28m (92 ft)? Find a tall building near you, climb up to the eighth story and look out the window: it should give you a good idea of the feeling of being on a cliff diving platform.
5
The number of judges per event who will be selected and confirmed for each competition.
- The five judges will score each dive based on a scale of 0 to 10 in half-point increments and do so without assistance.
- Judges will not display scores until directed to do so by the announcer.
- Total points are figured out according to the following: The highest and the lowest judges’ scores are discarded. The remaining three scores are added and multiplied by the degree of difficulty; this produces the total score for each dive. For each competition the overall total for each diver is the combined score of all dives performed.
- Balks will constitute a deduction from each judge's score as directed by the Head Judge. The dive will be scored as usual and the announcer will deduct two points from each judge's score.
4
The maximum number of dives any athlete can perform during one of the two-day events
For the men, every diver take part in rounds one and two, then follows an optional dive. After the three first dives are completed, only the top eight men advance to the final round.
On the women side, the ladies have one required dive in round one, followed by two optional dives in rounds two and three.
2
The number of World Series champions as well as the number of winners at each location: one woman and one man.
The event winner for each category is the one with the highest points total from all their competition dives. The points from all the events this year are tallied to produce the overall World Series ranking
8
The number of Red Bull Cliff Diving events taking place this year all around the world, each in breathtaking locations – lake, oceanside, heart of a city, historical landmark, quarry: there is nothing too crazy!
Possom Kingdom Lake, Texas, USA
© Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
Copenhagen Opera House, Copenhagen, Denmark
© Jesper Gronnemark/Red Bull Content Pool
São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
© Dean Treml/Red Bull Content Pool
Tour Saint Nicolas, La Rochelle, France
© Vincent Curutchet / Red Bull Content Pool