Red Bull Cliff Diving in Mostar – Who is diving this year?

Rhiannan Iffland

The Red Bull Cliff Diving Series moves all around the globe, with the competitors launching themselves from cliff tops and other cliff jumping locations in a different country each week. This week the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series returns to the city of Mostar with the action centered on the Old Bridge.

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Who is diving this year?

Listed below are all great names that spectators in Mostar will be able to see this year!

Adriana Jimenez


Date of Birth:20/01/1985

Height:1.58m

Weight:50kg

Resides in: Mexico City

She loves dancing, hates running and is one of the world’s best cliff divers – Adriana Jimenez from Mexico City. A lovely personality, that never runs short of surprising the people around her with small gifts and a big smile.

Sergio Guzman 


Date of Birth:26/02/1991

Height:1.75m

Weight:70kg

Resides in:Mexico City

“I have not lost the ability to jump in the water like a ‘regular’ person, I just learned how to fall in style,” Sergio Guzman says. His style has taken him quite far already, as the Mexican once invited his girlfriend to a diving show and dedicated the highest dive to her – the rest is history: the two are now married and parents of a cute baby girl.

Jonathan Paredes


Date of Birth:14/08/1989

Height:1.65m

Weight:62kg

Resides in:Mexico City

“Become the champion.” A pretty straightforward goal. No doubt about Jonathan Paredes’ ambitions, and looking at his 2016 results – victory at the season opener, four 3rd placed finishes and runner-up to champion Gary Hunt – the World Series’ ‘ripping machine’ is hard on the heavyweights’ heels.

Blake Aldridge 


Date of Birth:04/08/1982

Height:1.70m

Weight:65kg

Resides in:London

If you want to know what competitive is, watch Blake Aldridge – the finalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing has had to deal with quite some injuries and set-backs in his career but would never ever give up. And this is not only true for his professional life. “If there’s anything I really suck at, I’ll work on it to be good at it.”

Gary Hunt


Date of Birth:11/06/1984

Height:1.75m

Weight:68kg

Resides in:Paris, France

Introducing the world’s best cliff diver – a man, afraid of heights. “I’m so used to judging height and seeing how many somersaults and twists I can do from that height, I can’t help but imagine how it would feel to somersault and jump off. So where there’s no water underneath, it scares the life out of me.” Luckily, when it comes to diving from the equivalent of six double-decker buses – to keep it Brit-style for the Paris-resident – the 6-time World Series champion manages to overcome the fear factor and to make the most complicated dives look easy.

Helena Merten


Date of Birth:17/03/1995

Height:1.65m

Weight:54kg

Resides in:Gold Coast

The acrobat set her first mark at the FINA High Diving World Cup in February 2016 and grabbed the last spot for the World Series to become the youngest ever athlete in the permanent divers line-up. And Helena Merten lived up to the expectations: a podium at the season opener in Texas (3rd) and another one to round off the year in a challenging floodlit night event in the Dubai Marina (2nd).

Rhiannan Iffland


Date of Birth:09/09/1991

Height:1.67m

Weight:60kg

Resides in:Newcastle, Australia

The laid-back Aussie-girl from New South Wales comes from a trampoline background and started her diving career around the age of nine. Although she performed at (and won) some national meets, she took the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series entirely by surprise. 2017 will be ‘Rhi’s’ first season as a permanent diver. Will she be able to defend her title?

Orland Duque


Date of Birth:11/09/1974

Height:1.75m

Weight:70kg

Resides in: Cali, Colombia

For almost 20 years, the sport’s main ambassador has developed and established this raw and extreme discipline, has won literally everything – the inaugural World Series in 2009 as well as the first FINA High Diving World Championship title in 2013, amongst others – and there’s still no stopping this man at the age of 42.

Lysanne Richard


Date of Birth:30/08/1981

Height:1.62m

Weight:56kg

Resides in:Montreal, Canada

Only two women have won in 2016 and Lysanne Richard was one of them. An astonishing season for the 35-year-old ended with the 2nd place in the overall ranking right behind an untouchable Rhiannan Iffland. Out of her five podium finishes two went straight to the top.

Kris Kolanus


Date of Birth:22/10/1986

Height:1.70m

Weight:63kg

Resides in:Halle, Germany

The 30-year-old is the first athlete in the history of the World Series to return as a permanent diver after being forced into wildcard status for the previous two seasons. Kris Kolanus is also the only diver in the line-up who runs his own record label – Mad-Hop Records.

Michal Navratil


Date of Birth:05/06/1985

Height:1.84m

Weight:85kg

Resides in:Prague, Czech Republic

“After seven seasons in the World Series I finally figured out my dives and I feel confident with them. I’m really happy with my dive list; I have a good level of difficulty. 2016 could be the year of success!” Said. Done. Nothing to add.

Andy Jones


Date of Birth:21/04/1985

Height:1.82m

Weight:81kg

Resides in:Santa Monica, California

Coming out ahead at the 2016 showdown, California-based Jones utilised his Cirque du Soleil background in the World Series’ first-ever night time event to show his best diving and topped his most successful season with a first place from the 27m-platform. The 11th athlete to ever win a competition completed the overall podium behind Gary Hunt and Jonathan Paredes, promoting him to one of the favourites for the 2017 season.

Cesilie Carlton


Date of Birth:27/03/1981

Height:1.65m

Weight:54kg

Resides in:San Antonio, Texas

After becoming the first wildcard diver to win a competition (the off-the-cliff meet on the Portuguese Azores in 2015) the 36-year-old has big plans for the new season. After winning the inaugural world championship title for high divers in 2013 – following FINA’s inclusion of high diving as a professional sport in 2012 – the physically super fit athlete is part of the Women’s World Series since its debut season in 2014

David Colturi


Date of Birth:30/04/1989

Height:1.73m

Weight:70kgResides in:Los Angeles, California

The former medical student was back on the 10m-board in early February and might still add a few more successful cliff diving seasons before he ultimately returns to the books to become a doctor.

Ginger Huber


Date of Birth:06/12/1974

Height:1.70m

Weight:58kg

Resides in: Orlando, Florida

At 42, Ginger still feels comfortable on the podium and so she won 2nd place in Shirahama (JPN) and 3rd on the Azores (POR) in last year’s World Series. Unfortunately, her 6th place in the 2016 overall rankings does not at all represent her true potential.

Steven LoBue


Date of Birth:17/06/1985

Height:1.61

Weight:62kg

Resides in: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Steven LoBue is a man of many labels: he has established himself as the World Series’ ‘turbo spinner’ – he’s the only man who does five somersaults in less than three seconds. He’s the ‘miracle man’ from La Rochelle when he hit the platform at take-off with his forehead and came out with only a scratch. The diving coach is a loving husband and father, and never short of a smile.

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