International Cliff Diving Championship in Ponte Brolla - Switzerland
| Sport: | Cliff Diving |
| Email: | contact@whdf.com |
| Date: | 27 Jul, 2018 - 29 Jul, 2018 |
| Venue: | Ponte Brolla, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Link: | https://www.whdf.com |
International Cliff Diving Championship in Ponte Brolla - Switzerland
Program
Friday 27th July 2018= Free training.
Saturday 28th July 2018 = Cliff Diving Championship.
Sunday 29th July 2018= Competition in case of bad weather on Saturday.
Regulation:
1- Max. 25 athletes.
2- 13 / 15 / 20 meters high.
Startlist - Women
Antonina Vyshyvanova - Ukraine
Date of Birth: 27.03.1998
High diving since: 2011
How I got into high diving: When I was younger, my father coached me in Olympic diving, besides he trained Artem Silchenko in high diving. He was my big idol and I often watched his training. When I was 13 years old, I started to dive higher than 10 m
Other hobbies: Learning languages, being interpreter/translator, drawing , fashion design
Achievements: champion at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017, 2nd place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017, 2nd place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2016
Jacqueline Valente - Brazil
Date of Birth: 18.09.1985
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: Through friends at previous jobs and coincidences in life
Other hobbies: Circus performance, traveling, movies, languages
Achievements: 2nd place Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2017 Polignano a Maré (ITA), 8th place FINA World Championships, First woman to high dive in Ágios Nikolaos in 2016
Eleanor Smart - USA
Date of Birth: 21.10.1995
High diving since: 2016
How I got into high diving: I dove in my first competition when I was five years old and fell in love with the sport. After retiring I knew I wasn’t done with diving and stumbled upon high diving. My best friend invited me to go cliff diving, I hesitantly said yes, and have been doing it ever since!
Other hobbies: travelling, clean cliff diving project
Achievements: Champion at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017, Junior and Senior National Qualifier, NCAA Qualifier, NCAA National Champion
Jessica Macaulay - USA
Date of Birth: 10.11.1992
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: I have been diving for fifteen years. I dove competitively, and in university. After university I didn't know what I wanted to do so I took a short show diving contract and loved it! I'm so happy I did, because through show diving I found high diving. After my second contract, I decided to make a living of high diving and performing
Other hobbies: Traveling, water sports, reading, trying new things, acro
Achievements: 2nd place at the Redbull Cliff Diving World Series 2018 in Texas
Irlanda Valdez - Mexico
Date of Birth: 10.05.1987
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: Well I was a retried diver and some friends told me about the shows which I found very interesting and then suddenly an opportunity to go and do shows in Belgium appears, so I thought that it was awesome to get pay for diving and travel, so I decide to take the risk and the adventure
Other hobbies: Hoops aerial
Achievements: 2nd place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017, 3rd and 5th place at the Mexican Nationals between the 2002 to 2005
Genevieve Bradley - USA
Date of Birth: 12.06.1992
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: I dove springboards and platform in college at the University of Hawaii and I could never get high enough. My friends and I learned to high dive on the cliffs of beautiful Hawaii
Other hobbies: Hiking, baking, party planning, rock climbing, traveling, eating
Achievements: 1st place at WHDF International Championship 2016, 1st place at High Jump (Czech Republic) 2015 and 2016
Laura Dauffenbach - USA
Date of Birth: 12.08.1975
High diving since: 1995
How I got into high diving: A coach of mine suggested that I dive professionally
Other hobbies: Flyboarding, Frisbee golf, bargain shopping, reading, gardening, yoga
Achievements: 1st place US Open High Diving Championships 2016, 6 times National Champion and 3 times All-American in USA Masters Diving, 1 meter Gold Medalist 2014 in Age Group, 2008 Minnesota Class A "Dedicated Service" and "Diving Coach of the Year" Awards
Startlist - Men
Aidan Heslop - Great Britain
Date of Birth: 18.04.2002
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: I have been classic diving since the age of 8. My Plymouth Diving team mate Owen Weymouth first got me interested in high diving and I went to watch the Red Bull Cliff Diving stop in Wales in 2013
Other hobbies: Diving, parkour, trampolining
Achievements: WHDF Junior Champion 2014, champion at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017, GBR Platform and Springboard Champion 2016, Fina Grand Prix (Madrid) Bronze medalist 2017
Matthias Appenzeller - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 21.06.1994
High diving since: 2013
How I got into high diving: I was a professional springboard and platform diver (1 m-10 m) since I was 8 years old. I competed for the national team of Switzerland for many years. After I stopped Olympic diving, I started with the next bigger thing, high diving
Other hobbies: Surfing professionally, workout, clubbing
Achievements: 2nd place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017, 4th at Junior European Championship and participation at the Junior World Championship in springboard diving
Owen Weymouth - Great Britain
Date of Birth: 24.12.1998
High diving since: 2012
How I got into high diving: When I was a kid I discovered professional cliff diving on YouTube and I knew I had to go for it. Since then I trained hard, jumped off any cliff I could find and e-mailed anyone on the planet who was involved in cliff diving until I ended up living my dream
Other hobbies: Sky diving, hiking, travelling, ping-pong, quantum mechanics
Achievements: Champion at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017 and also at the Int. Cliff Diving Championship 2016, youngest Red Bull Cliff Diving wildcard
Jan Wilko Heinzel - Germany
Date of Birth: 20.12.1990
High diving since: 2010
How I got into high diving: I started with freestyle diving, where I got in touch with some german cliff divers. They convinced me to go to my first competition in 2010
Other hobbies: Trampoline, gymnastics, blobbing and my piano
Achievements: 3rd place at WHDF European Cliff Diving Championship in 2013, 6th place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017, champion at Punta Fuego Cliff Diving Challenge in the Philippines 2015 and 2016
Andreas Hulliger - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 23.06.1985
High diving since: 2007
How I got into high diving: A friend took me to the Swiss Cliff Diving Championship 2001 where I saw the guys jumping from 20 m. After this I started to learn the technique for high diving
Other hobbies: Card games with friends, scuba diving, traveling around the world
Achievements: WHDF European Cliff Diving Champion 2012 and 2013, Red Bull wildcard, FINA World Cup 2014, 5th place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017
Martin Bollier - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 18.12.1993
High diving since: 2014
How I got into high diving: When I was looking for freedom
Other hobbies: Hiking, fitness
Achievements: 7th place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2016, 10th place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017
Alain Kohl - Luxenbourg
Date of Birth: 25.08.1982
High diving since: 2002
How I got into high diving: I started diving when I was 7. After a long career in diving with competition around the globe, I decided to change to Cliff Diving. I love the free spirit of Cliff Diving, the mental challenge and the perfection!
Other hobbies: Diffrent sports, reading, travelling
Achievements: 8th place Red Bull Cliff Diving Copenhagen 2016, 9th place Red Bull Cliff Diving Polignano 2016, 13th overall place Red Bull Ranking 2016
Manuel Halbisch - Germany
Date of Birth: 09.01.1998
High diving since: 2016
How I got into high diving: Trough Olympic diving and friends
Other hobbies: Gymnastics, Diving
Achievements: 4th place at WHDF International Cliff Diving Competition 2017, 11th place at WHDF International Cliff Diving Competition 2016
Robin Georges - France
Date of Birth: 27.07.1995
High diving since: 2013
How I got into high diving: I started with gymnastics and trampoline. When I was 14 years old, I jumped for the first time from the 10 m platform, then I fell in love with this awesome feeling and I needed to go higher
Other hobbies: Traveling around the world, hiking, trampoline, gymnastics, nature
Achievements: 11th place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017, 13th at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017
Kai Kirbs - Germany
Date of Birth: 01.07.1988
High diving since: 2011
How I got into high diving: Through olympic diving
Other hobbies: Diving, surfing, skiing, travelling
Achievements: 5th and 6th place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2012 and 2013
Daniel - Locher
High diving since: 2001
How I got into high diving: Through olympic diving
Other hobbies: Family, jewelery design and production
Achievements: Swiss open champion 2002
Andreas Marchetti - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 14.04.1972
High diving since: 1995
How I got into high diving: I watched the professional cliff diver in Ponte Brolla and since then I am fascinated by this sport
Other hobbies: Thaiboxing, wakeboarding, biking, geo catching and skiing
Achievements: WHDF European Cliff Diving Champion 2005, 3rd place at the European Cliff Diving Champion 2012
Jan Bily - Czech Republic
Date of Birth: 08.02.1989
High diving since: 1999
How I got into high diving: Through other adrenalin sports and high diving competition in Czech Republic called High Jump
Other hobbies: photography, culture, art and movies
Achievements: Multiple czech national champion, 20th place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017
Lazaro Schaller - Brazil / Switzerland
Date of Birth: 02.11.1988
High diving since: 2005
How I got into high diving: Through friends and myself
Other hobbies: Canyoning, climbing, ice climbing, trampoline, skiing
Achievements: World record in high diving 58.8 m, 14th place at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition 2017
Bastian Losen - Germany
Date of Birth: 07.08.1993
High diving since: 2010
How I got into high diving: I love diving into a pool since i was a little boy! I went diving for fun and without a competitive side for years, but than i spontaneously decided to go to Highjump in 2010. I did my first High Dive from 16 meter and fell in love with the feeling and the High Diving community!!! Since than i can not live without High Diving
Other hobbies: Snowboarding, Wakeboarding and good Food
Achievements: 14th at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2016, 17th at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2017
Christophe Gerardin - France
Date of Birth: 12.07.1983
High diving since: 2017
How I got into high diving: Trough Olympic diving and friends
Other hobbies: Read, trips and apnea
Achievements: Lyon championship medalist in springboard 1m and 3m
Tim Thesing - Germany
Date of Birth: 22.03.1994
High diving since: 2015
How I got into high diving: Trough splash diving shows
Other hobbies: Diving, trampoline, gymnastic
Achievements: 21th and 15th place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2015 and 2016
Mäge Frei - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 02.10.1963
High diving since: 1992
How I got into high diving: Through trampoline and high diving shows. In 1992 I competed at the first WHDF cliff diving competition in Ponte Brolla
Other hobbies: Diving, waterskiing, weight training
Achievements: 18th and 19th place at the WHDF International Cliff Diving Championship 2016 and 2017
Adam Kossuth - Czech Republik
Date of Birth: 08.01.1993
High diving since: 2015
How I got into high diving: I met my friend Jan Bily, he was diving at the pool and I told myself, I must be better that him..
Other hobbies: camping, diving, motocycle, fast cars
Achievements: 4th place at the High Jump Czech Republic 2017, 2nd place at High Jump cup Czech Republic 2016, 2nd place at High Jump cup Czech Republic 2017
JD Duval - Switzerland
Date of Birth: 14.10.1996
High diving since: 2015
How I got into high diving: Trough friends
Other hobbies: Skiing
Achievements: first competition
Peter Roseney - Austria / Switzerland
Date of Birth: 17.09.1947
High diving since: 1992
How I got into high diving: In my young ages I was a springboard and platform diver in Austria, later I competed in Switzerland for many years in national and international master competitions. In 1992 I competed at the first WHDF cliff diving competition in Ponte Brolla
Other hobbies: Diving, paragliding, motorbike, skiing
Achievements: Austrian Champion 1967 in 10 m plattform, 1987 Swiss Champion 3 m and 10 m, 5 Times European Master Champion and 2 times World Master Vize Champion.
Competition Rules
1- The women’s and men’s competition shall comprise of four (4) dives from at least three (3) different take-off groups. One (1) required dive with a maximum degree of difficulty (DD) of 2.8, one (1) intermediate dive with a maximum DD of 3.8 and two (2) dives without limit of DD.
2- The required and the intermediate dives must be from two (2) different take-off positions or a penalty of 1.0 will be applied at the intermediate dive.
3- If the DD of a required dive is less than 2.8, the calculated DD will be used. If a diver performs a dive above 2.8, he or she will only receive 2.8.
4- If the DD of an intermediate dive is less than 3.8, the calculated DD will be used. If a diver performs a dive above 3.8, he or she will only receive 3.8.
5- If the athlete does not show three (3) different take-off positions, a penalty of 0.5 will be applied at the third (3.) and/or fourth (4.) dive.
6- The athlete can repeat maximum one (1) dive, but a penalty of 1.0 will be applied at the repeated dive.
7- If the dive numbers of two dives are the same and only the execution is different, then the dives will be counted as the same dive.
8- In view of the number of athletes at a competition, the committee and judges can decide on an elimination procedure.
The required and intermediate dives are calculated for the 20 m platform, for lower heights a DD reduction will be applied:
Required dive: 2.8 (20 m) 2.5 (15 m) 2.4 (13 m)
Intermediate dive: 3.8 (20 m) 3.5 (15 m) 3.4 (13 m)
The athlete can choose from ten (10) different take-off positions. Only a barani does not count as a twist.
| Position | Group | Take-Off Position |
| 1 | 1.0 | Forward |
| 2 | 2.0 | Back |
| 3 | 3.0 | Reverse |
| 4 | 4.0 | Inward |
| 5 | 5.1 | Front Twist |
| 6 | 5.2 | Back Twist |
| 7 | 5.3 | Reverse Twist |
| 8 | 5.4 | Inward Twist |
| 9 | 6.1/6.3 | Armstand Forward / Reverse |
| 10 | 6.2 | Armstand Back |
