High diving isn’t the most obvious career choice for a kid. How did it come about?
When I was a very small child, I wanted to be what everyone else wanted to be – a policeman or fireman, something obvious. I started diving when I was about 10 years old – back then it was only from 10ft [3m] – and I knew immediately that I wanted to do something like that. Later on, after college, I got to try cliff diving and fell in love with it right away. So you must be a true water baby? I just love the water. It’s not just cliff diving – I also enjoy surfing and canoeing. I just recently started to learn how to spear-fish as well – it’s pretty hard, but it improves your concentration. ‘We lived next door to sea lions. They always made sure we woke up pretty early each morning’ You’ve had a varied career – any jobs you’d find a nightmare? A regular office job. At college, I was forced to sit in class the whole day long – that’s just not my kind of thing. I don’t feel comfortable without fresh air and sporty activities to do. You once worked at Vienna’s Safaripark Gänserdorf as a
