How big is the danger element in cliff diving?
It can be dangerous when accidents happen, but if you make sure in a competition that the divers have enough experience and that their level is high enough then you get less accidents. We all know it can happen and it’s what keeps the sport exciting, knowing that there is a risk involved, but it’s danger at a controlled level I would say. Have you ever had any mishaps yourself in cliff diving? I took a bit of a hit in Italy when I tried to learn a new dive – a two-and-a-half twisting quad – and I just sort of ran out of space a little bit. It wasn’t the best take off so I didn’t really have time to do all the somersaults and twists and I got a bit hurt. It was fairly superficial and it just took a couple of days to get over it. I try to stay away from diving accidents. That was the first and hopefully the only. You guys all look calm and collected up on the platform. Do you even get nervous up there? Yeah, every time. Even with the easy dives, you still have to be 100 percent up tight
