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High dive world record
58.8 m
192.9 ft
- Holder
- Laso Schaller
- Date
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How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| 58.8 m | Laso Schaller | |
| 58.28 m | Rudolf Bok | |
| 53.9 m | Olivier Favre |
What to remember
From a cliff at the Cascata del Salto in Maggia, Switzerland, Laso Schaller leapt from a height of 58.8 m on 4 August 2015 and landed in the water below. It is described as the highest jump ever made from land into water.
Earlier jumps show how far the mark has moved. In 1987 Olivier Favre jumped from 53.9 m; in 1997 Rudolf Bok reached 58.28 m. Between the 1987 mark and Schaller's jump, the height rose by 9.1%, a ratio of 1.09.
High diving is also a competitive sport. It debuted at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, where men jump from a 27 m platform and women from a 20 m one. High divers have reached descent speeds of 96 km/h. Schaller, born in Brazil, is a Brazilian-Swiss high diver.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “High diving” (revision used 1374492761). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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