Wednesday, October 09, 2024 - This is the moment a French man broke the world death diving record after jumping off a 144ft-high cliff.
Come Girardot, 22, jumped off La Cimbarra waterfall near the
town of Aldeaquemada in central Spain in extremely windy conditions
in an attempt to break the Dods Diving world record - the original Norwegian
style of death diving.
He shared a video of the death-defying dive on social media,
in which he can be seen plunging off a cliff-edge and into the water.
"Joining the 40 [meter] club has been my goal since my
last world record at 36 meters and after planning this for eight months, with
its ups and downs, it has finally happened," he wrote in
an Instagram post.
According to CorriereTV, the dive only lasted three seconds,
and he dropped feet-first at a speed of around 106 km per hour.
Girardot, who has been diving for the last five years, said
that the months leading up to his record-breaking dive have been "really
intense," explaining how his training required him to dive every day so
that his body would get used to the impact.
He added that the most challenging part of the whole dive was the countdown before the jump, explaining how he faced mental difficulties as well as physical.
"Once you count to three, there is no going back and
you just have to jump," he told MailOnline
"Also, the wind was really challenging because it was
very windy that day and there was a big gust," he said, explaining how it
affected his focus.
When asked what is next for him now that he has broken a
world record, he said is open to "trying a bigger jump in the
future."
The previous Dods diving world record had been set in August
by Lucien Charlon from Switzerland, who jumped from a height of 136.81 ft.
Watch video below.
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