- The 22-year-old fell into the water at a speed of 106 kilometers per hour.
This is the heart-stopping moment a French daredevil broke the world record for deadly diving after jumping from a 144ft high cliff.
Come Girardot, 22, jumped from the La Cimbarra waterfall near the town of Aldeaquemada in central Spain in windy conditions in an attempt to break the world record for Dods diving, the original Norwegian style of death diving. .
The Bordeaux native shared a video of the death-defying dive on social media, in which he can be seen diving off the edge of a cliff into the water.
“Joining the 40 (meter) club has been my goal since my last world record at 36 meters and after planning it 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 fell feet first at a speed of about 106 kilometers per hour.
This is the moment 22-year-old Come Girardot took to the water in windy conditions in an attempt to break the world record for Dods diving, the original Norwegian style of death diving.
The jump can be seen in a stomach-churning video posted to the diver’s social media.
Speaking to MailOnline, Girardot, who has been diving for the past five years, said the months leading up to his record-breaking dive had been “really intense”, explaining that his training required him to dive every day for his body to recover. . get used to the impact.
He added that the most challenging part of the entire dive was the countdown before the jump, explaining how he faced both mental and physical difficulties.
‘Once you count to three, there’s no turning back and you just have to jump.’
“Also, the wind was a real challenge because it was very windy that day and there was a big gust,” he said, explaining how it affected his concentration.
Girardot also told MailOnline that he documented the trip leading up to his big dive in a film that will be featured on YouTube.
When asked what’s next for him now that he’s broken a world record, he said he’s open to “trying for a bigger jump in the future.”
The previous Department of Defense diving world record had been set in August by Swiss Lucien Charlon, who jumped from a height of 41.81 meters.
Dods diving is an extreme sport that started in Norway.
Dods diving (which means death in Norwegian) was invented in Norway in 1969.
According to SurferToday.com, it differs from normal high-altitude diving because instead of the diver’s feet hitting the water first, divers will extend their arms and legs when they jump, flying horizontally toward the water without doing somersaults or rotations.
Just before hitting the water, the diver will place himself in a fetal position to reduce the impact against the water.
For extreme sport, judges will look at four main criteria: the run-up, where speed and power off the platform are high; a controlled flight with tricks; a landing where a more horizontal entry into the water earns more points; the overall impression, focusing on the flow of each dive.
Most athletes who participate in this extreme form of diving are Norwegian, but in recent years Americans have found themselves reaching the upper levels of the sport, as well as several competitors from countries such as Spain, France and Denmark.
