Aidan Heslope, for men, and Molly Carlson, for women, are the first winners of the season on the Red Bull Cliff Diving circuit. They won in Boston on Saturday during the first round of the famous diving competition, which has been taking place since 2009 in exceptional places where athletes soar from cliffs, historic bridges or near waterfalls. spectacular water.
Behind Heslope, Frenchman Gary Hunt, 9 times world champion, finished second. The Romanian Catalin Preda completes the podium.
The 24 best high-flying divers in the world – 12 men and 12 women – will compete in seven other stages, culminating in the final in Sydney (Australia) on October 15. But before that, they have an appointment in Paris in two weeks, on June 18, facing the Eiffel Tower. A 27-meter-high platform will be erected in Port Debilly (in the 16th arrondissement), for the first time in the history of the discipline.