Rhiannan Iffland has edged closer to season glory with her fifth win on the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series tour in Sisikon, Switzerland over the weekend.

In the women’s competition, Australia’s Iffland was again pushed hard by Molly Carlson, but a mistake from the Canadian in the third round allowed the ‘Dominator from Down Under’ to cruise to another straightforward victory as close to 10,000 spectators packed the venue over the two days of competition.

“It’s getting closer and closer to the end of the Series and I kind of challenged myself in a different way with a new dive today and changed my format up. Obviously I’m super excited that it paid off and to finish on a dive like that, I’m absolutely wrapped,” said the 31-year-old.

“People were telling me I hadn’t won in Switzerland and was it a box I wanted to tick. In the back of my mind I was thinking it would be really cool, but I just wanted to put another good result on the board for this year and enjoy being back in a natural location.”

The win in Switzerland adds another number to Iffland’s already astonishing record; it’s now five wins in a row this season and 28 victories in 35 starts since her debut in 2016. There may be two stops to go, but with a 210-point lead over Carlson in the overall standings, a sixth title will be in the bag if she finishes above the Canadian at the next event in Polignano a Mare.

“I don’t want to put too much pressure on, but I guess that’s the goal – go in strong, wrap it up and then I guess enjoy Sydney a little bit more. We’ll see, we’ll see,” Iffland added.

Rounding off the top three at Lake Lucerne was Iffland’s fellow Aussie, Xantheia Pennisi, who secured her second podium of the season. The 23-year-old occupies fourth place in the overall standings, just 18 points behind Canada’s Jessica Macaulay and American Eleanor Smart, who share third spot.

From the beautiful cliffs of Sisikon, the divers will barely have a moment to catch their breath before heading to the place where houses rise from the rocks, Polignano a Mare, where this season’s penultimate competition will be contested in front a raucous Italian crowd in just one week’s time.

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