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Reigning champion Iffland wins 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Bosnia

Published Mon 29 Aug 2022

Australian Rhiannan Iffland of Australia cruised to a fourth win on the spin at the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series event in Mostar, Bosnia on the weekend.

In the women's competition, it was the season’s top two performers who fought a close battle all the way to the final round.

Five-time champion Rhiannan Iffland has been chased hard this year by Canada’s Molly Carlson, who had kicked things off with a first victory at the season opener in Boston.

But the 30-year-old Australian once again used every bit of her experience and composure to nail a typically stunning final dive, picking up a 10 from one of the judges as she stretched away for her fourth win in as many stops.

“I think that second place in Boston gave me a little kick up the butt and it made me driven. This one was really exciting; it was back and forth between myself and Molly the whole event," Iffland said.

"I knew that with that last dive I had to do something special, and I’m super stoked I pulled it off.

"Four in a row really sets me up and I’m ready to go into the last rounds of the season,” she said.

With three events remaining, Iffland now holds on to a 170 point lead in the overall standings, putting her on the cusp of collecting a sixth King Kahekili trophy.

“Yes, I made the hat-trick. For me it was such a love-hate relationship with diving here and I still do find it quite an intimidating place to dive," Iffland said.

"I think I found a way to control those feelings and that’s sometimes the most important thing," she said.

Fellow Aussie Xantheia Pannisi finished in sixth position, and is currently sitting in fifth in the overall standings.

From Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series travels to picturesque Sisikon in Switzerland to fight for more crucial championship points in the 6th of eight stops in two weeks’ time.

Courtesy Red Bull Content Pool


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