Congratulations to 3x world champion døds diver, Asbjørg Nesje, who travelled to Abiqua Falls in Oregon to set the world record for highest Norwegian Death Dive ever performed by a woman. The amount of bravery this woman had to hold an exposed position until the last possible fraction of a second is unbelievable.
The annual Døds Diving World Championship (which Asbjørg has won 3 times) is held in Oslo, Norway. Competitors jump from a platforms of various heights and curl into a fetal position just before entering the water, landing first with their feet and hands or knees and elbows to avoid serious injury. Competition dives are judged on how long the diver holds the original pose.
Same dive, different angle:
Døds Diving began at the Frognerbadet Pool Complex in the 1970s where children from the different districts of Oslo competed in performing the most spectacular stunts from the 10-meter platform. Døds is said pioneered by Erling Bruno Hovden, then guitar player in Raga Rockers.
It has since been formalized into a sport with two main disciplines, classic and freestyle. In the Classic event, divers maintain a horizontal pose with extended arms and legs until just before they hit the water, while in Freestyle, divers perform various tricks, including rotations and flips.
Ken Stornes holds the world record for men at 132 feet and fellow Norwegain, Asbjørg Nesje, holds the woman’s record at 102 feet set on June 28th. See Ken’s record setting dive below: