PORTRAIT – New world record holder for dods, an extreme sport from Norway, the 23-year-old Frenchman deciphers his passion which leads him to jump from dizzying heights. With measured risks.
Imagine jumping from the top of the Vendôme column or, just a few meters away, from the balcony of the Arc de Triomphe. Dizzying, right? It would feel like a day at work. On October 7, from the top of the Cimbarra cliff in Andalusia (Spain), Côme Girardot, 23, broke the world record for dods diving, or simply dods (“death” in Norwegian). death” in French, established at 44.3 meters with a maximum speed of 106 km/h before entering the water. A consecration for the one who already held the record in May 2023, at 36.50 meters, before being overtaken by the Norwegian Ken Stornes (40.50 m) then by the Franco-Swiss Lucien Charlon (41.70 m).
« It was very hard because it was windy, I had ten minutes of big gusts and five minutes of calm, I had to stay focused and motivated. There, it was truly warrior spirit »says the diver, remembering these ultimates…
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