A simple Idea
While professional cliff divers, Eleanor (Ellie) Smart and Owen Weymouth, were traveling around the world for their sport they kept noticing the same problem at every location: plastic pollution. The pair put their heads together and came up with The Clean Cliffs Project. It started with a simple idea, lets keep doing what we love while leaving a positive impact on the environment.
Mission
The Clean Cliffs Project's mission is to prevent plastic pollution in our worlds bodies of water
and inspire others to take action through the art of cliff diving!
and inspire others to take action through the art of cliff diving!
core Values
Meet the founders
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Founder of Clean Cliffs Project
Eleanor Smart, 22, is from the United States. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a degree in Media Studies in 2015. After completing her undergrad, she began her masters in Sport Psychology while also pursuing her Professional Cliff Diving Career. She is currently taking time off from school to focus solely on cliff diving and getting “The Clean Cliffs Project” off the ground! Smart says: “I feel so blessed to have found cliff diving and I want to share that with others while also giving back. From the very first time I went cliff jumping I noticed how polluted these absolutely stunning places were and it broke my heart which lead me to the idea of the ‘The Clean Cliff Projects.’ At the end of the day, being able to cliff dive professionally is a dream come true but being able to give back and have a positive impact on something bigger than myself is the most important thing to me.” |
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Instagram: @owenweymouthcliffdive
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Co-Founder of Clean Cliffs Project
Owen Weymouth, 19, is from Plymouth, England. He started diving at the age of 6 in his hometown and has since achieved 4 national junior titles. At the age of 13, Weymouth decided to turn his attention to professional cliff diving when his dream of making the Olympic games in 10 meter diving was becoming too far fetched. He balanced a 6 day training week with full time education and studied with the ambition of going to medical school. His breakthrough came in 2016 after a very successful amateur season which led to invitations to his first professional events in Red Bull and FINA. He has put University studies on hold to focus on a professional diving career and making “The Clean Cliffs Project” a reality. Weymouth says: “It has been an amazing experience to become a professional athlete and now I cannot wait to develop the project and watch it flourish” |
International Team Members
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Athlete & Co-Founder of Mad Hoppers
Anna Bader, 34, is from Germany. She is one of the top professional cliff divers in the world. Anna was originally a gymnast and then discovered diving at the age of 13. She competed in springboard and platform diver for many years and then participated in her first ever High Diving event in 2005. Anna currently participates in FINA High Diving events and is a full series diver in the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. On top of diving, Anna runs her company Mad Hoppers, which specializes in unique freestyle events and performance clothing with a strong focus on High Diving. Instagram: @annabader_ Facebook Page: Anna Bader Website: http://madhoppers.eu/ 
Athlete
Lukas Eglseder, 23, is from Regensburg, Germany. He is a professional blobber and splash diver. He currently holds the world record for the most flips performed from a blob, 6x flips. He took first place at the Stiegel Extreme Blobbing competition in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In addition, he placed second at the Splashdiving World Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Lukas took part in the first Clean Cliff’s Project and became extremely passionate about tackling plastic pollution. Instagram: @luckistriker Facebook Page: Lukas Eglseder Youtube: Lukas Eglseder |
Athlete & Co-Founder of Mad Hoppers
Kris Kolanus, 31, is originally from Poland. Kris is a promising athlete who began his career in cliff diving at the Red Bull World Series 2011. Apart from being a passionate sportsmen, he is a certified diving instructor and has a diploma in Kinesio Taping. He has performed on the World’s biggest cruise ship in the Caribbean and in shows all over the world. Kris currently competes in FINA High Diving events and is a full series diver in the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. He also runs his company Mad Hoppers, which he co-founded with partner, Anna Badar. Instagram: @kris_kolanus Facebook Page: Krzysztof Kolanus Website: http://madhoppers.eu/ 
Cinematographer & Athlete
Patrick Arendt, 28, is from Düsseldorf, Germany. He is a professional cinematographer and runs his own youtube channel, Eye of Patrick. Patrick was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and his channel documents his journey through living with MS and still following your passion. He just began cliff diving over the past few years and nothing (not even a chronic disease) will stop him! Patrick has an incredible story and we are extremely lucky to have him as part of our team! Instagram: @eyeofpatrick Youtube: Eye Of Patrick |
Athlete
Michal Navratil, 32, is from Prague, Czech Republic. The 2017 FINA world champion runner-up is famous for his outgoing character and loves to amaze the crowd with his superman dives after a cliff diving competition, earning him the nickname "Supratil". Michal Navratil currently competes in FINA High Diving and is a full series diver in the 2018 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. He was part of the first Clean Cliffs Project event in Croatia, August 2017. In addition, he is also a Mad Hoppers athlete. We are very lucky to have him on the Clean Cliffs team. Instagram: @michal_supratil Facebook Page: Michal Navrátil Youtube: Michal Navratil 
Cinematographer
Eric Gillespie, 28, is from Northern California, USA. He is an award-winning short filmmaker responsible for directing several of Google’s most popular and immersive online videos, including those in Petra, Egypt, Liwa, Tunisia, the Arctic Circle and the Taj Mahal. His eye for story and knack for leading crews through difficult situations has made Eric a trusted source for delivering solid content regardless of circumstance. Eric has been with The Clean Cliffs Project since the start! Instagram: @egileye Website: http://egileye.com |
Team USA
Alex Shirley |
Mike Berritta |
jake berthelot |
Travis simms |
nick coulter |
Cheyenne Arrington |
Jessica macaulay |
Brandon beck |
chelsey kuhn |
yoshi akaha |
want to join the team? find out here.
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