International Team Members
Founder of Clean Cliffs Project
Eleanor Smart, 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. Instagram: @ellietsmart Facebook: Ellie Smart Website: www.elliesmart.com |
Co-Founder of Clean Cliffs Project
Owen Weymouth, 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. 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. Instagram: @owenweymouthcliffdive Facebook: Owen Weymouth |
Athlete & Co-Founder of Mad Hoppers
Anna Bader, 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 & Co-Founder of Mad Hoppers
Kris Kolanus, 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/ |
Athlete
Michal Navratil, 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 |
Athlete
Lukas Eglseder, 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 |
Cinematographer & Athlete
Patrick Arendt, 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 |
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