Olivier Favre - World Record Highest Dive - 177ft - 54 m

[@secretariatslew]

there's no way you can discredit this guy. Simply amazing.

[@usapower6208]

just broken back is not discredit

[@Skazellino]

Dana Kunze did better.

[@weedismyreligion]

@@Skazellino you damn right

[@Skazellino]

@@weedismyreligion He told the woman "Golly, I'd like to put one in there" and then dove like a boss and swam out unharmed.

[@IliadDreyfus-js9oe]

@guysteele204 laid out a pretty decent argument. What say you?

[@TitaniumDragon]

Who holds the high dive record is a matter of some contention. Dana Kunze has a very good argument for holding the record at 172 feet. Why? Well, the answer is pretty simple: Kunze swam out of the water on his own. The idea is that if you can't swim out of the water on your own, it doesn't count because, well, any idiot can throw themselves off a 200 foot cliff, the trick is doing it and not getting injured. No one has managed to jump more than 172 feet (Kunze's record) and emerge from the water without injury. Dickison, Favre, and Bok have all jumped further than 172 feet, but none of them were capable of swimming out of the water on their own afterwards. Kunze has done a 172 foot dive MORE THAN ONCE without injury. The record for the furthest uncontrolled fall is several miles, which vastly exceeds anything that these folks have done.

[@ASchwartzR]

Titanium Dragon Not to mention this guy was wearing body armor compared to Kunze.

[@Collinscody01]

The new record holder was able to get out of the water himself.

[@RyderSpearmann]

+Titanium Dragon Ahhhh y'all are wrong. Maybe for a public exhibition dive... But the highest dive is over 200', with witnesses, by a fellow named Otter out of N. California.

[@Collinscody01]

+Ryder Spearmann if that as true it would be the world record but it isn't.

[@RyderSpearmann]

well, tell that to the witnesses

[@mitch1847]

Olivier does the best unintentional Aaron Eckhart impersonation ever.

[@kevingriffith9485]

Anyone else agree that he looks like Harvey Dent?

[@Goldcodebar]

Haha Yes, or to Jaime Lannister :D

[@kevingriffith9485]

Absolutely, great spot!

[@darkmephilez]

@@kevingriffith9485 spot on lol.

[@Lynxee3004]

Yup 🤣

[@reginaldward7488]

Just standing up there is where he got my respect.

[@Sirlordpaulistinha]

Nice job, Aaron Eckhart.

[@vibraharp226]

This is the first I've ever heard of these guys or of the world record jumps. And after watching the dives of Dickison, this man and Kunze, I couldn't agree with you more. Kunze was far more graceful in the air, was calmer during the somersaults, and his landing was picture perfect. Add to that his engaging personality and there's no question Kunze's the best.

[@larrywkoch]

You must ba able to walk away for it to count , Dana still the champ , Randy broke leg and Oliver broke back

[@ameerameer3650]

He broke his back in this dive! SAD

[@d1agram4]

Did Trump write this? QUESTION

[@kilopapa1449]

@@d1agram4 Donald Trump dove from 300 feet when he was 11 years old..it was the greatest dive in the history of the universe...But the Democrats stole the footage and destroyed it.....But it really hapened.....honestly.......Trump wouldn't lie......right?

[@ralphdoremy-fasola2796]

@@kilopapa1449 best commented answer so far!

[@smokysmoka]

@@ralphdoremy-fasola2796 pff... 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@smokysmoka]

@@kilopapa1449 🤦‍♂️

[@rachelgibson1858]

It looked like he was in the sitting position when he hit.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Completely nuts. He had on shoes and a suit that Kunze, Dickison and others didn't, but this is still very impressive.

[@guysteele204]

Kunze's 172' dive may have been five feet under Favre's, but Kunze: 1) left the water unassisted and uninjured (a competition standard that the Swiss overlook); 2) wore LEGAL knee support, basically just tape; 3) performed a more difficult dive, executed better than Favre's. Anyone who follows extreme diving should acknowledge that Kunze is the superior diver and rightful record holder. After all, Favre entered the water horribly and was assisted out with a broken leg. This is a sham "record".

[@klaus9503]

I think he broke his back.

[@ltsch1671]

It's not a shame. He was a brave man. Even if the jump failed, you have to have faith to jump down from such a high height.

[@LeahRobb]

Yes, but a world record is a jump, where you leave the water unassisted. Clearly this doesn't count. There were 6 guys who jumped from 52m but the guy who knocked himself unconscious did not get to hold the record. Kunze's dive was absolutely outstanding in execution. Hardly a splash. Mind-boggling, and was able to get out himself.

[@svansdance]

Harvey Dent pls

[@SkilasSkilasGaming]

svannie_ omg yes

[@guestguest5223]

SAY IT!

[@HoffiExtreme]

if you look at the report about dickinsons dive, you can see he had multiple fractures on his left leg. Kunze was fine after his dive and walked away. I wonder that this guy isnt dead with this entry...

[@RDFspaniard]

A difference i noticed was dickerson had hoses hitting the landing area that breaks the surface tension of water, takes off some of the impact.

[@abstractrussian5562]

I've once jumped into water from 5 or 10 meters and got pain in my balls for several minutes...

[@tomekkruk6147]

Hehe, i've been down that road aswell mate.

[@GianiGighen]

There's a big difference between 5 and 10!!

[@Anonymous-or4ru]

@@GianiGighen Yep, 5

[@whataloadofbollox]

@@Anonymous-or4ru they made a movie about this ability, A Beautiful Mind starring that bloke from Spartacus.

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

AR I had a pain in my balls for 2 weeks after my vasectomy.. I walked like John Wayne for 2 weeks

[@joelteply4426]

Luhe “Otter” Villagomez, an amateur bridge jumper, clearly beat all of these guys by a long shot when he jumped off of the Golden Gate for a dare during a field trip. He was not suicidal, having jumped many before his record, and suffered relatively minor injuries, considering his rather idiotic feat: a punctured lung and broken tail bone. He claimed to have wanted to try to surf his way out on the board that was used to rescue him. By all of the standards of professional jumping, I don't see why he wouldn't clearly be the winner. He was far less injured than this guy and was capable of swimming and even walking afterwards.

[@Cerus98]

Joel Teply - Because injuries are irrelevant. Otter isn’t a record holder because he did not leave the water under his own power nor did he complete a full rotation. Any idiot can jump off a bridge. The challenge and skill is to do it without injuring yourself to the point of needing help.

[@Skazellino]

And you can't have clothes and shoes on like the jabroni in this video. Speedo and tape only is considered legit.

[@bodhimcgee1941]

that landing must have hurt with balls that big.

[@unhommequicourt]

He was actually seriously injuried.

[@Vlad45010]

Congratulations !

[@AloofOof]

well, doing that backflip maybe reduced his velocity by a little bit when he was positioned horizontally but it also made him hit water surface while he wasn't aligned perfectly vertically and when he had a bit of outward momentum...

[@Strongpoint100]

@@BlurryBigfoot did he recover?

[@rockkitty100]

Rick Charls dived from 172' in 1984 wearing a speedo and barefoot. Not impressed with old Favre.......

[@whathappenedtothedon]

lmao and he didnt break his back either!!!

[@TrAsH__6]

lol saying "not impressed" after seeing someone jumping from 53m... what is wrong with you?

[@julienpellaton5148]

Belle hommage à Olivier qui nous a quitté trop tôt en 2017 pour plonger avec les anges.

[@CasperLD]

He has to swim out by himself for it to count.

[@sharkafterdark4194]

That makes sense, otherwise a suicidal diver could jump from an airplane and create an unbeatable record while also dying in the attempt.

[@tyelliott1256]

" Simply the Best "

[@Mainswitch55]

He completely recovered ;-)

[@owenivor]

IMPRESSIVE!

[@Meieli69]

C'est un grand comique, et un homme très gentil. Mille pensées à toi Olivier, ta compatriote. Fabienne à Neuchâtel en 1989 et à Genève en 1990. Tu m'as appris la chute du mur de Berlin. Je ne l'oubierai jamais. Je ne sais si c'est toi qui tient ce site. Mais je ne suis plus en suisse, retour case maison.

[@BrisbaneBruce]

If you notice Kunze jumped into a pool that had the water tension broken by a stream of water.

[@thedude4795]

0:20 "YEAH" HE DIDNT MISS THE LAKE!

[@AftrBurNr]

This is no record. He had to be rescued. People jump off 200 foot bridges and get rescued too.

[@historyofrockmusic-mostpow3826]

talk bullshit. there is no evidence than people jump off 200 foot bridges. yeah i can say thap i jump 4000 meters but thers is nobody there to cofirm that

[@redin575]

Do it yourself and then you can come back and criticize

[@gimli108]

Im with the OP of this comment. You could say that the survivors that were rescued after jumping off the golden gate bridge (220ft) have the world record then? Its not a world record dive if you have to be rescued.

[@gimli108]

@@historyofrockmusic-mostpow3826 Golden gate bridge survivors? Do your research before you make such a stupid comment.

[@RavishingBeyond]

@@gimli108 People have survived the Golden Gate jump. They were all fucked up, usually with broken legs, ribs, collapsed lungs, etc. but it's been done. You have to enter the water at precisely the right angle.

[@mitic82]

kunze is the best at the no doubt legend in his speedos doing a triple backflip at the same height

[@boulardn7]

@stunts66 This guy did not jump only onceat this height, he still holds the world record. The last time he equals his record was in 2008. In any case he must be crazy to jump from this height

[@turbonbc]

I could maybe do 15 - 20m but 50m is some next level balls but then again i have seen people on youtube videos jump/dive off cliffs that looked far higher than this and survived.

[@hogs211champs]

kunze and dickinson(the REAL world record holder) entered flawless and walked out. he was carried, no record

[@nubman0]

Totally agree.

[@mohammedalasady5641]

His back broke upon impact.

[@rush7313]

Amazing

[@christopherthompson3870]

193 feet is the current world record, set in 2015.

[@ricardoabreu69]

This can't be considered world record. Dana Kunze yes. 👍👍👍👍

[@Aaxzej]

That is super scary..

[@ProfMoose]

So many critics. Where are all the videos showing how it should be done?

[@BeginnersProgramming]

Adrenaline Addiction

[@NFLFox435]

that had to hurt

[@muffincupcakess]

highest officially recorded record. if they had a guiness world record person at the time of the jump it would have been official.

[@unhommequicourt]

No. The guiness rule clearly specify he must swim out of his own and not be seriously injuried. Also guiness already existed when he did the jump.

[@midv07]

Broke his back and had to be rescued from open wate

[@smithchristopher3026]

Not sure if it is what caused it but his body isn't straight when he hit the water. Hips looked back like he was just beginning to sit down?

[@Muaddid2]

I jumped from 1 meter in the swimming pool (backflip reverse looping 720), it start to hurt, i garanty

[@TheMastakilla4201]

Dude prolly took out some fish on that one

[@ExMachina70]

With two broken legs comes victory!

[@johnsnow6584]

сломал позвоночник в 2х местах

[@RavishingBeyond]

Damn. Have to get floated off on a stretcher afterwards?

[@antunmrzlecki6752]

Inform yourself about the Hollywood Stuntman HARRY FROBOESS (1899-1975).

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

I've read up since I made that comment. As I understand it, one has to survive AND be uninjured enough to leave the water unassisted. Which means that neither the diver in this video nor the idiot student you mentioned are eligible for the official record.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

Was it worth it?

[@jakubkrcma]

You are absolutely right. Dana did a PROPER high dive!!! In every way imaginable. And that judge, who gave him just 7.5, should be pushed down from up there. He'd fucking die. :-)))))))))

[@nathan7032]

So guys we did it...

[@marcuseriksson8447]

totally agree with guy steele

[@WWEVideoUploader99]

Look at knees... that hurts...

[@sudodrive]

Dana is and was the best by far, I remember it well, double gainer tuck (drops you down to about 110 ft mark) then block straight (works like a parachute effect) into the third, as the water comes round again adjust with tuck for entry, absolutely monumental. O and he wasn't that daft, that wasn't Swiss lake temperature he was diving into, there is a difference.

[@bv7594]

back in the day all they wore were a a pair of shorts or bathing suit. No shirt or shoes!

[@coly_ts]

Has anyone seen the other guy who jumped 196 feet and dislocated his right hip

[@TheWatchernator]

There's more than one person named Favre?!

[@BadBoyDeGekste]

it's his surname so yes...

[@amwelsch1]

BadBoyDeGekste You're an idiot....

[@BadBoyDeGekste]

amwelsch1 Elaborate?

[@tomcat9112]

Favre is a veeeery common family name in France and Switzerland. (french speaking part)

[@pedrooo4319]

If u Google it this isn’t the highest Dave it’s Rick winters at 172ft why did this not count if it’s higher 🤔

[@tallguytrav]

Aaron Eckhart?

[@SerialAssassin]

First thing I thought too lol

[@beanash4967]

I once did a 190 ft dive

[@Invincibletro]

Looks like Tony Hawk was the stunt double.

[@Typhillips7]

Dana Kunze and his dive was way better then this guys!

[@Skazellino]

Dana Kunze owns this! He did it in speedo and tape and injury free.

[@ZeldaFitz]

It’s Teddy Sheringham

[@4agzeddy]

Doesn’t count. He had to be rescued after the dive. Rick Charls on the other hand dived from 172 feet and managed to swim away afterwards unassisted. So his record should still stand. If I jumped 200 ft, not knowing anything about diving, and had to be pulled out with multiple broken bones, does that mean I’m the next record holder?

[@CusterFlux]

So, how fast was he going when he hit?

[@choppaprod]

since you wrote this in 2013 and haven’t gotten a reply, here you go: To determine how fast you would be traveling after falling 177 feet, we can use the principles of physics. Specifically, we'll use the equations of motion under constant acceleration due to gravity. Calculation Assume the only force acting on you is gravity (ignoring air resistance for simplicity). The acceleration due to gravity is \( g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). First, we convert the distance from feet to meters: \[ 177 \, \text{feet} \times 0.3048 \, \text{meters/foot} = 53.9448 \, \text{meters} \] Using the kinematic equation: \[ v^2 = u^2 + 2gs \] where: - \( v \) is the final velocity - \( u \) is the initial velocity (0 m/s, since you start from rest) - \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity (\( 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 \)) - \( s \) is the distance fallen (53.9448 meters) Plugging in the values: \[ v^2 = 0 + 2 \times 9.8 \times 53.9448 \] \[ v^2 = 1055.30608 \] \[ v = \sqrt{1055.30608} \] \[ v \approx 32.49 \, \text{m/s} \] Conversion to mph To convert meters per second to miles per hour: \[ 32.49 \, \text{m/s} \times 2.23694 \, \text{mph per m/s} \approx 72.69 \, \text{mph} \] Conclusion After falling 177 feet, you would be traveling at approximately **32.49 meters per second** or **72.69 miles per hour**. ### Important Note This calculation assumes there is no air resistance, which in reality would reduce the final velocity slightly due to drag.

[@josefranco7478]

Cayo mal. y casi se rompio la columna...

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

This record jump doesn't count he wasn't wearing a bathing suit! give the guy some credit though

[@peytonlucy5947]

I have jumped from 37 feet --- that's enough for me.

[@j.davidkotchinsky7446]

This record didn't count as he broke his back on entry & had to be rescued. Randy Dickenson tried 174ft in Hong Kong but broke his leg so the world record is still 172ft by the San Diego 5

[@Skazellino]

Kunze owns.

[@IssybelXD]

must have hurt

[@xxxMacaroni999xxx]

Holy Fuck.

[@JohnHalas]

Over 200 feet: www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teen-leaps-golden-gate-bridge-survives-swims-55-degree-water-minor-injuries-article-1.123740

[@BOOSETO]

Not really a record, people have jumped off the golden gate bridge and lived, albeit mainly suicide attempts, but 2 years ago a 16yo on a class trip jumped off as a stunt and lived, and that was 220 feet

[@kenton6098]

I believe he was suspended from school for 5 days.

[@dirtdad]

0:20

[@frantzl]

man, that was a bad landing...

[@JackdaMan171]

The balls this guy must have... ...or maybe not anymore

[@MikeysFitness]

No, the hands take away the impact.

[@arbanaskocudo]

he does world record dive and he isnt even on the wikipedia, thats what i call a bad luck

[@carleneuman]

Kunze is the man. But this dude does have balls.

[@bonz5983]

is dat dud ok

[@TheShortGirl666]

That water would have almost been like concrete from that height, wouldn't it?

[@larrywkoch]

Yes

[@zutan0]

This is no record. He broke his back and had to be rescued. All the survivors of the Golden Gate Bridge are better than him.

[@historyofrockmusic-mostpow3826]

bullshit, he survive

[@Cerus98]

None of them are without one full rotation and leaving the water unaided.

[@sandsphere]

otter villagomez did 220 feet from the golden gate, why doesnt anyone consider him?

[@wrash]

John Cleese pulling him out of the water.

[@ZahhaRaMahadev]

Broke his back. Что вы тут обсуждаете...

[@ZahhaRaMahadev]

Сам себе спину сломал. Это диагноз. Покойтесь с миром.

[@ytgibbo]

For me, Kunze is king. Sure, Dickison and this joker have dived slightly higher but then what are the criteria for setting the record? Dickison did it but broke his leg with an awkward entry so not sure if he walked away. This guy is wearing a supportive suit and SHOES for God's sake. Does it come down to who can jump from highest and survive? Kunze performed an elegant dive in just some (tight) trunks.

[@Neubian]

I'm sorry, but the dive doesn't count unless you get out of the water under your own power. Dana Kunze's dive stands in my book of world records.

[@handymannification]

so bad ass

[@MikeysFitness]

I mean the feet take away the impact.

[@Abbzen]

idd, this guy didn't even land straight

[@TortureofTerror]

he looks like Thomas Jane XD

[@vincentskate96]

C'est tout près de chez moi ! Je crois qu'il c'est casse la jambe !

[@skronken]

Aaron Eckhart.

[@BlindingScientist]

pretty much

[@marthy995]

Did he broke hes back, is he ok now?

[@davidzof]

2 years recovery in hospital. He died aged 59 early 2017 from a heart attack.

[@IQD1million]

Insert Devo... break your mama's back...

[@InAnotherLife90]

LOL i thought the same thing

[@TEX-704]

Why do they call it a dive when they jump in feet 1st. Why not call it the highest jump?