Four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis will continue to serve as Sports Director for this year’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Season 11 which kicks off April 12 in the Small and Big Lagoons in Miniloc Island, El Nido, Palawan. This year will mark the first time the event comes to the Philippines and will likewise be the only Asian stop of the 2019 series.
Known as the greatest American diver was named as the Sports Director Series after having attended the event in the past as a judge.
“I was invited as a judge on the tour years ago,” said Louganis. “Then after the passing of my dear friend and former Olympic competitor Niki Stajkovic, who was the original Sports Director, Red Bull reached out to me and asked if I could step into the role.”
Louganis is excited to be working on the 11th season, saying: “I am honored to be back this year on the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. I look forward to another exciting year.”
Part of Louganis’ job is to oversee every athletic and logical aspect of the competition, including ensuring that all safety measures are met, in addition to the implementation of consistent competition rules across all the competitors.
“Some of the safety measures we look for is if the diving heights meet the standard requirements for 27 meters for the Men and 21 meters for the Women,” says Louganis. “Also that there is at least 5 meters water depth which the divers would be diving in.”
