Most divers compete at half empty pools or, on the biggest stage, in front of a couple of thousand people at the Olympics. For professional cliff divers, the crowds are huge and the stakes (and platforms) are monumentally higher. We traveled to Polignano a Mare for a stop on the Red Bull Cliff Diving Tour to meet the athletes and take in this truly unique sporting event.

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