High Diving - Morgane Herculano
- First Swiss woman to compete in the prestigious Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, helping establish Switzerland's presence in elite international high diving.
- Named European Female High Diver of the Year (2023) by European Aquatics following a breakthrough debut season in high diving.
- Achieved a career-best 3rd-place podium finish at the 2026 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series opener in Bali, her first World Series podium against the sport's top athletes.
- A 23-time Swiss National Champion across diving disciplines and current Swiss High Diving Champion, while also finishing 11th at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships and 5th at the 2025 High Diving World Cup.
Morgane Herculano, Part 1: A Pro High Diver Taught Me to Face My Fear
From 66 feet up, you hit the water at 53 mph. Get it wrong, and the consequences are brutal. Morgane Herculano is a professional high diver who competes in the world’s most extreme diving competitions, where athletes have just 2.3 seconds to execute multiple flips before impact.
Morgane Herculano, Part 2: Why Cliff Diving is a Mind Game
Morgane breaks down what it feels like to hit the water at 53mph and absorb 10 G’s of force, the same as a Formula One driver, how she resets after watching friends suffer terrifying accidents, and how she traded a research career at Harvard for one of the most dangerous sports on earth.