Helena Merten Explained

Helena Merten
Birth Date:17 March 1995
Country:Australia
Sport:High diving

Helena Merten (born 17 March 1995[1]) is an Australian high diver and acrobatic performer. She placed second at the 2017 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series and won a silver medal in women's 20m at the FINA High Diving World Cup 2016.

Early life and education

Merten is originally from the Gold Coast, Australia. From the age of 5, Merten trained in various acrobatic sports including gymnastics, tumbling, diving, and circus.[2] She attended A.B. Paterson College.[3]

Career

At age 17, Merten moved abroad to join the cast of The House of Dancing Water, a water-based acrobatic show in Macau. She performed with the show for two years and began cliff diving in 2015.[4]

When Merten joined the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series as a season regular, she became the youngest diver to compete in the series' permanent line up at age 21. After the first five dives of the seven-dive season, she was ranked fourth overall.[5] After placing second in the final stop of the season, Merten placed fourth in the series.[6] She placed second in women's 20m at the FINA High Diving World Cup 2016, with 229.60 points, behind Lysanne Richard's 253.80 points.[7] [8]

Merten placed second overall in the 2017 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, behind fellow Australian Rhiannan Iffland, and had four podium finishes that season.[9] She placed seventh in women's high diving at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships[10] and eight at the 2017 FINA High Diving World Cup.[11] Since 2017, Merten has been playing the Running Woman in the touring production of Cirque du Soleil's Luzia.[12] The role involves hoop diving and a Chinese pole.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helena MERTEN Profile . 2024-03-11 . World Aquatics . en .
  2. News: McMahon . Alle . 2016-10-13 . Australian diver Helena Merten making a splash at Red Bull world series . 2024-03-11 . ABC News . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Old Collegian Achievement - Helena Merten . 2024-03-11 . A.B. Paterson College . en-US.
  4. News: Edmistone . Leanne . 2017-11-24 . Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series: Australia's Helena Merten back on the Gold Coast . 2024-03-11 . The Courier Mail.
  5. News: Keen . Ryan . 2016-09-26 . Gold Coast cliff diver Helena Merten fourth in Red Bull World Series ahead of Dubai finale . 2024-03-11 . Gold Coast Bulletin.
  6. Web site: 2016-10-29 . See the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving champs crowned . 2024-03-11 . Red Bull . en.
  7. Web site: 2016-02-28 . HDWCup 2016: Lysanne Richard (CAN) gets surprising gold . 2024-03-11 . World Aquatics . en .
  8. Web site: Keith . Braden . 2016-03-03 . Hunt, Richard Win 3rd FINA High Diving World Cup (DIVING VIDEO) . 2024-03-11 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  9. Web site: Brien . Taylor . 2017-10-23 . Rhiannon Iffland, Jonathan Paredes Claim Red Bull Cliff Diving Series Titles . 2024-03-11 . Swimming World News . en-US.
  10. Web site: Final results . 29 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729182956/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001110400020704FFFFFFFFFFFFFF04 . 29 July 2017 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2017-05-01 . IFFLAND TAKES SILVER AT HIGH DIVING WORLD CUP . 2024-03-11 . Diving Australia . en.
  12. News: Nikas-Boulos . Catherine . 2023-12-06 . Cirque du Soleil brings world-renowned LUZIA show to Australia . 2024-03-11 . News.com.au.
  13. Web site: Garcia . Jocelyn . 2023-10-25 . Cirque du Soleil taps into the sounds and soul of Mexico . 2024-03-11 . Brisbane Times . en.

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