{"id":205717,"date":"2016-06-02T14:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=205717"},"modified":"2016-06-02T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:40:38","slug":"205717-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/205717-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Kicks off in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off this weekend at Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. In anticipation of the event, both male and female\u00a0divers are using\u00a0the next couple of\u00a0days to warm up their dives and\u00a0capture the practice in a series of\u00a0spectacular mid-dive photos.<\/p>\n<p>In the above\u00a0photo, permanent divers <strong>Steven LoBue<\/strong> and <strong>Rachelle Simpson<\/strong> of the USA show off their diving skills from the cliffs of Devil&#8217;s Island. Yesterday evening women\u2019s champ and Texas-resident Rachelle Simpson and U.S. men\u2019s diver, Steven LoBue got started early with a breathtaking sunset dive (all images <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbullcontentpool.com\/redbullcliffdiving\/search?q=Red%20Bull%20Cliff%20Diving%20World%20Series%202016,%20Texas,%20United%20States&amp;layout=basic&amp;view=list\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.redbullcontentpool.com\/redbullcliffdiving\/search?q%3DRed%2520Bull%2520Cliff%2520Diving%2520World%2520Series%25202016,%2520Texas,%2520United%2520States%26layout%3Dbasic%26view%3Dlist&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1464986140081000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSfhds3YaSPkqmq3lqG5mvLCqy8A\">here<\/a>), the first unofficial dives of the 2016 season for the global competition.<br \/>\n<strong>The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series stops are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>June 4: Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas<\/em><br \/>\n<em>June 18: Opera House in Copenhagen, Denmark<\/em><br \/>\n<em>July 9: Sao Miguel, Azores<\/em><br \/>\n<em>July 23: La Rochelle, France<\/em><br \/>\n<em>August 28: Polignano a Mare, Italy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>September 11: Pembrokshire, Wales<\/em><br \/>\n<em>September 24: Mostar, Bosnia<\/em><br \/>\n<em>October 16: Shirahama, Japan<\/em><br \/>\n<em>October 28: Dubai, UAE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series kicks off this weekend at Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. 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