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Following the traces of some of the world\u2019s most significant explorers, the duo dived into the Tejo river right next to Torre de Bel\u00e9m and Padr\u00e3o dos Descobrimentos, two of Lisbon\u2019s most famous sights honouring the Age of Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>While the famous Portuguese discoveries, which allegedly set sail from the country\u2019s capital city, revealed the Azores archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the 15th century, the elite cliff divers discovered the phenomenal volcanic setting in 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_318894\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318894\" data-attachment-id=\"318894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rhiannon-iffland-andy-jones-dive-into-portugals-history-prior-to-azores\/andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Dean Treml\/Red Bull Content Pool&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-318894\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"andy-jones-portugal-cliff-diving\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-318894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Jones &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Dean Treml\/Red Bull Content Pool<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This modern day discovery has established itself as the World Series\u2019 most prime and pure cliff diving location as 24 of the world\u2019s top athletes leap directly from the cliff face for a record 7th time this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the Atlantic, where once the caravels popped up on the horizon, the daring men and women need to prove their versatility from up to 27m to stay in contention during the only stop of the 2018 World Series where the athletes will leap directly from the rocks, just as the pioneers of this amazing sport did hundreds of years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/steven-lobue-victorious-in-bilbao-spain-for-2018-red-bull-cliff-diving-stop-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Following a men&#8217;s thriller in Bilbao<\/a>, which saw British 6-time champion <strong>Gary Hunt<\/strong> still struggling and reigning champion <strong>Jonathan Paredes<\/strong> from Mexico powering to his first 2018 podium finish, in the women\u2019s it is <strong>Adriana Jimenez<\/strong> who will be the centre of attention after opening her account with a victory in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>While six centuries ago, when the world had no boundaries, no limits, no end and everything was up for discovery, the title fight in the World Series\u2019 anniversary season is completely up in the air. An exciting competition is expected for one of the most nature bounding sports offshore from S\u00e3o Miguel, when volcanic stone in the shape of a \u2018snakehead\u2019 and the outside crater walls of the almost perfectly round islet serve as the ideal take-off spots for the athletes from 14 nationalities.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since 2009, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series has provided a platform for aesthetic free-falls and dives of ever growing complexity, spotlighting the sport\u2019s finest athletes as well as the most promising talents and in 2014 it introduced a Women\u2019s World Series. Celebrating its 10th season in 2018, this rapidly progressing sport will crown two new champions during seven demanding competitions for the men and five for the women. Between June and September, this pure extreme sport will hit waters in natural and urban environments as well as remote and iconic venues of World Series classics.<\/p>\n<p><i>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Red Bull Cliff Diving<\/i><i>. 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