Key Links:
- Instagram - @dcolturi
- Twitter - @diveDMC
- Red Bull Cliff Diving
- USA Cliff Diving
- YouTube Channel
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From sunup to sundown, David Colturi played every sport possible as a kid. His commitment to overcoming challenges and ever improving himself led him to diving, and the resolve to face his fears moved the platform higher and higher. At Purdue University, David was among an all star team of NCAA divers while juggling the demands of a pre-medicine track. But life outside the pool caught up with him and he was released from the diving team before his final year of eligibility.
Colturi channeled his energy into his studies, but it wasn’t long before he found himself on the edge of a platform again. However this time it wasn’t in an aquatic center - it was in a water circus stunt show at midwest amusement park Indiana Beach. David dove off of rigged together 2x4’s from more than 15 meters up….lit on fire. For two summers he taught himself dives from progressively higher perches. In 2012, with only two competitions under his belt and without a fully developed repertoire of dives, he attended -- and won -- the International Cliff Diving Championships in Australia.
David was given a spot in the Red Bull Cliff Diving Circuit and has since traveled the world, diving from buildings, monuments, bluffs, and even paragliders. Without formal training programs or coaches, athletes support themselves and one another. A severe injury in 2018 set David back six months, but he looks forward to his first competition again in April. In addition, he is a founding member of USA Cliff Diving and expanding the sport around the world.
Learn more here: https://www.hopesports.org/on-the-very-edge
For more about our host visit www.laurawilkinson.com and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
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