Britain’s Irie Hill raises own W45 WR in vault: just under 12 feet
“After a thorough warmup during the 2 1/2 hour drive from Bavaria to Freienbach, Switzerland, in our nonclimatised car, I enjoyed perfect conditions at the pituresque Chrummen stadium in lovely 32 degrees Celsius.” So begins Irie Hill’s description of her meet a few days ago in which she raised the W45 vault record to 3.65 meters (11-11 3/4). That raised her own listed WR of 3.62 (11-10 1/2) set last year. After getting the picture below from my Swiss friend Pino Pilotto, I wrote Irie, 46, for details. She continued: “Having only had two outdoor vaulting sessions so far, my 14 stride run-up (7 lefts) increased 3 feet during the comp. 3.30m and 3.50m were dealt with swiftly and efficiently and the new age-group world record height of 3.65m was cleared on the third attempt under the watchful eye of the ever helpful and competent Swiss judges. 3,75m (12-3 1/2) proved too high for my trusty 13-foot pole.”
Frank Heffter photo of Irie jumping WR 3.65 in Freienbach, Switzerland.
Irie also graciously wrote:
As a fitting celebration for the slightly unexpected record, the following day was spent at Alpamare water park where mum and I had to try all of the crazy waterslides (she’s a real daredevil and my right hand when it comes to vaulting!) before heading back to Germany where the next competition awaits on Sunday at the international Touch-the-Clouds festival in Gräfelfing.
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