France's Come Girardot has leapt to a world record in death diving after a stunning jump off a Spanish cliff.

The 22-year-old from Bordeaux made the jump from the 44-meter-high cliff of the Cimbarra waterfall near the town of Aldeaquemada.

After descending for about three seconds, he dived into the water hands and feet first at a speed of 106 kilometres per hour.

A dozen of his friends and competitors on the Dods Diving World Tour were there in the water to support him, including previous record holders Ken Stornes (40.5-meters) and Lucien Charlon (41.7-meters).

Death diving was invented in Norway in the 1960s and is a discipline of high diving. It differs from conventional diving as athletes hit the water with their hands and feet simultaneously. - Report from Reuters