The Institute of Contemporary Art hangs over the water in a way that invites comparison to a diving board. This weekend, the 16th annual Red Bull Cliff Diving Championship made good on the building’s peculiar shape with athletes coming from around the world to make like tea and throw themselves into Boston Harbor.

Boston was the final city on this year’s tour and the only stop in the United States. The event marked the first time the coveted King Kahekili Trophy had returned to the United States in over a decade, following the 2010 event in Hawaii, the birthplace of cliff diving.

In the women’s division, Australian Rhiannan Iffland took home her ninth championship and closed out the season with four out of four wins. “I always love to compete with a bit of pressure, and I did in Bo

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