Staff Reporter
POLISH indoor skydiving champion and social media star Maja Kuczyńska has shared her latest adventure from Namibia after completing a skydive alongside dramatic cloud formations, showcasing the country’s spectacular landscapes to her millions of followers worldwide.
Kuczyńska posted about the experience on X on Friday, saying: “Namibia had some pretty impressive clouds and we were lucky to jump right next to them,” accompanied by images captured during the jump.
Although she did not disclose the exact location of the skydive, Namibia is internationally renowned for its adventure tourism, with popular skydiving destinations including areas around Windhoek, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, where desert scenery, coastline and striking weather conditions provide unique aerial views.
SKYDIVE: Polish indoor skydiving champion Maja Kuczyńska during her skydive over Namibia. Videos: Maja Kuczyńska/X @kuczynska_mkmpx
The 26-year-old Polish athlete is one of the world’s best-known indoor skydivers. She began skydiving at the age of 10 after completing a tandem jump with her father and went on to become a junior freestyle world champion just five years later during an official Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) competition in Prague.
Born in Warsaw on 25 January 2000, Kuczyńska started her sporting career in 2012 and has also participated in skiing, gymnastics and horse riding. She trained in Prague after one of Europe’s first indoor wind tunnels opened there and now trains in Wrocław and Warsaw.
Beyond sport, Kuczyńska has built a substantial online following, with more than 2.3 million followers across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, where she regularly shares videos of her gravity-defying routines and travels.
