Dramatic Dynamic Finals at AIDA’s 2013 Pool World Champioships
Author: Lena Jovanovic AIDA PR/Media OfficerBelgrade, Serbia – AIDA World Championships finals continued today with Dynamic Apnea with Fins (DYN). In the men’s A Final, Goran Čolak of Croatia did another world record performance with a fantastic 281m swim, winning gold for the second day in a row. Silver went to the Ukraine, with Alexander Bubenchikov swimming 259m; Aleksandr Kostyshen took bronze for Russia with a 256m swim.
For the second day in a row, the women’s final had a dramatic finish, with two world records broken in the same heat. Ilaria Bonin of Italy swam to 233m–breaking the current world record of 225m–and just a moment later Russian Natalia Molchanova surfaced cleanly on a spectacular 234m swim to take the gold. Silver went to Bonin, and bronze to Katarina Turchinovic of Croatia for a 212m swim.
The attempt to break the Guinness World Record was successful! David Vencl nailed to swim incredible 80 meters under the ice in one breath! He was wearing only a swimsuit and diving goggles. Despite the thaw in the Czech Republic, there was still a thick layer of ice, not allowing him to emerge…
On February 23, 2021, the Czech freediver David Vencl will try to beat the Guinness World Record and set a world record in the Pure Apnea association in under-ice swim without a wetsuit and in the most difficult conditions – i.e. without the cap and weights that freedivers are used to.
Every year the British Freediving Association (BFA) selects the male and female National Champion based on competition results in the pool and open water. Liv and Tim are two of the most experienced freedivers in the UK and even with their level of experience and achievements, what comes across…
