Canadian freediver William Winram did a new World Record in the freediving discipline of Variable Weight (VWT) at the Sharm Club in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Winram rode on sled down to 145 meters.
William started kicking off the bottom with his fin but then changed his technique to free-immersion (pulling up the line using his hands). The dive was long three minutes and eight seconds. After his return to the surface Winram easily completed the surface protocol to judges Grant Graves (USA) and Pim Vermeulen (NED).
“I have struggled with equalization since the beginning of my career in 2005”, offered Winram, “and it’s only for the past two years after working with Andrea Zuccari that I have been able to overcome that issue. With the world record today, I am very happy to have achieved this personal goal but I am most happy about the road I travelled to get here. Thanks to all who have believed in me and supported me.”
Winram’s current performance of 145m VWT breaks the record previously set by Herbert Nitsch of Austria, who made a variable weight dive to 142m back in December of 2009.
Photo: Alice Cattaneo
