Montreal, Quebec, April 16-17, 2011 – With its twenty enlisted athletes from Quebec, Ontario and Vermont, the 7th Cup of Montreal became the largest regional competition ever attended in Canada. The competition consisted of three events: static apnea (STA), dynamic apnea without fins (DNF) which took place on the Saturday. On Sunday, the remaining pool [...]

Montreal, Quebec, & Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, April 16, 2011 – It is a sign of the times: Canadian Freediving is on fire. Indeed, there are currently twentysomething AIDA Canada members spread over three freediving competitions around the world: The Regional AIDA Canada Championships a.k.a. ’7th Cup of Montreal’, ‘Vertical Blue’ (Bahamas) and ‘Sweet & [...]

Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17, 2011, CASM (Club d’Apnée Sportive de Montréal) will be hosting its 7th Cup of Freediving in beautiful old Montreal. Static Apnea (STA) will take place Saturday morning and Dynamic without fins (DNF) in the afternoon with Dynamic (DYN) on Sunday morning. Trophies will be awarded at the evening [...]

Recently, one of AIDA Canada’s youngest member, Yaroslava Timoshenko of Freedive Toronto, posted a very wise introspective essay on her angle about freediving competitions. Her intent was to encourage freediving newcomers to put aside their hesitations and sign up for the upcoming Canadian competitive opportunities. Honest and wise, she shines a light on the not-so-linear [...]

Morrison Quarry, Quebec – August 14-15, 2010 This year was Quebec’s Night of Apnea 10th anniversary ! This 100% fun event is a perfect opportunity for newbies to discover freediving. As soon as the organizers (CASM) announced this yearly outing on the AIDA Canada forum, a dozen people signed up. Morrison Quarry is a former [...]

Thetford Mines, QC – August 7-8, 2010 For the second year in a row, the Province of Quebec was the host of the National Depth Championship (aka 2nd Quebec Depth Challenge), organized by the CASM at Flintkote Quarry, a former open-air mine that is now submerged with 200 feet of water. Sanctioned by AIDA Canada, [...]

Tobermory, Ontario – June 25-27, 2010 After a dive off the island in Toronto on the Friday, a dozen enthusiastic freedivers from Freedive Toronto and CASM clubs were off to Tobermory, Ontario. Nestled at the northernmost tip of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Tobermory is considered the ultimate spot for freshwater diving, complete with stunning geological [...]

2nd Quebec Depth Challenge Saturday August 7 and Sunday August 8, 2010, CASM (Club d’Apnée Sportive de Montréal) will be hosting its 2nd Depth Challenge in Flintkote Quarry, Thetford Mines, Province of Quebec. This year, participating athletes will not only be able to dive in the depth discipline of their choice (Free Immersion, Constant Weight [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; final update – Monday June 21, 2010 The 3rd Mediterranean Freediving World Cup took place from Monday June 14 to Sunday June 20 and was both a team and an individual competition. In addition, the multi depth discipline format allowed all participating athletes to give their best performances over five [...]

World Cup of Freediving, Kalamata; update #8 Sunday June 20, 2010 After a week of personal bests and Provincial records, Quebec-born Philippe Beauchamp attempted and realized a Variable Weight dive this morning to a depth of 75 meters, setting a first national record in the sled discipline. After his training dives to 70 meters during [...]