Kalamata, Greece; update #2 – September 16, 2011 The Fourth Mediterranean World Cup wrapped up after three consecutive days of competition during which the athletes were free to choose the discipline in which they wished to compete. Relatively new comer Canadian competitor Natalie Doduc was right to take time off work (she is a software [...]

Kalamata, Greece; update #1 – September 12, 2011 – This year, two Canadians have travelled to Kalamata, in the Greek Peloponnese, to attend the Fourth Mediterranean Freediving World Cup – a championship targeting exclusively the depth disciplines – in which close to 100 athletes from over 30 countries are taking part. This international world-record status [...]

Cayman Islands, May 12, 2011 During his participation to the DejaBlue2 freediving competition in the Cayman Islands, Kelly Smith from Langley, BC broke the Static National Record, one of the longer-lasting records priorly set by Luc Gosselin of Port Coquitlam, BC, in July 2004. On May 12, 2011, Kelly put an additional 5 seconds to [...]

Toronto, Ontario, August 6-8, 2011 The 2011 Freediving Canadian Nationals wrapped up in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday as the athletes, safety divers, judges and volunteers celebrated a very well-run and exciting competition! Spanning three days, it offered the twenty or so athletes from Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and … Russia, the opportunity [...]

All pool disciplines from this week-end can be found on Freedive Central. Stay tuned for the update on the constant weight performances from today.

Toronto, Friday August 5, 2011 It was an early rise for the Freediving National Championships organizers, crew and athlete this morning as they appeared in today’s Breakfast Television show with Sangita Patell and the LiveEye crew at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool. Under the watchful eye of Freedive Toronto President and AIDA Instructor Doug Sitter, Sangita [...]

Toronto, August 2011 It is another few weeks before the 2011 Canadian Nationals kick off ! Held over three days, August 6, 7, 8, 2011, with all three pool disciplines (static apnea, dynamic apnea, dynamic apnea without fins) as well as one depth discipline, constant weight. This unique 4-discipline format will be shared between the [...]

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 [...]