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 & [...]

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 [...]

Vancouver Freediving Fest – Day 2-7 – August 15-20, 2010 Following the infamous Night of Apnea, the Vancouver Freediving Fest carried on over a full week. Matt Townsend reports: Day 2 – Ansell Point The next day was a check out dive day at the Vancouver’s crew local hang out, Ansell Point. We packed lunch [...]

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 [...]

On April 17-18, 2010, the Old-Montréal Cégep pool welcomed the 6th edition of the Montreal Cup of Freediving. This event, which gathered sixteen competitors was for the second year in a row also the Canadian Indoor Freediving Championships counting toward AIDA (Association internationale pour le développement de l’apnée) world ranking. This event included the three [...]