Monthly Archives: February 2010

Researchers from Stanford University who have been participating in a research effort known as TOPP – tagging of pelagic predators – are just now realizing some amazing facts about great white sharks. By tagging the apex predators the scientists have been … | READ MORE… →

UK Freediver David King and another freediver have featured in a short film called “I Do Air”, which has won a BAFTA award. The film is about a little girl who is surrounded by divers and swimmer, and humiliated by … | READ MORE… →

It’s not just the Olympics that are being celebrated in Vancouver, Canada this week. Yesterday afternoon, a new addition to the Performance Freediving International family made her first public appearance. Weighing in at 2.6 kg and 46 cm, Kirk Krack … | READ MORE… →

Last week the Lithuanian team triumphed and took first place overall at the Riga Freediving Cup 2010. Over thirty athletes participated, representing Estonia Ukraine, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark.  Coming in a strong second was a young Danish team, lead by … | READ MORE… →

The London International Dive Show (LIDS 2010), being held over the wekeend of 27/28 March 2010 at the Excel Centre in London, is due to feature an interative pool display on Freediving with NoTanx, a London based Freediving Club. Visitors … | READ MORE… →

This past weekend, the Writers Guild of America, awarded Mark Monroe best documentary screenplay for his writing on The Cove. With this latest award, Louie Psihoyos’ film, The Cove , becomes the first documentary feature to ever sweep all four of the guild … | READ MORE… →

We’ve just heard from the organisers of Freedive Paradise 2010, a small US National Freediving competition in Hawaii on 22nd – 24th April 2010.  Total number of participants is limited to 20 competitors. Organised by Annabel Edwards (former world freediving … | READ MORE… →

Vertical Blue, based at Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas, have announced a fabulous Freediving competition between April 17-27 2010. As per previous events the competition will last 9 days and is organised into 3 main “acts” of Free Immersion, … | READ MORE… →