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Francesca Koe

An active ocean advocate, VP of U.S. Freediving, a multi-agency dive instructor, PFI Safety Supervisor and AIDA judge, Francesca also serves as the Editor-At-Large here at DeeperBlue.com. You can usually find Francesca diving in the kelp, hanging out at the Farallones with sharky friends, or trying to improve upon her own PB's.

Mother Nature Whips up a Storm at #VB2014

Today Mother Nature decided to unfurl a squall or two, or three! on the freedivers at Deans Blue Hole. However, howling winds, intermittent torrential downpours of rain and the...

Vertical Blue 2014 Update – 10 National Records in 2 Days

Belying the caliber of participants at William Trubridge's annual freediving competition, an astonishing count of ten total national records have been broken at the close of the second day...

Kate Middleton Breaks Freediving Record at #VB2014

On day two of Suunto Vertical Blue in the Bahamas, Kate Middleton broke her own previous national record for New Zealand by completing a constant weight dive (CWT) to...

Vertical Blue 2014 Begins Tomorrow

The lines have been stretched, the drills have been run, the flags are being hung and most of the practice dives are under the belt as Vertical Blue 2014...

The Countdown for Trubridge Begins

It is T-minus 18+ days for William Trubridge. That is the amount of time he has left in order to prepare, mentally and physically, for his next world record...

Mateusz Malina Sets World Record in Dynamic No-Fins

Yesterday in Brno, Czech Republic a World Record was born. Matuesz Malina of Poland achieved a tremendous first for himself and for his country, as he successfully completed a...

Dave Kent Pushes Greater Freediving Depths

On 6th October 2014, the British national record for Constant Weight No-Fins was pushed ever deeper. UK native Dave Kent beat his own previous Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) national...

Guillaume Néry in “The Passage”

Guillaume Néry is often found in an exotic location, typically underwater, and usually navigating the unknown.  Thus his appearance in a film called "The Passage", a 52 minute-long documentary, finds...

William Trubridge Announces Vertical Blue 2015

Anticipation is building for the roster of world-class athletes who will descend upon Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas this November to test their mental & physical limits in...

Natalia Molchanova Sets New Pool World Record at 2014 AIDA Team Freediving Championships

Russian freediver Natalia Molchanova is no stranger to world records; she is the most decorated athlete in competitive freediving ever with over 40 World Records (WR) under her belt. Today...

Bad Weather Changes Freediving Schedule at World Championships

Rough seas and big swell have the freediving organizers in Sardinia scrambling to reschedule constant weight dives. Due to some unexpected bad weather the schedule for the 2014 AIDA Team...

New Freediving Rules Coming in January 2015

AIDA International, the governing body of the sport of competitive freediving, recently announced the vote results on a number of new rules - votes from all the countries that...

Rebecca Coales Takes UK Freediving Record

A long-standing UK female dynamic with fins (DYN) freediving record has finally been broken. On Saturday, July 6, 2014 at the Life Leisure, Grand Central 50 meter Pool in...

Georgina Miller Sets New UK Record in Static Apnea

Holding your breath requires patience. Holding your breath for six minutes and :27 seconds requires an internal strength and steel most people don't have - but Georgina Miller does....

DEEP ANATOMY: Where Freediving and Performance Meet

The Playground NZ in association with Suunto Vertical Blue 2015 announce the Call For Applications for Deep Anatomy - a special symposium on Long Island, in the Bahamas in April 2015....

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