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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.

Whale Fantasia with Performance Freediving & GoPro

Renowned for their innovative, underwater video stylings, Performance Freediving International recently teamed up with GoPro to create a dream-like short film "Whale Fantasia". Narrated by the late Alan Watts,...

Freediving World Champ Alexey Molchanov in His Own Words

"Today was an interesting day. My very first "World Champion" title!" exclaimed Alexey Molchanov on Thursday, September 19th, 2013 - the day that 26 year old Russian freediver set...

Alexey Molchanov Triumphantly Ascends with a World Record in Kalamata

Alexey Molchanov is finally an official "World Champion". The Russian freediver well known for his disciplined technique and physical prowess, demonstrated his undeniable mental strength today as well by...

Natalia Molchanova Sets World Record in Kalamata

Following up on her dominant performances during the pool world championships in Belgrade this summer - Natalia Molchanova has now made her first mark in Kalamata at the individual depth championships. The "most decorated"...

Days Two & Three of the Mini-comp Kalamata, Greece

The main event has not yet started but the freediving performances coming out of Greece are nothing short of astounding. On Day 2 of the mini comp (running before the...

Dutch Freediver Jeanine Grasmeijer Becomes Youngest Female to Set a World Record

Today on just day two of the "mini-comp" before the 2013 AIDA Individual Depth World Championships, in Kalamata, Greece, Jeanine Grasmeijer of Holland set her first world record (WR)...

AIDA Mini Comp Kalamata Results – Day One

In preparation of the main event, the organizers in Greece are running mini comp over a few of the training days. On September 9th new national records (NR) were set...

AIDA 2013 Individual Depth World Championships

Let the games begin! Athletes from around the world have descended upon Kalamata, Greece to train for the AIDA 2013 Individual World Championships. Event organizer Stavros Kastrinakis has a...

William Winram Sets Freediving World Record in Egypt

Canadian freediver William Winram is on top of the world -- or as the case may be at the bottom of the ocean. Today Mr. Winram (perhaps best known for...

BT Sports Launches New Show Featuring British Freediver Liv Philip

BT Sports, in the UK, launched a new tv show -- BT Sports Panel -- which broadcasts live every weekend from  9:30-11:30am on Saturdays. The first show featured a hometown girl & freediving champion Liv Philip in a...

Rebecca Coales Breaks British DNF Record

Yesterday on the 31st July, 2013 Rebecca Coales broke the UK female Dynamic no-fins (DNF) record at the Total Fitness center in Walkden, North Manchester. For those unfamiliar with...

The One Breath Jamboree – Indonesia’s first International Freediving Competition

The dates for Indonesia's first international freediving competition have been set. The One Breath Jamboree has officially announced its inaugural annual event in Tulamben, Bali -- from October 26th...

Natalia Molchanova Rules the Pool in Belgrade with 3 World Records

If there was any doubt before, there is none now: Natalia Molchanova is superhuman. The unparalleled athlete from Russia has outperformed everyone at the 2013 Suunto Individual Pool World...

Update from Belgrade: Pool World Championship 2013

The 2013 Suunto Individual AIDA Pool World Championships are well underway in Belgrade with some fairly predictable performances being observed. What's been totally unexpected is a radical shift in temperatures -- which the Serbian...

2 Days, 2 Records, 200 Meters: Kyle Gion Strikes Again

Sunday morning at the Duke Kahanamoku pool at the University of Hawai'i Kyle Gion  delivered another world class performance in the freediving discipline of DYNAMIC APNEA. Improving upon his own...

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