Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Francesca Koe

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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.
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Freediving

LA Apnea Challenge – Weiss & Jovanovic take Gold

This weekend saw the third annual LA Apnea Challenge take place in Los Angeles at the Culver City Municipal Plunge pool. A grand total of 18 freedivers from all across the...
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New Zealand Depth Nationals – Mullins Takes First Place

This past weekend freedivers who indulge in thermoclines participated in the New Zealand depth nationals at idyllic Lake Taupo. A total of 16 hearty athletes immersed themselves in Oceania's 2nd largest...
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The Great Northern Freediving Comp 2013

Last weekend freedivers from all across the continent descended upon Liverpool to compete at the UK Nationals Pool Freediving Championships known as the Great Northern. Organized by Steve Millard and the Apneists UK, the...
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REVOLUTION : a film about our oceans by Rob Stewart

Shark activist Rob Stewart wants you to pay attention. The acclaimed director of "Sharkwater" is making an urgent call with his latest film REVOLUTION. In an effort to uncover...
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Get Ready for Freediving in Belgrade 2013

After six successful years of organizing open freediving competitions, Serbia is ready to take up the challenge of organizing the World Championships - pool disciplines. A great team of seasoned...
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William Trubridge Gets a New Look

It's a new year and William Trubridge is starting it off with a fresh new look -- that is digitally speaking. In collaboration with designer Adam Carson, Will has...
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Trubridge Powers Through to a New Constant Weight Freediving Record

Today was the penultimate day of Suunto Vertical Blue. And like the seven other days of competition that came before, it did not disappoint. The official top time for the...
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Antero Joki Sets Freediving Records at Suunto Vertical Blue

Antero Joki is not a little man. He does not have what you would call the customary slim physique of a competitive freediver. Nor does he practice any of...
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Misuzu Hirai is the Fourth Deepest Woman in the World

There are no other women in Japan that can freedive under constant weight deeper than Misuzu Hirai. Which in fact secures her position as the fourth deepest woman in...
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Mike Board Sets New Freediving Record for Great Britain

Suunto Vertical Blue has not disappointed anyone on the sheer volume of new national records being set by the elite athletes in attendance. Chief among these has been a new...
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Guillaume Néry, World Champion Freediver Dedicates Dive to Loïc Leferme

Back in 1990, French freediver Loïc Leferme founded AIDA with Roland Specker and Claude Chapuis on the coast of Nice.  Leferme was the world freediving record holder until he was surpassed by the Austrian "flying fish" Herbert Nitsch....
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A Big Year for Tomoka Fukuda of Japan

There are so many amazing stories to tell from Suunto Vertical Blue. There are the big splashy world record, champions battling kind of stories, and then there are the...
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Alena Zabloudilová Sets Freediving Record for Czech Republic

Alena Zabloudilová is a naturally gifted freediver. Spectators at Suunto Vertical Blue saw that today as she surfaced with confidence and ease after successfully completing a constant no-fins dive to...
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Hooray for Yaron Hoory of Israel

Suunto Vertical Blue 2012 is delivering some terrific freediving performances. Athletes from all around the world have descended upon Long Island in the Bahamas to descend into the dark blue abyss...
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Molchanov Wins the Coin Toss and Keeps His World Record

Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov has done it again. On the last occurring Saturday in November, Alexey improved upon his own World Record in Constant Weight (CWT) by one meter...
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