Monday, April 28, 2025

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.

Vote for the “Best” in AIDA Freediving

AIDA International has announced a call for nominations for the 2011 “Best” AIDA freedivers in the following categories: Best Male Freediver Best Female Freediver Best Male Newcomer Best Female Newcomer Best Judge Best Coach Best Athletic...

Surf Survival Training Camp for Red Bull Focuses on Freediving

Maya Gabeira and Sally Fitzgibbons are world class surfers. These ladies charge the biggest waves and encounter very real life-threatening situations in oceans the world over. But even seasoned...

Empire State Building Shines “Red” for “The Cove”

On Friday December 9th, the world famous Empire State Building blazed red across  the New York city skyline to remind everyone that the brutal dolphin slaughter still goes on in...

9th Anniversary for Performance Freediving International Competition

Performance Freediving International has released the new dates for its ninth annual freediving competition, Deja Blue.  Held in the idyllic blue waters of the Cayman Islands, PFI offers a fantastic event for...

Zapata Racing introduces a “Human Dolphin” watercraft

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a human dolphin! Well, perhaps not exactly, but the France-based water sports company Zapata Racing has come up with what some a...

Vertical Blue Announces an “Open Event” for 2012

Vertical Blue has established itself as one of the world's premiere freediving competitions boasting:        - more records (18 world records and 110 national records at its last four events)        - more dives per athlete  (9 days...

Goran Colak Protests and Becomes a World Champion

Ligano, Italy --  Thousands of apnea entusiasts tuned into the Evolutionchannel this morning to watch the highly anticipated final heats of the dynamic with fins (DYN) competition at the...

Ted Harty Sets New Freediving Record for USA

Lignano, Italy --  In a pre-qualifying heat at the AIDA Individual Indoor Freediving World Championships, the founder of Immersion Freediving, set a new US national record in the freediving discipline of...

Pool World Championships for Freediving Begin in Italy

Ligano, Italy -- It's official the AIDA International 2011 Pool Championships have begun. And we're off to a great start. Athletes from all around the world have come to...

Rob Kings Sets New U.S. Freediving Record

Kalamata, Greece -- Robert King set a new men’s national record for the United States in the freediving discipline of Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) to a depth of 70 meters...

CAFA Depth and Pool Competition Summer 2011

Vancouver, British Columbia -- This past weekend the Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea held its annual late summer competition, featuring both pool and depth disciplines. CAFA President, Andrew Hogan...

Slovakian Freediver Sets European Record

Kalamata, Greece -- Look out apnea athletes there is a new sheriff in town! Figures of speech aside, on Wednesday September 15th Slovakian freediver Michal Rišian wowed the international...

David Tranfield Sets New British Freediving Record

Kalamata, Greece -- On the last day of the Med Cup British freediver David Tranfield recognized a new national record after going head to head with the UK's previous...

Med Cup 2011 New National Freediving Records

Kalamata, Greece -- You might call it the warm-up for the World Championships as the Mediterranean Cup - a competition that is also being hosted in Greece for the next couple...

DiveCaching.org Contest at DEMA 2011

San Diego, CA – Don’t miss your chance to “cache” in on DiveCaching by participating in DEMA’s “Be A DiveCacher” video contest. Share your DiveCaching adventure from...

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