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.
RESULTS from Greece: Guillaume Nery Takes Gold
The 3rd Med World Cup is now over, many new records were established and myriad personal bests achieved. Freediving athletes from far and wide all agreed that this competition put...
Niki Roderick Brings New Depth to New Zealand Record
Kalamata, Greece - New Zealand's own mistress of the deep Niki Roderick has re-set a new national record in the freediving discipline of constant no fins. On June 17,...
New Records from Greece at the Med Freediving Cup
Kalamata, Greece -- The 3rd Mediterranean Freediving World Cup is hosted by the Municipality of Kalamata in collaboration with Freediving-Club Greece and is under the auspices of AIDA Hellas and...
Molchanova breaks World Record
Kalamata, Greece - Russian freediving phenom Natalia Molchanova has successfully ousted Tanya Streeter in the disicpline of Variable Weight.
On June 16, 2010, Natalia rode a weighted sled down to 125 meters,...
Mark Harris takes UK Free Immersion Record
Kalamata, Greece -- A new UK Freediving record has been set by London Freediving Instructor and freediving competitor Mark Harris.
On Monday June 14, 2010 (the first day of competition at the...
New Australian Record in Variable Weight for Ben Noble
Kalamata Greece - a new Australian record for variable weight has just been achieved by Brisbane's own Ben Noble. President of the Australian Freediving Association and a longtime AIDA Judge...
Welcome to the 3rd Mediterranean World Cup
Kalamata, Greece -- AIDA's Education Officer and host of the 3rd Mediterannean World Cup, Stavros Kastrinakis, welcomes 21 nations to what may prove to be the largest international freediving...
Canadian Western Regional Freediving Competition Results
This past weekend the hearty members of the Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea (CAFA) held an annual freediving competition in the refreshing, albeit green waters of Horseshoe Bay. The competition...
Deadline for Applications Extended to June 10 for Okinawa Competition
The organizers of this year's AIDA World Championships have announced an extension to the deadline for applications by teams to the 2010 World Freediving Championship in Okinawa; applications from freedivers and...
Freefall with Guillaume Nery
Guillaume Néry and Julie Gautier offer a unique interpretation of their kind of base jumping into Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas. The deepest blue hole in the world...
Formula 3 Freediving by Performance Freediving International
In the clear blue waters off of Grand Cayman there's a race going on. It's not a sailing regata, or the swimming leg of a triathalon. It's a modern day...
Cuban Records Smashed by an Unassuming Champion – Rosibel Molina
With an ease that belies the strength and discipline needed to accomplish the record-setting dives she has achieved, Rosibel Molina takes you by surprise.
Born in Cuba, Molina's inaugural competitive event...
Erin Magee Sets a New Women's Record for the United States
On the final day of Performance Freediving International's 5th Annual Freediving Competition -- "Deja Blue 2010" -- Erin Magee made freediving history. Magee broke the longest standing US record - a women's constant...
Eric Fattah Achieves a Personal Goal and Sets New Canadian Record
Today at Deans Blue Hole, on the last day of William Trubridge's Vertical Blue 2010 invitational, Eric Fattah entered an elite league of freedivers who have successfully reached 100 meters in competition....
New World Record for Trubridge 95m CNF
Deans Blue Hole is where William Trubridge continues to take care of business. Today he showed his quiet yet relentless strength and sheer determination by setting a new world record dive to...
