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.
New British Record in Free Immersion
As first reported by Jo Mattock for Dive Magazine UK, a new British record for free immersion has been set by a relative newcomer to the sport of...
Welcome to the AIDA World Championships 2010 Okinawa
Organizing this year's AIDA Freediving World Championships 2010 Okinawa, is none other than the current constant weight (CWT) record holder in Asia, Ryuzo Shinomiya. The freediving competition, to see which AIDA...
Are you ready to rumble? Suunto Dive-Off 2010
You might call it "Clash of the Titans" or the most anticipated freediving competition we've seen in years, but either way William Trubridge's annual apnea affair -- Vertical Blue...
United Nations allow Bluefin Tuna exports to continue
DOHA, Qatar — A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna was rejected today by the United Nations at an international wildlife meeting. Although the United States of America...
New GUINNESS world record – freediving under ice
Yesterday, Stig Avail Severinsen set a new Guiness world record under ice. Wearing nothing more than the skin he was born with and a patch of lycra for a...
THE COVE WINS at the 82nd annual Academy Awards
Sunday night in Los Angeles, California at the Kodak Theatre THE COVE took home the Oscar for the Best Documentary Feature; the award was accepted by producer Fisher Stevens. Louie...
James Cameron – why he really made the movie "Titanic"
As a young boy growing up in Canada, James Cameron longed for worlds of fantastic science fiction and great adventure. As an academy award-winning director he has artfully brought...
Coming Soon! AIDA 2.0
With a new President and a new executive board AIDA is striving to bring more transparency and efficiency to its members. AIDA has also reinvented its online-digital brand with...
Fossils prove reefs can be resilient
Professor John Pandolfi of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and The University of Queensland and his team of peer scientists have some hopeful news coming...
World's largest solar-powered catamaran
PlanetSolar is a 31 x 15-metre white catamaran that has been designed to reach a top speed of about 15 knots, (the equivalent of 27 kilometres per hour) can hold...
Great White Sharks: like to travel and do not want to eat you
Researchers from Stanford University who have been participating in a research effort known as TOPP - tagging of pelagic predators - are just now realizing some amazing facts about...
Performance Freediving International – the Next Generation
It's not just the Olympics that are being celebrated in Vancouver, Canada this week. Yesterday afternoon, a new addition to the Performance Freediving International family made her first public...
Lithuania takes Gold at the Riga Freediving Cup 2010
Last week the Lithuanian team triumphed and took first place overall at the Riga Freediving Cup 2010. Over thirty athletes participated, representing Estonia Ukraine, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark.
Coming in...
"The Cove" sweeps all categories
This past weekend, the Writers Guild of America, awarded Mark Monroe best documentary screenplay for his writing on The Cove. With this latest award, Louie Psihoyos' film, The Cove , becomes the...
Sylvia Earle to launch "Mission Blue"
Affectionately known throughout the world as both "Her Deepness" and "The Strugeon General", oceanographer and undwerwater explorer Sylvia Earle, is on a mission -- Mission Blue.
Mission Blue is a...
