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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.

Ant Judge Reclaims Australian Freediving Record

Was there more coffee? Was there something magical in the trade winds? Or was it simply that all the heart and dedication of Ant Judge had paid off on...

#OzDepthNats2015 – Day One

The Australian Freediving Association is hosting their depth nationals in Bali, Indonesia. Athletes from Australia, France, New Zealand, Indonesia, Ukraine and beyond are attempting their best and pushing their...

In Pictures: Freedive Paradise 2015

Local Hawaiian photographer Mike Hong captured some stunning images from last weekend's Freedive Paradise depth competition. Check out a gallery of selects here and to see more of Mike's...

The Winners of Freedive Paradise 2015

Countless warm-ups, dozens of dives and three days later Freedive Paradise 2015 is a wrap. Winning the competition overall (and for the women) was Jessea Lu with161 points. Jessea also...

Freedive Paradise 2015 – Day One

Pu uhonua o Honaunau Bay is the perfect place to swim among 'honu' (turtles), feel the breeze under gently swaying palms and to host an international freediving competition. And...

Train with the World’s Best, in the World’s Deepest Blue Hole

Looking for your next aquatic adventure? Hankering for some fun in the fall? Then look no further than Vertical Blue. 15x world record holder WilliamTrubridge invites you to join him...

Claire Paris Sets a New Freediving Record for USA

At the first annual California Cup Competition Claire Paris set a new national record in the pool discipline of dynamic no-fins. A marine scientist & professor at the University...

1st Annual California Cup Freediving Competition

The California Cup held it's first annual freediving competition at the Culver City Plunge pool this past weekend. Event organizers Ben Weiss, Chiara Mazzasette and Vanessa Weinberg hosted 12...

The Australian Freediving Association Proudly Presents Panpacs

The Australian Freediving Association (AFA) is pleased to announce the Pan Pacific Pool Freediving Championship in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from November 25th through the 28th. Panpacs will be a three-day...

Estrella Navarro Announces the “Big Blue” in Baja, Mexico

Looking for perfect ocean conditions and the company of world champion freedivers? Then look no further than the Baja Peninsula in Mexico this fall. The first annual "Big Blue"...

John Hullverson Furthers US Freediving Record

This morning at the AIDA 2015 Individual Pool World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia a new US freediving record was set. With a swim of 150 meters American freediver John...

Announcing Dahab Freedivers

Move over Enzo there's a new sheriff in town. That is a new freediving center in Dahab - the idyllic small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula...

Shell Eisenberg Smashes USA Freediving Record

On Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 Shell Eisenberg made history. Just shy of her 24th birthday, the freediving instructor from Northern California smashed a long standing USA women's national record...

The Third Deepest Woman in the World: Misuzu Okamoto

Misuzu Okamoto (née Hirai) has gone where no other female Japanese diver has ever gone before on a single breath. Last week at Suunto Vertical Blue 2015 the petite...

And the Winners Are…Kinoshita & Trubridge

It's been an exacting and exciting nine days at Deans Blue Hole, but today Suunto Vertical Blue 2015 came to an end. The overall winners of this annual freediving...

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