Thursday, May 15, 2025

Stephan Whelan

Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started at 8 years old with a try-dive in a hotel pool on holiday that soon formulated into a lifelong love affair with the oceans. In 1996 he set up DeeperBlue.com and has grown the site to be the most popular diving website and community in the world.

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OriginECN Vertical Blue 2018 – All National & World Records

Never before in the history of freediving competitions have a total of 10 World Records and 42 National Records been set in a single competition

OriginECN Vertical Blue 2018 – Day 9 Results, Photos and Overall Winners

The final day of OriginECN Vertical Blue saw two World Records and the overall winners annouced

Women’s Constant Weight World Record Battle Concludes With Alessia Zecchini As Undisputed Winner

Alessia Zecchini and Hanako Hirose have battled it out for Constant Weight (CWT) freediving world record at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

Free Immersion World Record Battle Ends With Sayuri Kinoshita Victorious At OriginECN Vertical Blue

Sayuri Kinoshita has won the battle for the women's Free Immersion (FIM) freediving world record at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

OriginECN Vertical Blue Live Stream Experiences Outage On Last Day

The Diveye live stream camera system has experienced technical difficulties on the last day

Video: Watch Day 9 of OriginECN Vertical Blue Live

Watch the action from the nine day at OriginECN Vertical Blue freediving competition in the Bahamas

OriginECN Vertical Blue 2018 – Day 8 Results & Photos

The penultimate day of OriginECN Vertical Blue saw 3 National Records and two World Records!

Hanako Hirose Breaks Constant Weight World Record In Breathtaking Dive At OriginECN Vertical Blue

Hanako Hirose has grabbed the current Constant Weight World Record at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

Alessia Zecchini Reclaims Free Immersion World Record In Epic Battle At OriginECN Vertical Blue

Alessia Zecchini has reclaimed the women's Free Immersion (FIM) freediving world record at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

Video: Watch Day 8 of OriginECN Vertical Blue Live

Watch the action from the eighth day at OriginECN Vertical Blue freediving competition in the Bahamas

OriginECN Vertical Blue 2018 – Day 7 Results & Photos

The seventh day of OriginECN Vertical Blue saw 6 National Records and two World Records!

Alexey Molchanov Extends Free Immersion Freediving World Record With 125m Dive

Alexey Molchanov has broken the men's Free Immersion (FIM) freediving world record by diving 125m at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

Sayuri Kinoshita Extends Free Immersion World Record At OriginECN Vertical Blue

Sayuri Kinoshita of Japan has claimed the women's Free Immersion (FIM) freediving world record by diving 94m at the OriginECN Vertical Blue competition.

Video: Watch Day 7 of OriginECN Vertical Blue Live

Watch the action from the seventh day at OriginECN Vertical Blue freediving competition in the Bahamas

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