The second Act of OriginECN Vertical Blue has kicked off with day 4 on Friday.
The biggest news of the day came from Italian Freediver Alessia Zecchini who gave a superbly confident performance in Free Immersion (FIM) and dived 130m to achieve a new World Record!
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Friday also saw 6 new National Records:
- Gus Kreivenas (Lithuania) with 89m Free Immersion (FIM)
- Alice Modolo (France) with 84m Constant Weight (CWT)
- Adam Stern (Australia) with 97m Free Immersion (FIM)
- Thibault Guignes (France) with 110m Free Immersion (FIM)
- Homar Leuci (Italy) with 77m Constant Weight No Fins (CNF)
- Aolin Wang (China) with 107m Constant Weight (CWT)
Official full results are available below (click to enlarge):
Two onsite photographers – Daan Verhoeven and Alex St-Jean – are capturing the action during each day! Check out some of the action from Day 4 below (click to see them in full screen):
The competition will be live-streamed by the underwater drone Diveye and broadcast via the Vertical Blue Facebook Page and across social media with the hashtag #VB2018.
Stay tuned to DeeperBlue.com as we bring you coverage from the event.
Feature photo by Alex St-Jean
