The arena’s most queer and competitive freediving competition in the arena, also called the “Wimbledon of freediving” – Vertical Blue – is kicking off as of late at Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas.
42 freedivers from internationally had been arriving over the closing couple of weeks to journey this world-class invitational competition working between 13-23 July 2021. All eyes will likely be on the opponents of organizer William Trubridge and Alexey Molchanov who in overall are going head to switch with some spectacular dives in Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) – a arena of skills of each divers.
It’s the first foremost international freediving competition since a host of the arena used to be locked down due to the the global pandemic. World-properly-known freediving photographer Daan Verhoeven is onsite to get hang of the occasion alongside with his favorite spectacular pictures.
We are lucky to have confidence the arena’s only freediving photog with us for #VB2021 Thanks Daan Verhoeven for sharing…
Posted by Vertical Blue on Saturday, July 10, 2021
William spoke to Suunto, returning as a foremost sponsor of the competition all over again this 365 days, concerning the competition:
“In these closing 18 months a host of other folks had been trapped and locked down, no longer ready to plug or bound to the ocean, nonetheless each person has been continuing to practice and so they’re all amped to get relieve into the water. It’s the principle mountainous freediving occasion since COVID hit so we can get a wager to keep where the full prime athletes are with their coaching, and what they’ve been ready to enhance on, or whether they’re on the relieve of now because of of a lack of depth coaching. First indications are that all americans has been coaching basically laborious and there are going to be some account performances.”
The lineup for the principle day of competition looks to be to be like to be spectacular – with 4 World Records launched by Alexey Molchanov (Russia), Arnaud Jerard (France), Alenka Artnik (Slovenia), and Alessia Zecchini (Italy). There are also 8 National Records launched to round out probably one in all one of the most thrilling beginning line-americawe’ve ever seen.
Stop tuned to DeeperBlue.com for more recordsdata and outcomes coming from the competition.
Feature photo courtesy of Daan Verhoeven
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Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His ardour for the underwater world began at 8 years-favorite with a strive-dive in a hotel pool on holiday that soon formulated into a lifelong love affair with the oceans. In 1996 he situation up DeeperBlue.com and helped grow the situation to be one in all the greatest diving net sites round as of late.
