Due to an ever increasing interest from abroad, we decided to develop an English version for our Freediving Section. It got bigger and better, and now it can be reached separately. To make life simpler for our visitors from abroad,the URL www.extrem.hu/freediving will indicate the English version from now on.
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Latest News:
INTERNATIONAL Freediving Competition in Hungary – January 24, 2004
1st Hungarian Apnea Day, organized by the Hungarian Freediving Sport Association
Date: January 24, 2004. From 11 am to 6 pm. (followed by a prize-diving ceremony and party)
Place: Swimming pool and thermal bath, Szombathely, Bartok Bela krt. 41, (Accomodation possible)
Registration fee: 4000 FT (it includes entry for the pool, refreshment, medical insurance, diving insurance) 50% less for AIDA members. Maximum number of entries: 30 freedivers.
In order to be allowed to take part in the competition you need to be older than 18, and you need to bring a medical certificate, and you have to pay the entrance registration fee by January 15, 2004.
(Participants from abroad can pay the fee at registration in Szombathely).
Further info: Csaba Agh, President of AIDA Hungary at CsAgh@PGSM.HU
You can DOWNLOAD the Medical Form here.
Stig Severinsen: Rookie of the Year for AIDA
Stig Severinsen, who set three world records this year in different freediving categories was chosen Rookie of the Year 2003 by the most influencial freediving federation, AIDA International.
Stig‘s NEW WORLD RECORD in Dynamic
BREAKING NEWS: On the 14th of December, the Danish Stig Severinsen did an amazing 204 meters in the Dynamic with fins category during the 2nd Dutch Free DiveINN in the swimming pool ‘de Tongelreep’ in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Six minutes after Stig‘s record, the reigning record holder of this category, Peter Pedersen tried 210 meters, but his attempt was unsuccessful. (Stig‘s performance will become official after the doping test.)
(15th Dec, 2004. Source: immersion.nu and deeperblue.net)
Martin Stepanek‘s record attempt CANCELLED!
We were just getting exited about going to the Czech Republic to see Martin Stepanek‘s world record attempt in Dynamic with fins this weekend. However, today we got the news from Daniel Exner, the person responsible for the organization of the event that they have to chancel it due to personal reasons on Martin‘s side.
(December 11, 2003.)
Martin Stepanek going for +200 m:
According to the official AIDA attempted records page, there is only one attempt left for 2003. On December 13-14, 2003 Martin Stepanek will try to break Peter Pedersen‘s 200 m Dynamic with Fins record in Budweis, Czech Republic. One of the AIDA judges will be the Hungarian Gyorgy Barabas.
– Annabel Briseno‘ s New Static World Record
A week after Stéphane Mifsud broke the Static World Record for Men, the 53-year-old American Annabel Briseno broke the record for Women. Annabel stayed under the water for 6 minutes and 21 seconds with one breath of air. (The old record was held by the Canadian Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, with 6 min and 16 sec.)
On November 15th, Annabel also broke the Free Immersion women‘ s world record, which was previously held by Tanya Streeter with -70 meters. Annabel went down to -71. (The men‘ s record in that category is -101 meter, held by Carlos Coste.)
– Stéphane Mifsud‘ s New Static World Record
On November 8, 2003, the French Stéphane Mifsud set the new world record in Static at 8 minutes and 24 seconds, in the Vickings pool in Rouen, France. The old record was held by the Czech Martin Stepanek (8 min 6 sec). It was set on July 3, 2001 in Miami.
Our Freediving News Archives – Home of all the older news
Our articles:
Carlos Coste‘s invalid world record
How bad can it feel when you read on the official website of your sport’s international federation that your world record is invalid? Exactly that happened to Carlos Coste. Everyone is accusing someone else, as usual. We investigated what could have gone wrong.
The Puszta Connection: Freediving in Hungary
Hungary is now “officially” on the map of international freediving. The editor of extrem.hu was asked to write an article for one of the most prestigious online freediving magazines: Deeperblue.net By clicking to The Puszta Connection, you will be directed to the article, where you can read about the “Magyar Power”, the its ties to the international community.
Annabel Briseno: four world record attempts at 53
Annabel Briseno is a family counselor and a gradma living in Hawaii who started Freediving at the age of 51. With her talent and ambitions, she has soon become one of the world‘s best female freedivers. She announced four world record attempts for November. We caught up with her during her preparations.
Heart of Europe, Carinthian Open
Herbert Nitsch, the Diving Machine – Three records in three days
Extrem.hu was present at the Carinthian Open for two reasons: to see a freediving competition on location and to experience Herbert Nitsch‘s world record attempts. Herbert made three!!! world records and the competition was great, too. Our coverage of the action-packed weekend starts with the account of Herbert‘s records, around which there was so much secrecy that it would make a perfect plot for a detective movie.
– Picture gallery about Herbert‘s Free Immersion world record
– Herbert‘ s own account about the records (in English)
Carinthian Open – The Eventful Static
They look like dead black fish, floating face down in a swimming pool. They, however, are alive- they are participating freedivers in a Static competition. On the scene report about long minutes of silence, where even the spectators hold their breath, about black outs, when the doctor needed. On the whole, about an eventful Static.
Going deep, with a blackout – The Constant Weight event
Should I try to push my limits or stay on the safe side? Should I risk a blackout or an ear injury? If I do just want I can surely do, how do I improve? Difficult question that freedivers have to face. In the third part of our coverage of the Heart of Europe Feediving Open, you can read about that among many other things.
World Record Holders:
Our interview with Martin Stepanek – ‘My dream is to dive over 100 meter selfpowered – just me and the ocean‘
Martin Stepanek can hold his breath longer than anybody else in the world. His world record is 8 minutes 6 seconds. An eternity – if you are not allowed to take a breath during that time. We have managed to reach this extraordinary Czech guy.
Our interview with Peter Pedersen – ‘A dreamlimit is what you consider one‘
Yesterday we were among the first in the world to report about the three new world records in freediving. While the world elite was picking up their dropped jaws, we managed to reach one of the new record holders. Here is our exclusive interview with Peter Pedersen, who can swim 200 meters in a pool with one breath of air. Plus: you can also find a video about the records.
Our interview with Stig Severinsen – “Freediving is natural for me”
As we reported, on July 19th three world records were broken in Denmark. After Peter Pedersen, we also managed to reach Stig Severinsen as well. He plays underwater rugby, UW-hockey, he is working on his PhD, and he is spending his weekend swimming world records in freediving. He is extremely self-confident, but why should it be otherwise? He is a class on his own, that is for sure.
Girl Power Underwater – Deeper, Longer, Further
So far, we have concentrated on the male world recorders, but there are some female freedivers who know as much as the guys. Now, its the girls‘ turn. We try to find out what are the major differences between the two sexes. Not only for feminists!
Links:
Upcoming events:
– February 6-8, 2004: “Apnoe unter Eis”, Urisee (Tirol, Austria)
Freediving under the ice – brrrrr…..
– February 21, 2004: Berlin, Berlin Masters Cup, National – Open (Static, Dynamic with Fins)
– March 13, 2004: Millstatt, Austria Heart of Europe, 2nd Carinthian Night Event, National – Open (Static, Dynamic with Fins)
– August 4-12, 2004: 4th Freediving AIDA World Championship by Team, International (Constant, Static and Dynamic with Fins in demonstration)
– December 10-12, 2004: Einhoven, Netherlands, 3rd Dutch Free Dive-INN, National – Open (Static, Dynamic with Fins, Dynamic without Fins)
Websites:
The official website of AIDA – the Association Internationale pour le Développement de l‘Apnée, the most influential international Freediving Association
International Association of Free Divers (IAFD) -IAFD is the association founded by Pipin, to rival AIDA
The Austrian Freediving website – with a Herbert Nitsch special and a very lively forum
– in German and partly in English
The Slovakian Freediving website
– in Slovakian, but you can contact them in English
– Official AIDA Slovakia website
Freediving Team of Finland – in English and in Finnish
AIDA Deutschland
Homepages:
Umberto Pelizzari‘ s homepage – in English and in Italian
Christian Redl‘s homepage
Stéphane Mifsud‘s homepage – in French
Pascal Klingler‘s homepage
– Pascal, (16) is one of the youngest German freedivers
– In German
