Photo supplied by Freediving New Zealand
PADI were proud to sponsor the Splash Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals held in Auckland over the weekend. The event saw freedivers from across New Zealand and the world come together to compete across three disciplines – Static Apnea, Dynamic With Fins and Dynamic No Fins.
Kathryn Nevatt, 38, and Guy Brew, 54, retained their respective national titles with strong performances across the board.
Nevatt started the competition strong with a result of 6 minutes 45 seconds in the Static Apnea discipline along with Brew who reached a result of 7 minutes 25 seconds.
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Men’s silver went to Chris Marshall and bronze to Ant Williams.
In the female events, Danish National champion Anette Ragen Ottzen took out the silver medal and Australian Lisa Borg took the bronze.
This year saw 27 entrants from a range of countries making it the largest ever, reflecting the huge growth of the sport in recent times.
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PADI Regional Manager, Jen Clent, was poolside for the competition and had this to say;
“It was great to see the freediving community come together for this event. Freediving is one of the fastest growing in the world and competitions such as this are a great opportunity to highlight safe practices. PADI were thrilled to be involved and look forward to the continued growth of the sport around the world.”
For more information on the Splash Freediving Pool Nationals 2017, head to their website.
If you’re interested in learning to freedive, take a look at the PADI Freediver program.
