Shark Freediving

As the AIDA rules say, the 10 best ranking freedivers per discipline and sex from the 2008 ranking receive a wildcard for the 2009 World Freediving Championships. It seems that AIDA has finished its 2008 ranking, because I just received the complete list of wildcards that will be given away.

Pretty impressive top10 performances I must say. Still missing some big names like Herbert Nitsch and Sara Campbell. But apperantly they did their performances in non ranking or record attempts. Also glad to see some Dutch freedivers in this impressive list! Congratulations to Nanja and Eric!

Natalia Molchanova

STA WOMEN:

• MOLCHANOVA Natalia RUS
• MCPHEE Kathryn NZL
• MEYER Karoline Mariechen BRA
• WILSON Jessica USA
• EDWARDS Annabel USA
• HIRAI Misuzu JPN
• ROLLERO Claudio SUI
• ERICSON Lotta SWE
• CRUICKSHANK Mandy-Rae CAN
• VAN DER BROEK Nanja NED

Last time: 5:43

STA MEN:

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  Kathryn Mcphee and Guy Brew

  BREW Guy NZL

• DEXTEGEN Ulf SWE
• MULLINS David NZL
• SEVERINSEN Stig Åvall DEN
• KINNUNEN Timo FIN
• VAN RIET PAAP Eric NED
• CHATZIASLAN Dimitris GRE
• GUSTAVSSON Weine SWE
• MOLCHANOV Alexey RUS
• PÖNTINEN Mikko FIN

Last time: 7:31

Karla Fabrio

DYN WOMEN:

• MOLCHANOVA Natalia RUS
• MCPHEE Kathryn NZL
• FABRIO Karla CRO
• JOHNSEN Eva DEN
• KRISTOFFERSEN Elisabeth Sveen NOR
• MATSUMOTO Megumi JPN
• LIVBJERG Maria DEN
• ROLLERO Claudio SUI
• HIRAI Misuzu JPN
• JÖRGENSEN Josephine DEN

Last distance: 150m with announced 119m

DYN MEN:

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  Alexey Molchanov

  MOLCHANOV Alexey RUS

• MULLINS David NZL
• WILLIAMS Anthony NZL
• LARSEN Henning DEN
• SEVERINSEN Stig Åvall DEN
• STEYN Walter AUS
• WINRAM William CAN
• GIANKOS Manolis GRE
• PÖNTINEN Mikko FIN
• WIKSTRÖM Martin SWE

Last distance: 201m with announced 165m

DNF WOMEN:

Nanja van den Broek

• MCPHEE Kathryn NZL
• MOLCHANOVA Natalia RUS
• SLOVENCÍKOVÁ Jarmila CZE
• LIJIC Lidija CRO PRINSLOO Hanli RSA
• MATSUMOTO Megumi JPN
• KRISTOFFERSEN Elisabeth Sveen NOR
• ENEDAHL-MEKKI Yamina SWE
• NORDBLAD Johanna FIN
• VAN DER BROEK Nanja NED

Last distance: 106m

DNF MEN:

Eric van Riet Paap

• MULLINS David NZL
• STEYN Walter AUS
• PÖNTINEN Mikko FIN
• WINRAM William CAN
• THOMPSON Marcus NZL
• VAN RIET PAAP Eric NED
• NYGARD Bjarte NOR
• LARSSON Anders SWE
• SEVERINSEN Stig Åvall DEN
• COLAK Goran CRO

Last distance: 149m

Natalia Avseenko

CNF WOMEN:

• MOLCHANOVA Natalia RUS
• AVSEENKO Natalia RUS
• RODERICK Nicola NZL
• MCPHEE Kathryn NZL
• FABRIO Karla CRO
• KITAHAMA Junko JPN
• WOLFER Bettina SUI
• LIVBJERG Maria DEN
• VON BOETTICHER Anna GER
• PHILIP Olivia K. GBR

Last depth: 40m

William Trubridge

CNF MEN:

• TRUBRIDGE William NZL
• MALDAMÉ Christian FRA
• GIANKOS Manolis GRE
• KING Robert USA
• JAKOVAC Domagoj CRO
• ZBYNEK Josef CZE
• ERNEST Christian SWE
• LARSSON Anders SWE
• VRDOLJAK Tomo CRO
• JÖRGENSEN Mads Becker DEN
• TURRENT Luis MEX

Last depth: 45m (2 athletes)

Mandy-Rae Krack

CWT WOMAN:

• MOLCHANOVA Natalia RUS
• CRUICKSHANK Mandy-Rae CAN
• SLOVENCÍKOVÁ Jarmila CZE
• GAUTIER Julie FRA
• SCHRAPPE Carolina BRA
• HIRAI Misuzu JPN
• SOLOMONS Maria Teresa GBR
• AVSEENKO Natalia RUS
• MCPHEE Kathryn NZL
• WILSON Jessica USA

Last depth: 65m

CWT MEN:

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  Dave Mullins

  MULLINS David NZL

• SHINOMIYA Ryuzo JPN
• MOLCHANOV Alexey RUS
• GIANKOS Manolis GRE
• STEPANEK Martin CZE
• NÉRY Guillaume FRA
• MANA Federico ITA
• MALDAMÉ Christian FRA
• DAHLSTRÖM Johan SWE
• CHATZIASLAN Dimitris GRE

Last depth: 85m