Shark Freediving

On January 6 a new under ice world record was set by Nik Linder. He did a dynamic without fins dive of 68 meters, while diving under the ice. Below the press release of the event, translated from German to English by Google.

Apnea Eiskalt

In the discipline dynamic apnea without fins, was the Freiburg Nikolay Linder break on Wednesday at the Mettmenalp a world record in the Swiss canton of Glarus in ice.

In the 1,600 m height Mettmenalp was started in a snow-covered with 30 cm thick ice Mountain Lake, the project marked a world record under ice. First, holes had to be sawed. Because of apnea had trained athletes Nikolay Linder for several months in the cold lakes of Freiburg, was the first hole cut until 52m. Should he come up here, he would have the existing record of the Austrian Jaromir Foukal from last year have already surpassed by 2m. Nevertheless, additional holes were cut into the ice, so that Nikolay Linder to 68m with a new world record appeared and the existing world record by surpassing 18m

In apnea, there are many different sports disciplines. When diving under ice, the mind plays a crucial role. The water is very cold, the Auftauchmöglichkeiten and limited visibility such as at night.

For the safety and organization, as well as medical support for the team at the dive center in Freiburg, made the official record, the two judges of the International Association of AIDA competition saw) (Association for the promotion of free diving.

Nikolay Linder looks forward to the cold, dark dive in 2 degrees of cold water on hot bubble baths and warm feet.

More photo’s and information here.

The weather is getting colder and colder here in the Netherlands. The only way we can do some outdoor freediving here by now is under the ice. But before I go, I need some inspiration to get into that damn cold water. Fortunately Guillaume Nery is here…