The British Freediving Association has announced the national freediving team for 2010. And for the first time (if I remember correctly) it’s going to be a mixed team. Selected people are Sam Still, Maria-Teresa Solomons and Suzanne Pugh. They will compete together in the world team freediving championships in Japan, which starts the end of June. The team will be sponsored by Elios wetsuits, Fourth Element clothing, and Suunto.
I’m starting to wonder how many teams and people will attend the Japan competition. At the moment I didn’t really hear a lot of people who were going, especially some of the big names prefer the Greek competition which is just before the Japan competition and much cheaper to attend and travel too. As the first deadline to inscribe is already over and the second almost arriving, there is little word from the organizer about the number of attendees. I’ll guess we will hear soon enough.
Last week Dave King set a new UK record during the BFA Pool Freediving Championships. With an awesome distance of 217 meter, it’s an nice video to watch! Happy Easter everybody!
As quite a lot of the readers from this website come from the UK, I thought I would share this news with you as well. The BFA (AIDA national for the UK), has a new committee. See the press release below.
The BFA has announced its new committee for 2009/2010. The committee consists of some long-standing experienced members, including Rachel Sharp, Sam Kirby, Dave Griffiths, Marcus Greatwood, Ben Noble and Martyn Jones, all of whom have held various roles over the years and continue their unstinting support of the sport. They are joined by some newer members, including 2008 UK Team members, MT Solomons and Stuart Bond, and four-times World Record holder, Sara Campbell.
- Chair – Sam Kirby
- Treasurer – Ben Noble
- Training and Safety Officer – Maria-Teresa Solomons
- E media Officer – Martyn Jones
- Secretary – Louise Ireland
- Membership Secretary – Rachel Sharp
- Press Officer – Sara Campbell
- Sponsorship Officer - Marcus Greatwood
- Records Officer and AIDA Liaison – Dave Griffiths
- Clubs Officer – Steve Millard
- Competitions Officer – Stuart Bond
2010 will be an exciting year for freediving, with the Team World Championships being held in the fabulous resort of Okinawa, Japan in July. Excitement among British freedivers over team selection has already begun and it looks as if the promise of competing in Japan will see many divers training hard throughout winter and spring to increase their performances for a chance of selection to represent their country at the 2010 Worlds.
The BFA is currently working on a sponsorship plan, as well as organizing training camps and competitions in Mexico, Dahab and the UK to support its athletes in achieving their very best in Okinawa, a competition which promises to be the most exciting, demanding and toughly contested Worlds competition the sport has seen for many years. Any companies interested in supporting the UK Team in Okinawa should contact Marcus Greatwood or Sara Campbell for information.
Photo by Laura Storm
The BFA has announced the winners of the UK Freediving Championship trophies for 2009.
Mark Harris, a long-standing member of the BFA, supporting the sport through his committee roles, competitive diving and running the Richmond club, claims the men’s title for 2009, for the fourth time in his career.
Liv Philip, a popular and successful figure in competitive diving for three years now, who has held many British women’s records in all three pool disciplines, recently organising pool training and competitions too, takes the women’s title.
The awards recognise the athletes’ overall performance in the sport across the three disciplines of Constant Weight, Dynamic and Static throughout the year.
Mark Harris:
- STA 5:21 – Prague Freediving Competition, June 2009
- DYN 125m – Prague Freediving Competition, June 2009
- CWT 62m – Dahab Mini Competition, May 2009
Liv Philip
- STA 5:04 – Swiss Indoor Championships (60.8pts) 13 June 2009
- DYN 133m – Swiss Indoor Championships (66.5 pts) 13 June 2009
- CWT 62m – Triple Depth, Egypt Sept 2009
The British Freediving Association has announced the national freediving team for 2010. And for the first time (if I remember correctly) it’s going to be a mixed team. Selected people are Sam Still, Maria-Teresa Solomons and Suzanne Pugh. They will compete together in the world team freediving championships in Japan, which starts the end of June. The team will be sponsored by Elios wetsuits, Fourth Element clothing, and Suunto.
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