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Guillaume Nery wins new French National Records

2009-07-06T13:42:45Z

Guillaume Nery won a new French National Record on the 1st of July with the depth of 72 metres in the Constant Weight No Fins discipline. In his blog he writes about a new French record and new personal best attempt. He said that the sea conditions were...

Divers find vanished wreck in the Bass Strait

2009-07-06T10:44:32Z

A team of divers found a century-old shipwreck in Bass Strait on Sunday which is believed to be the 135-foot iron steamer Glenelg. The Glenelg vanished in 1900 during a routine run along the Victorian coast from Bairnsdale to Melbourne. Only ...

More Freediving Records for the United Arab Emirates

2009-07-06T06:38:05Z

Local Abu Dhabi businessman Adel Abu Haliqa has taken the tags for 3 National Freediving Records in the 2nd Mediterranean Freediving Meeting in Crete. Earlier this week, Haliqa gained his first National Record in the Constant Weight discipline wi...

Albino Humpback Whale spotted off Australia Coast

2009-07-03T07:53:59Z

An elusive albino humpback whale, affectionately named Migaloo, is believed to be the only pure-white humpback in the world. Migaloo has been a magnet for whale watchers since his first sighting off the Tweed coast in northern New South Wales in 1...

Diver killed by boat propeller in Philippines

2009-06-30T06:38:16Z

A 52-year-old Japanese tourist was killed in a diving accident in the central Philippines, police said Saturday. Etsuko Kosaka from Ishikawa was allegedly hit on the head by a boat's propeller as she surfaced from a dive in waters off the city of Lapu ...

Thirteen World Heritage Sites stay on Danger List

2009-06-30T06:25:53Z

Thirteen natural World Heritage Sites, including the Galapagos Islands, will stay on the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of IUCN, says an article on the IUCN website. A report written on the IUCN websit says that the decision of...

New National Freediving Record for United Arab Emirates

2009-06-30T06:09:46Z

An new national record was set yesterday at the 2nd Mediterrean Freediving Meeting at Sougia, Crete. Adel Abu Haliqa, current United Arab Emirates National Record holder of all three pool freediving disciplines, dived to 35 metres yesterday in the Consta...

Diver missing after searching Channel wreck

2009-06-28T12:26:05Z

A British diver was missing last night after a trip to a wreck in the English Channel went wrong. The diver's buddy is believed to have lost track of him as they surfaced. The man, aged over 60, disappeared as his dive group resurfaced at lunchtime ...

Grey nurse sharks get artificial uterus

2009-06-26T08:34:22Z

AN Australian fisheries biologist has come up with a novel way to stop endangered grey nurse shark (also known as ragged-tooth shark or sandtiger) pups eating their siblings in the womb - an artificial uterus. Grey nurse shark embryos compete for nut...

COARE launches Ambassador program for Shark Safe initiative

2009-06-25T14:45:05Z

The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education, known more commonly by its acronym "COARE", recently announced that it is seeking Ambassadors for its Shark Safe certification program.The Shark Safe program offers certification to qualifying res...

Emma Farrell resigns from Deeperblue

2009-06-22T02:48:55Z

Emma Farrell, author of ‘One Breath, a Reflection on Freediving', AIDA Judge and Instructor Trainer, and founding member of the AIDA Education Commission, has announced her resignation from the position of Head of Freediving Education for Deep...

Mandy-Rae's film takes the Festival

2009-06-17T05:04:00Z

June 13, 2009 (Savannah, Georgia) —With over 200 ocean-related film entries from around the world, BLUE Ocean Film Festival awarded its Best of Festival award to The Cove, produced by Oceanic Preservation Society . The award was accepted by filmmak...

Stephane Mifsud New Static World Record

2009-06-08T22:17:29Z

Stephane Mifsud did a clean 11'35" static this afternoon in his hometown swimming pool of Hyeres, France. The previous AIDA world record was held by Tom Siestas in 2008 with 10'12" minutes. Congratulations to Stephane and his team! Record...

Patrick Musimu teams up with Karol Meyer in Bonaire

2009-06-08T09:53:22Z

Brazilian freediver and world record holder Karol Meyer arrives in Bonaire in July, and with her, Belgian Freediver Patrick Musimu. The project, called "Freediving Bonaire 2009", has the objective of breaking new South American reco...

Three new British Women's National Freediving Records

2009-06-08T09:49:17Z

Three new Women's National Records were set on Sunday 31st May at the 2nd Great Camberwell Breath Hold in Camberwell Pool, Central London. The Freediving pool competition, organised by athlete and UK record holder Liv Philip saw freedivers from all ove...

Jellyfish threaten to dominate the oceans

2009-06-08T09:44:23Z

Giant jellyfish are taking over parts of the world's oceans due to overfishing and other human activities, researchers say. Nomura jellyfish are the biggest in the world and can grow as big as a sumo wrestler. They weigh up to 200 kilograms and can rea...

DeeperBlue.com announce 5th Annual Freediving Summer Camp in Malta

2009-05-28T12:40:28Z

Freediving is making a big splash in the diving world and is appealing to the new generation of divers who desire an extreme sport accessible to all. DeeperBlue.com announce their 5th amazing 2 week residential Freediving training camp between 15 - 29...

New Artifical Reef for Florida

2009-05-28T09:02:29Z

Project organizers overseeing the conversion of a retired U.S. Air Force missile tracking ship into an artificial reef off Key West, have announced Friday that the vessel is officially sitting in 140 feet of water seven miles off Key West, and sitting...

New Japanese Records set in Tateyama

2009-05-25T17:25:34Z

AIDA Japan/JAS held their 5th Freediving Indoor Cup in Tateyama this past weekend, May 23rd and 24th. It was a busy 2-day event that saw a total of 41 athletes perform. Two new national records were set: Junko Kitahama set a new record DNF 130m; beati...

Dubai Resident to Swim around The World

2009-05-25T07:58:02Z

Dubai resident and French national Christophe Berthomier and a team of participants are planning an Endurance Event in Dubai's World Islands. Berthomier enjoys endurance and adventure events and has participated in a few, such as the I...