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While freediving as a way of life goes back hundreds of years, official freediving competitions have only been around since the 1970s. And as freediving grows in popularity, competitions naturally get more popular, too! As a solely freediving organization that provides gear, education, and training, Molchanovs supports competitions to help develop freediving as a sport and grow the freediving community by helping people learn about it.
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This article is meant to prepare you for watching broadcasts on Youtube and/or reading competition reports like the ones posted on the Molchanovs blog (see our 2021 competition reports). You’ll learn all about how to find upcoming competitions, read start lists, watch the performances, understand surface protocols and cards given to athletes, how protests are filed, and how to understand final results. Keep reading below!
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Although freediving competitions have been held since the 1960s, it’s still difficult to find comprehensive information about each event, which is why we want to fill the gap for freediving fans everywhere! We’ll be publishing three articles to get you in the mood for competition - International Freediving Federations You Need to Know: CMAS vs AIDA, Current CMAS and AIDA Freediving World Records, and How to Make Sense of a Freediving Competition Broadcast.
The Molchanovs CORE Silicone Bifins have made another appearance at a competition - and this time with a national record in tow!
On October 11th, 2022, Singaporean athlete Fu Xingqiang made a big splash at the AIDA APNEA SG DYNAMIC 2022 pool competition in Singapore with a 153m (502ft) performance - and in silicone bifins, no less.
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On October 11th, 2022, Singaporean athlete Fu Xingqiang made a big splash at the AIDA APNEA SG DYNAMIC 2022 pool competition in Singapore with a 153m (502ft) performance - and in silicone bifins, no less.
Mexican freediver and underwater stuntswoman Camila Jaber breaks down the two trailers for Avatar: The Way of Water, the first of four planned sequels to the 2009 Avatar film.
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