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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 24 May 2021 - Molchanovs athletes Nataliia Zharkova of Ukraine, Thibault Guignes of France, Olga Markina of Russia, and Vitomir Maričić of Croatia competed in the 2021 AIDA Freediving World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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It was a sunny day with clear skies on May 14, 2021, at the AIDA Freediving World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. At 12:10pm local time, Alexey Molchanov plunged into the Red Sea with the new CORE Silicone Bifins in blue, touched down at 100m (328ft), and returned to the surface after 3 minutes and 57 seconds with a white tag in his hand. Alexey has just proven that the new softer, silicone training bifins he designed specifically for developing technique retain plenty of power and efficiency, even for deep depth performances.
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On March 16th, Alexey dived 80m (262ft) below the ice with a monofin in a part of Lake Baikal called Snake Cove. The entire dive took him 2 minutes and 54 seconds. Alexey recently signed an agreement with the governor of the region, along with the Russian Freediving Federation, to develop the local freediving training infrastructure. His record is intended to highlight the importance of Lake Baikal and the ecological issues that the area is facing. He also holds the Guinness World Record for longest under ice swim with his 180m (591ft) swim below the ice of the Ameryevsky Dolomite Quarry with a monofin.
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Out of 12 freediving World Records set in 2020, 9 of them belong to Molchanovs Ambassadors.
An official World Record signifies that a competition had world-record status and that the record-setting athlete was required to submit to an anti-doping test following their performance.
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An official World Record signifies that a competition had world-record status and that the record-setting athlete was required to submit to an anti-doping test following their performance.
The sun was shining on November 26, 2020 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where the AIDA Freediving World Competition - Covid19 Special Edition was being held. The Red Sea water was 26°C (79°F) with 20m+ (66ft+) visibility, no current, and...
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