Our Athletes
Camila Jaber is a Mexican freediving athlete and an engineer for innovation and development, focusing on water resources.
She learned to freedive in the unique Mexican cenotes, which shaped her studies in university as well as her progression in the sport. Shortly after becoming a freediving instructor, she participated in her first freediving competition. In the following years, she divided her time between a university career, conservation projects, and freediving competitions during the summers.
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She learned to freedive in the unique Mexican cenotes, which shaped her studies in university as well as her progression in the sport. Shortly after becoming a freediving instructor, she participated in her first freediving competition. In the following years, she divided her time between a university career, conservation projects, and freediving competitions during the summers.
Nico was born on the southern island of the Philippines. As a kid, he enjoyed spending his time in the water with his grandparents, who taught him how to swim. In 2007 he moved to Norway, where he continued his underwater activities.
Nico started his freediving journey in 2017. In 2020 he became the second-youngest Molchanovs Instructor and the only one in Norway.
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Nico started his freediving journey in 2017. In 2020 he became the second-youngest Molchanovs Instructor and the only one in Norway.
Mai is originally from Japan and living on the little sailing boat in Sweden. She always loved being in the water. First time she felt she wanted to hold her breath longer was when she wanted to get food for dinner while sailing around the world. She needed to chase the meal with the spear gun instead of wait behind the coral. After five years sailing around the world, she landed in Sweden and began her Freediving journey training in the pool with a local Molchanovs instructor.
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Olga Markina all her life swim under the water, but learned about freediving at the end of 2015. The nineteen-year-old student of the Faculty of Architecture immediately decided to try her hand at freediving.
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Nataliia Zharkova has set six freediving World Records, has held the World Champion title on four occasions, and the European Champion title twice. She was also the second woman after Natalia Molchanova to ever dive the Arch, located at the Blue Hole in Dahab, Egypt. She is a well-rounded athlete who competes in all four depth disciplines - something she takes a lot of pride in. At the beginning of her career, her focus was mainly on championships and setting records.
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