Shark Freediving

Tuesday, May 1st saw the end of the 2nd PFI Cayman Competition held over four days on Grand Cayman, BWI. Eleven international athletes from acrossthe world spanning Canada, USA, Japan, Brazil and the UK competed in 6 freediving disciplines involving time, depth and distance with points being awarded per meter of depth, distance and time. Most amazing was that one world record and eleven national records were broken during four days of intense competition.

The premiere performance was that of Mandy-Rae Cruickshank of Canada who on day two of the competition broke the women’s world record in constant ballast (kicking down to depth and back with weights under her own power) with a depth of 88m / 289ft on one breath of air, the equivalent of a 29 story building in a time of 2 minutes 48 seconds. This record was held previously by Natalia Molchanova of Russia at 86m / 282ft. Mandy-Rae now adds a seventh world record to her trophy mantle.

And here is the list of National Records set during the competition:

Carolina Schrappe - Brazil
Free Immersion 61m
Constant Ballast No-fins 36m / 118ft

George Bell - USA
Constant Ballast (Masters Division) 30m
Dynamic Apnea (Masters Division) 51m

Julie Russell - USA
Constant Ballast No-fins 44m

Jill Yoneda - Canada
Dynamic Apnea 133m

Junko Kitahama - Japan
Dynamic Apnea 133m
Constant Ballast 62m
Wes Lapp - USA
Constant Ballast No-fins 48m / 157ft

Rob King - USA
Constant Ballast No-fins 48m / 157ft

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