Australian Freediving Records

All the current freediving records of Australia ratified by AIDA:-

All performances are results are from Australian freedivers in official AIDA competitions or AIDA record attempts,
for a more detailed explanation of freediving categories please look at :-
About Freediving

 

Australia Men - freediving records

Category Record Name Date Venue
Constant Weight 100m Walter Steyn 10 April 2009 Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas
Dynamic Apnea 215m Walter Steyn 15 Aug 2009 Ian Thorpe Aquatic centre, Sydney
Static Apnea 7:27 Mike Wells 26 May 2010 Dahab, Egypt
Dynamic Apnea - No fins 175m Walter Steyn 14 Aug 2008 Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand
Free Imersion 82m Walter Steyn 18 Apr 2010 Vertical Blue 2010, Bahamas
Constant Weight
No fins
66m Walter Steyn 16 Sept 2006 USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii
Variable weight 100m Ben Noble 12 June 2010 Kalamata, Greece
No Limits 105m Ben Noble 16 June 2010 Kalamata, Greece

 

Australia Women - freediving records

Category Record Name Date Venue
Constant Weight 50m Alana Caskey Wells 20 May 2010 FDD Minicomp, Dahab Egypt
Dynamic Apnea 120m Jasmine Bastow 13 Feb 2010 New Zealand International Freediving Challenge
Static Apnea 5:27 Alana Caskey Wells 25 May 2010 Dahab, Egypt
Dynamic Apnea
No fins
103m Jasmine Bastow 16 Aug 2009 Neptune Trans-Tasman competition, Sydney Australia
Free Immersion 41m Alana Caskey Wells 22 May 2010 FDD Minicomp, Dahab Egypt
Constant Weight
No fins
30m Jasmine Bastow 22 Apr 2010 USA Championship - Kona, Hawaii 2010

All records ratified by AIDA.

  • Constant Weight = depth dive with fins, no change in ballast
  • Static Apnea = breathold lying still in a pool
  • Dynamic Apnea = distance covered underwater in a pool

 

 

 

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