[BennyB]

It's absolutely pathetic... the amount of whinging I hear over in the UK from people wanting comps in their backyard but won't put in the slightest effort or show any interest in it when a comp is actually on is really pathetic. Hard working people invest lots of time in trying to please British Freedivers and they get kicked in the guts as a thank you.

I came from Australia to England determined to start competing somewhere on the other side of the world, as freediving comps in Australia were simply too hard to organise. I came here and trained my arse off and spent thousands of pounds going to competitions around Europe so that I could gain experience and learn from those around me, a concept most newbie freedivers seem to not understand. It seems that most new freedivers won't bother competing if they can't win it.

Unforunately with this current attitude amongst the newer freedivers I doubt there'll be much growth coming from the UK in competition for a long time.

There - i've had my angry rant. If any English competition freedivers think i'm being harsh then fine, let's hear from you.

Ben

ps. Please note that these comments are not aimed at recreational freedivers or any freedivers that do not wish to compete. That is their choice and I respect it 100%. Nor are they aimed at freedivers that had legitimate reasons for not attending the competition.