It is true that if you've never been to a compeition before and you're new to freediving then the idea of competiting is a bit daunting, so I can see why some 'newbie' freedivers would pass up such a great oppotunity.
I wasn't planning to go to SaltFree back in August, and I didn't enter because I thought I wouldn't be good enough (and because I didn't have the money at the time
) but I regreted it. Getting the oppotunity to go there, seeing everyone being so friendly and having such a lot of fun made me really look forward to this October comp, which is unfortunatly cancelled.
If anyone reads this who's never been to a comp before: go to one when you get the chance! They are brilliant, talking to so many dedicated freedivers is really motivating (and it gives you a chance to get tips). I know it's a competiton but that doesn't mean it's competitive. People are really encouraging and a lot enter just to test themselves.
Yeah, i'll be at the next UK competeion for sure.
