My name is Esteban Darhanpe ,I am the main organizer of the potential WC 2013 in Roatan , I am Argentinian, but have been a resident in Honduras for the past 12 years.I pay the price of being far away from my family so I can live in Roatan, where I work as a Diving Instructor, and I enjoy the privilege of swimming to the coral reef wall in my free time and practicing apnea in an amazing reef which astounds but at the same time concerns me.
I cannot gloat of being a competitive free diver, 85 feet FI, 4 45" static will not impress the likes of you. But I feel the passion. Ever since I watched the Triple Deep 2005 video of Dahab, to this date, my dream, has been to host an event like this in Roatan.
I think AIDA's goal and responsibility is to promote Freediving, and we are anxious to see freedivers from the whole world here, so everybody can see the huge potential that Roatan has for this. Hosting a Championship here would help us to achieve this goal, while at the same time promoting a sustainable use of the reef, which we strive to protect.
We have never held a competition of this sort, which is another reason why a World Championship in Honduras would be fantastic, it is exactly what we need, to integrate, and to allow athletes from all over America to participate.
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