Congrats to ivan and oskar
Congratulations to Your pb's! Those pb's that come unexpected are the best ones! It reminds me of the 2. Freedive-WC in Sardinia where we had some training with the Aussies. They were all spearos and even though they never went for depth before, they were all in their 40ies (that is around 140 feet) after a few tries.
I like what You said about "a few mates cheering you on". I believe a key element to success in freediving is moral support. Here in continental Europe some divers are too competitive. According to their frame of reference every buddy that passes the -40mt mark may lessen the chance for the rest to be on the national team for upcoming international competitions. Therefore communication and moral support is not as good as it should be. But as soon as You stop caring if You make a "normal" pb or an "official" pb (confirmed by judges) You can step out of that box and cheer up others to go for it.
Just a month ago I hooked up with another Austrian via db-forum (st3fan) and I cheered him up into a pb of -48m (160ft). We had so much fun and didn't even talk about competition yet. You can read more about that adventure here.
have safe and pleasant dives
Gerald
Congratulations to Your pb's! Those pb's that come unexpected are the best ones! It reminds me of the 2. Freedive-WC in Sardinia where we had some training with the Aussies. They were all spearos and even though they never went for depth before, they were all in their 40ies (that is around 140 feet) after a few tries.
I like what You said about "a few mates cheering you on". I believe a key element to success in freediving is moral support. Here in continental Europe some divers are too competitive. According to their frame of reference every buddy that passes the -40mt mark may lessen the chance for the rest to be on the national team for upcoming international competitions. Therefore communication and moral support is not as good as it should be. But as soon as You stop caring if You make a "normal" pb or an "official" pb (confirmed by judges) You can step out of that box and cheer up others to go for it.
Just a month ago I hooked up with another Austrian via db-forum (st3fan) and I cheered him up into a pb of -48m (160ft). We had so much fun and didn't even talk about competition yet. You can read more about that adventure here.
have safe and pleasant dives
Gerald
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