How about a thread to keep abreast of this?
In case you didn’t already know, the Performance Freediving Team is in the Cayman Islands preparing to go after some world records. Kirk Krack is writing a daily update as they prepare and sending it to the PFD group. I believe one of Martin’s goals is to be the first person to make the magical 100-meter constant ballast depth.
One interesting note is the question, is Martin going to use a mono or bi-fins? Incase you didn’t know Martin Stepanek is a former world record mono fin sprint swimmer, who became a freediver and set the world record constant balance last year using bi-fins at 93-meters. Hebert Nitsch later in the same year broke it at 95-meters.
Mono fins have pretty much ruled freediving the last few years, but Martin, who although has the ability to use a mono, has broken the norm by using bi-fins. We have talked about this here on db and some have speculated what he might be able to do if he switched to a mono, so I asked Kirk what it was going to be. Kirk wouldn’t tell me.
He is building the suspense!
Sunday Martin did a targeted 83-meters practice dive. Kirk wrote, “with his fin(s) :>)”
don
In case you didn’t already know, the Performance Freediving Team is in the Cayman Islands preparing to go after some world records. Kirk Krack is writing a daily update as they prepare and sending it to the PFD group. I believe one of Martin’s goals is to be the first person to make the magical 100-meter constant ballast depth.
One interesting note is the question, is Martin going to use a mono or bi-fins? Incase you didn’t know Martin Stepanek is a former world record mono fin sprint swimmer, who became a freediver and set the world record constant balance last year using bi-fins at 93-meters. Hebert Nitsch later in the same year broke it at 95-meters.
Mono fins have pretty much ruled freediving the last few years, but Martin, who although has the ability to use a mono, has broken the norm by using bi-fins. We have talked about this here on db and some have speculated what he might be able to do if he switched to a mono, so I asked Kirk what it was going to be. Kirk wouldn’t tell me.
He is building the suspense! Sunday Martin did a targeted 83-meters practice dive. Kirk wrote, “with his fin(s) :>)”
don
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