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Mullins smashes World Record - DYN 265!!!

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#21
Dutch television had a short news item in one of their programs (rtl(4) nieuws). As usual they got most of the facts slightly wrong but great that it was aired nonetheless.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nxOIC9dprw]YouTube - Dave Mullins 265 meter dynamic freediving world record (RTL4 uur nieuws 25-9-2010)[/ame]
 
#22
Eric thats great that it made TV all the way over there. I wish there was a bablefish so we could hear what they said in Dutch, translated to english, what bits did they get wrong???
 
#26
With my highschool english this is what the anchorman's text translates to:

"
Dave Mullins from New Zealand can breath in relief.
His worldrecord attempt underwaterswimming on one breath of air was succesful.
He swam more than five times the size of an olympic pool before surfacing again.
Mullins stayed (with a special flipper) four minutes under water.
He has a lung volume of 15 liters which is almost three times that of an average man.
Above water (on the dry?) he can hold his breath for eight minutes.
"
 
#31
218m DNF today. So nothing huge for the weekend, but two nice clean swims and 2 WRs. It's a bit different with sponsors paying for everything - can't push too hard because if you get a red card they lose out. Plus it would be a bad look on national TV!

Kathryn came very close to taking out the women's DNF wr today - she did 161 and just failed the SP. She will have another go tomorrow. Mal Bird (the organiser, who has been training with me for a few months now) hopped in and did 135m DNF but with similar SP problems.

Great work from Mal Bird, Joy, Fran, Wal and others to set up and run the comp, and thanks for all the supportive comments on here :)
 
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#33
Dave you are so very very welcome, and i think i speak for everyone involved when I say that the biggest reward we have is seeing you pull these dives off with such ease, you always keep us guessing with just how much is left in that big tank of yours.

You are incredibly talented, very modest, and it makes us so very very proud to be kiwis when athletes like you achieve your goals.

J
 
#37
Mullins said:
218m DNF today. So nothing huge for the weekend, but two nice clean swims and 2 WRs. It's a bit different with sponsors paying for everything - can't push too hard because if you get a red card they lose out. Plus it would be a bad look on national TV!

Kathryn came very close to taking out the women's DNF wr today - she did 161 and just failed the SP. She will have another go tomorrow. Mal Bird (the organiser, who has been training with me for a few months now) hopped in and did 135m DNF but with similar SP problems.

Great work from Mal Bird, Joy, Fran, Wal and others to set up and run the comp, and thanks for all the supportive comments on here :)
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congrats on both of your records - what was your time for the DNF 218?

and does anyone know what Kathryn's time was for her 161 dnf?

kp
 
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