[News] Camel Sponsored Free Diver Sets New Italian Record

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Sharm resident Federico Mana sets the new Italian record during the AIDA 4th International Free Diving Championship. The competition took place in Sharm El Sheikh from October 31st until November 3rd . In the “Constant Weight No Fins” catego...

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[jwd]

From the subject heading I thought this was going to be a big PR win for the tobacco industry .

 

[BennyB]

Heh heh.... nothing says freediving like the cool, sweet smoke of an unfiltered camel. I smoke 3 before every dive

 

[trux]

I am confused - did the camel do the record alone or with the freediver riding it? Does it really belong to the discipline without fins? I though that camels belonged to the same category as motorized vehicles - it is certainly a kind of propulsion, hence it should better go to CWT.

 

[Pastor]

I am confused - did the camel do the record alone or with the freediver riding it? Does it really belong to the discipline without fins? I though that camels belonged to the same category as motorized vehicles - it is certainly a kind of propulsion, hence it should better go to CWT.

That's unfair! Nowhere in the rules does it state that the competitor has to be a human or that it is against the rules to ride on a camel while conducting the dive without fins. Even an unfiltered camel cannot be classified as a motorised vehicle!