Riga Freediving Cup 2010

[mortenkv]

Not very modest of me to post about this competition, but my aim is more to inspire more to come to the competition next year, than to brag about my own results from the weekend.

Let me say that the organizers did a very good job, friendly atmosphere, accomodation was in the same building as the pool and the restaurent We were beeing transported in a bus to the 50m pool (very nice pool!), pick-up from the airport. Everything was in russian, but translated into english (for the 4 competitors from "old europe") and so on...

One "funny" thing was that the DNF pool was supposed to be heated from the normal 26 to 28, but by mistake it was only 23 degrees when we entered. A bit chilly for the ones without suit - but good for dive response! brrr...

The welcome ceremony, the disciplines, the award ceremony, transport, accomodation and especially PRICE ws just very very good. And very nice to have 3 dives (STA,DNF, DYN) in the same competition (now you are there...)

A post from my blog from the competition

Hope this competition will repeat itself next year
Morten

 

[trux]

Congrats, Morten! Again, it would be nice if the organizers send the results to aidaranking AT gmail com (and CC to ivo AT apnea cz). If everyone learned doing it instantly after the competition is finished, it would save me a lot of time. And I also could do several competitions from the same week in the save time. If I have to wait for the results to come, or run after the organizers for days and weeks, it just costs me more time and energy. So please, whoever with influence, please put the pressure on the organizers to send results instantly. They have them ready anyway, so it is just about putting them into an email and hitting the Send button.

 

[osusim]

Trux,
I've talk to Alexey yesterday about sending of results to you, but he need to verify first some DYN data with CMAS athletes. Else your AIDA ranking put some athletes to bad position (you know why).
I guess Alexey almost didn't sleep for 3 days by organizing everything. At the same time his did very impressive PBs at the competition. So give him a break.

 

[mortenkv]

I wrote to Alexey - and the results are coming soon...
Peter (judge) and Igor already had a chat with him about it.
Im trying to be patient... not my strongest virtue :head
Morten

 

[mortenkv]

The results: Free-diving.lv - freediving in Latvia

I hope Trux have them as well...
Morten

 

[trux]

Well, I'll need a single Excel file. It is too tiresome, long, and easy to introduce errors, when I need to pull the data from multiple PDF files that I have to convert first.

 

[Zaboez]

Trux, Morten,

do not hurry, I'll send all results in MS excel

Alexey

Well, I'll need a single Excel file. It is too tiresome, long, and easy to introduce errors, when I need to pull the data from multiple PDF files that I have to convert first.

 

[Zaboez]

Well, I'll need a single Excel file. It is too tiresome, long, and easy to introduce errors, when I need to pull the data from multiple PDF files that I have to convert first.

Hi Trux!

here is an excel file like your example:

http://www.free-diving.lv/download/results2010/Riga_Freediving_Cup_2010_Results.xls

STA time is point separated m.ss

 

[trux]

Excellent! Saves me much manual work. It will be up in a few minutes.

EDIT: Well, some problems with the routines for checking duplicate names, and with country codes, that I will have to look at. So it will take a bit more time.

 

[mortenkv]

My DYN Dive - I was very close to quit the dive just before 100m (you see I take my hands down) but then again - my girlfriend had just swum 104m... so I couldnt really quit before that. After the turn at 100m it was just turbostyle off to lane number 4. At 175m my coach knocked on the metalladder to tell me where I was (no 25m markings on bottom) and I decided to go up just after that.



I guess my style is bit undisciplined and the turns have plenty of room for improvement... but it only means there is more to come!

Morten

 

[Zaboez]

Excellent! Saves me much manual work. It will be up in a few minutes.

EDIT: Well, some problems with the routines for checking duplicate names, and with country codes, that I will have to look at. So it will take a bit more time.

Thank you very much for jour job, Trux
please fix one mistake:
my family name is Potapenko and 1st name Alexey not Alexsejs

regards

 

[trux]

Yes, it is fixed. I have a semi-automated script for matching duplicate names, or names with different or modified spelling (or misspelling), and you were kept with the name of Aleksejs, in the older files, so I assigned it to the older record. If you see any other mistakes or misspellings in names, please let me know. I am also trying to get the original names with diacritics, and even names in Cyrillic and other alphabets, so if anyone can fill some gaps, please do not hesitate to send me some feedback.

Alexey, I'd like to ask you a favor - I see there were plenty of Ukrainian freedivers at this competition, so I guess you know them personally. We are still missing results of two Ukrainian competitions from 2008 and 2009. I posted on the forum of AIDA UA, and sent some emails, but did not manage to get any answer. It would be kind of you if you could ask some of the Ukrainian officials to send me the results.

The two competitions are listed here: APNEA.cz - Ranking
It is also possible there were more competitions held there, but were not recorded in AIDA's calendar. If it is that case, they can send them too, of course.

 

[osusim]

STA of Barbara Jeshke is doubled. Correct one with AP 3:30.http://apnea.cz/ranking.html?#

 

[osusim]

II AIDA Ukraine Cup:
http://www.aida-ukraine.org.ua/news/20090601/II Cup Total.pdf
The Open Cup of AIDA Ukraine (Bill Stromberg was the judge):
http://www.aida-ukraine.org.ua/news/28052008/finalprot.xls

But all names in Cyrillic and I have no clue how they spell them.

 

[trux]

Thanks! That's fine with the Cyrillic, I'll sort it out.

 

[osusim]

Now all girls static results are doubled.
I see testing competition (07/10/2007) in the AIDA ranking list, I guess this one must be removed.

 

[trux]

Yes, thanks, that's fixed.