All the latest news from around the freediving world, and lots more!

This episode covers the winter break and April 2023.

We discuss:

Donny has settled in Dahab and is happy as a pig in mud Jordy is going to the AIDA Pool World Championships 2023 in South Korea in June. Vertical Blue is going ahead again in 2023! New locations announced for Deep Week, including Deep Dive Dubai and Xiaoliuqiu, Taiwan Pipin Ferreras is suing Netflix over the freediving film 'No Limit' which Ferreras claims depicts him as a murderer. New CMAS event - Speed 4x50m - to debut at the CMAS Indoor World Championships in Kuwait in May. Due to illness, two current world record holders will be absent from the pool world championships 2023 - Mirela Kardasevich (Croatia) and Matt Malina (Poland). Why I Freedive finally kicks off with responses from Natalia Wilk (Poland), Ante and Ana (Croatia), Evan Walther (USA), Patricia Ong (Singapore), Bas Mensonides (Netherlands) and Tom Way (United Kingdom). Competition highlights, including several elite depth freedivers trading the ocean for pool comps. First depth comp held at Camotes Freediving in Cebu, Philippines. Comp organised by Thibault Guignes who completed a successful 110m FIM dive after a couple of years away from the competition scene Several world records set in 2023 already! - David Vencl (Czech) - Guinness World Record 52.1m deep in 1-4 degrees without a wetsuit - Alessia Zecchini (Italy) - AIDA CWTB World Record 109m - Alexey Molchanov (Russia) - AIDA Variable Weight (Monofin) World Record 156m - Goran Colak (Croatia) - CMAS DYNB World Record 275.9m (pending doping test) - Mirela Kardasevich (Croatia) - CMAS DYNB World Record 258.5m (pending doping test) - Magdalena Solich-Talanda (Poland) - CMAS DYNB World Record 257.1m (pending doping test) - Julia Kozerska (Poland) - AIDA DNF World Record 210m Upcoming major competitions - CMAS Indoor (Pool) World Championships 2023: 8-13 May, Kuwait - AIDA Pool World Championships 2023: 10-16 June, Jeju, South Korea - Vertical Blue 2023: 20-30 July, Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas - CMAS Outdoor (Depth) World Championships 2023: 19-27 August, Roatan, Honduras - AIDA Depth World Championships: 20-30 Spetember, Limassol, Cyprus Shout-outs to Mat Grech (Australia), Sheena McNally (Canada) and Fabio Tunno. Next episode to be released end of May/early June, including results from the CMAS Indoor World Championships

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

All the latest news, gossip, ups and downs (pun intended), product launches and competition results from around the freediving universe! With Donny Mac and Jordy Duncan.

This month, we discuss :

Donny is back for one episode only! Then he’s off to Thailand for a couple of months before making the move back to Dahab
This is the last Freediving Journal episode for 2022. The next episode will be released in early March 2023.
Donny and Jordy share why they freedive.
Will Trubridge completed an underwater marathon, swimming 2023 x 25m no fins laps in 24 hours to raise awareness about mental health. Will has released a program called the Mental Immune System which uses freediving techniques to deal with stress and anxiety in everyday life.
Russian and Belarussian athletes can now compete in AIDA competitions under “international” for their nationality. What about the Taiwanese, and other persons who wish to compete under international?
Alenka Artnik was honoured for her freediving achievements.
Two major blockbuster films released, Wakanda Forever and Avatar 2. Cast members undertook months of freedive training to enable them to hold their breath for minutes at a time while acting scenes underwater.
Bizo Silvo to deliver a presentation on pulmonary barotrauma aka lung squeeze at the 321 Freedive Conference.
The latest freediving documentary, The Deepest Breath will have its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival
Octopus Freediving uses crowd-funding to develop a new aluminium nose clip with natural leather pads.
Jordy spoke to Alex Llinas, Nenad Pavkovich and Kathryn Nevatt for the Where Are They segment?
Jordy shares how different countries select their national teams for the world championships and which countries provide financial assistance to their athletes.
Competition results for November and December, including a pool world record for the women.
Donny and Jordy’s PB shout-outs go to Ted Manasa and Mai Norimura.
Merry Christmas and see all our lovely listeners in 2023!

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