The first US Freediving Federation (USFF) and World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS) sanctioned freediving depth competition in the continental United States has been officially announced and is a go! The invitational competition, Vertical Green 2022, will run May 14th - 15th, 2022 in the cold and deep waters of the Redondo Submarine Canyon in Redondo Beach, California, USA.

The Bar ‘Inched’ Higher in US Women’s Freediving.

Specifically, about 39 inches (1 meter). Katie Kleinwachter, the freediver out of Illinois, has pushed all three United States records in women’s dynamic freediving further in the first quarter of 2022 - two of them by approximately just 1 meter.

The beautiful and idyllic Honaunau Bay, home to the upcoming 2021 Hawai’i Cup in October, was the stage for back to back national records for two Masters this past weekend.

Masters Annabel Edwards and Jennifer Brant made the history books by establishing the first national records in the 50+ category for two disciplines each.

Two months before Erwan Le Corre turns 50 and starts to compete in the Masters category, he bested 31 year old Christopher Funada’s static record by a whopping 44 seconds. Erwan has proven that it’s not about age but rather mindfulness in achieving a new Men’s national record for the US Freediving Federation.

130 athletes from 26 countries convened in Belgrade, Serbia from 21 – 27 June for the 11th CMAS Indoor Freediving World Championship, and for the first time in history, the United States was among the participating countries.