AIDA Team World Championships 2006,
Hurghada Egypt - 01/12/2006

 

The AIDA Team World Championships 2006 was held in December 2006 in Hurghada Egypt. This was the official team championships with 22 countries participating. Despite not having a full team Australia's own Ben Noble did a great job of representing his country.
Summary of the top team results :-

Men
1. Denmark
2. Czech Republic
3. France

Women
1. Russia
2. Sweden
3. Canada

The results from Australian freedivers in the AIDA Team World Championships 2006 :-

Men

Ben Noble

Category Result
Constant Weight 52m
Dynamic Apnea 118m
Static Apnea 5:20

 

All performances ratified by AIDA. Full results of the comptetition can be found at :-
http://www.apneaegypt.com/ranking.html

 

Forum Article on competition :- http://ozfreediving.com/forum/index.php?topic=136.0

 

  • Constant Weight = depth dive with fins, no change in ballast
  • Static Apnea = breathold lying still in a pool
  • Dynamic Apnea = distance covered underwater in a pool

 

 

 

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