NICE AIDA Open 2006, Nice, France - 28/5/2006

 

The Nice Cipa Open was held in late March 2006 in Nice, France. This was one of the biggest comps of the year with 78 athletes attending the constant weight, static and dynamic competition. There were some big names amongst them all - Herbert Nitsch, Guillaime Nery, Peter Pederson, Stig Severinsen, Timu Jattu, Timo Kinnunen, Johanna Nordblad, Caroline Debuissy. Australia's own Ben Noble also attended the competition.

The results from Australian freedivers in the NICE AIDA Open 2006 are :-

Men

Ben Noble

Category Result
Constant Weight 40m
Dynamic Apnea 104m
Static Apnea 4:18

 

All performances ratified by AIDA. Full results of the comptetition can be found at :-
http://www.freedivecentral.com/a-results.php?num_competicao=3

 

Forum Article on competition :- http://ozfreediving.com/forum/index.php?topic=110.0

 

  • 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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