Australian Freediving Rankings

All-time rankings of Australians from AIDA freediving competitions:-

 

Australia Men - Constant Weight

Rank	Depth	Name	Date	Venue
1	77m	Walter Steyn	26 Aug 2006	Okinawa Freediving Invitational
2	56m	Andy Ross	28 May 2005	Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii
3	52m	Ben Noble	9 Dec 2006	AIDA Team World Championships, Hurghada Egypt
4	51m	Antony Judge	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup, Hawaii
5	50m	Seamus Murray	19 Oct 2007	Triple Depth, Dahab Egypt
6	44m	Greg Pickering	1998	AIDA World Championships
-	44m	Pete Watman	1998	AIDA World Championships
-	44m	Ian Puckeridge	1998	AIDA World Championships
9	42m	Matt Tough	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup, Hawaii
10	38 (*47m)	Nathan Watts	28 May 2005	Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii
11	38m	Adam Smith	1998	AIDA World Championships

* 47m - 9 point penalty = 38 points

Australia Women - Constant Weight

Rank	Depth	Name	Date	Venue
1	46m	Sacha Dench	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup, Hawaii
2	40m	Mary Anne Stacey	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup, Hawaii
3	30m	Angela Ford	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup, Hawaii

 

Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea

Rank	Distance	Name	Date	Venue
1	206m	Walter Steyn	10 Aug 2008	Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand
2	134m	Andy Ross	17 June 2006	June Indoor Competition, Auckland New Zealand
3	132m	Ben Noble	5 July 2007	AIDA Individual Pool World Championships, Maribor Slovenia
1(women)	108m	Lisa Egan	19 Feb 2006	Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand
4	100m	Nathan Watts	29 May 2005	Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawai
4	100m	Antony Judge	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii

Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea

Rank	Distance	Name	Date	Venue
1	108m	Lisa Egan	19 Feb 2006	Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand
2	50m	Mary Anne Stacey	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii

 

Australia Men - Static Apnea

Rank	Time	Name	Date	Venue
1	7:02	Walter Steyn	15 Sept 2006	USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii
2	6:01	Antony Judge	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii
-	5:51	Matt Tough	2002	*Australian Team Trials, Foster
3	5:33	Matt Tough	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii
4	5:23	Nathan Watts	27 May 2005	Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii
5	5:22	Ian Puckeridge	1998	AIDA World Championships
6	5:20	Ben Noble	10 Dec 2006	AIDA Team World Championships, Hurghada Egypt
7	5:13	Pete Watman	1998	AIDA World Championships
8	5:01	Andy Ross	5 Aug 2006	Wellington Pool comp, New Zealand
9	5:00	Rhys Sweaney	6 July 2007	AIDA Individual Pool World Championships, Maribor Slovenia
10	4:04	Adam Smith	1998	AIDA World Championships

*The 2002 Australian Team Trials were run using AIDA rules although was not officially an AIDA event.

Australia Women - Static Apnea

Rank	Time	Name	Date	Venue
1	5:20	Sacha Dench	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii
-	3:51	Naomi Spicer	2002	*Australian Team Trials, Foster
2	3:40	Angela Ford	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii
3	3:36	Mary Anne Stacey	Nov 2002	AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii
4	3:21	Lisa Egan	18 Feb 2006	Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand

*The 2002 Australian Team Trials were run using AIDA rules although was not officially an AIDA event.

 

Australia Men - Free Imersion

Rank	Time	Name	Date	Venue
1	45m	Seamus Murray	19 Oct 2007	Triple depth, Dahab Egypt
2	39m	Walter Steyn	16 Sept 2006	USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii

 

Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea - No fins

Rank	Distance	Name	Date	Venue
1	175m	Walter Steyn	14 Aug 2008	Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand
2	112m	Ben Noble	7 July 2007	AIDA Individual Pool World Championships, Maribor Slovenia
3	100m	Rhys Sweaney	7 July 2007	AIDA Individual Pool World Championships, Maribor Slovenia
4	87m	Nathan Watts	29 May 2005	Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii

Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea - No fins

Rank	Distance	Name	Date	Venue
1	70m	Lisa Egan	18 Feb 2006	Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand

 

Australia Men - Constant Weight No fins

Rank	Time	Name	Date	Venue
1	66m	Walter Steyn	16 Sept 2006	USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii
2	37m	Ben Noble	July 2007	SaltFree Double Dip, UK

 

• 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