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Australian Freediving Records History
The History of freediving records in Australia :-
For a more detailed explanation of freediving categories please look at :- About Freediving
Australia Men - Constant Weight
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Constant Weight |
44m |
Greg Pickering |
1998 |
AIDA World Championships |
| Constant Weight |
44m |
Pete Watman |
1998 |
AIDA World Championships |
| Constant Weight |
44m |
Ian Puckeridge |
1998 |
AIDA World Championships |
| Constant Weight |
58m |
Walter Steyn |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Constant Weight |
71m |
Walter Steyn |
Nov 2003 |
Kona freedive challenge, Hawaii |
| Constant Weight |
73m |
Walter Steyn |
28 May 2005 |
Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii |
| Constant Weight |
77m |
Walter Steyn |
26 Aug 2006 |
Okinawa Freediving Invitational |
| Constant Weight |
87m |
Walter Steyn |
2 April 2009 |
Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
92m |
Walter Steyn |
6 April 2009 |
Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
95m |
Walter Steyn |
7 April 2009 |
Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
98m |
Walter Steyn |
9 April 2009 |
Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
100m |
Walter Steyn |
10 April 2009 |
Vertical Blue freedive competition, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
102m |
Walter Steyn |
12 April 2011 |
Vertical Blue 2011, Bahamas |
| Constant Weight |
106m |
Walter Steyn |
16 April 2011 |
Vertical Blue 2011, Bahamas |
Australia Women - Constant Weight
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Constant Weight |
30m |
Mary Anne Stacey |
2002 |
Australian Team Trials, Foster |
| Constant Weight |
46m |
Sacha Dench |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Constant Weight |
47m |
Jasmine Bastow |
24 Apr 2010 |
USA Championship - Kona, Hawaii |
| Constant Weight |
50m |
Alana Caskey Wells |
20 May 2010 |
FDD Minicomp, Dahab Egypt |
Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Dynamic Apnea |
100m |
Ant Judge |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Dynamic Apnea |
115m |
Walter Steyn |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Dynamic Apnea |
150m |
Walter Steyn |
June 2004 |
Freediver Open, Cyprus |
| Dynamic Apnea |
187m |
Walter Steyn |
19 Feb 2006 |
Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand |
| Dynamic Apnea |
201m |
Walter Steyn |
17 June 2006 |
June Indoor Competition, Auckland New Zealand |
| Dynamic Apnea |
206m |
Walter Steyn |
10 Aug 2008 |
Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand |
| Dynamic Apnea |
215m |
Walter Steyn |
15 Aug 2009 |
Ian Thorpe Aquatic centre, Sydney |
Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Dynamic Apnea |
50m |
Mary Anne Stacey |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Dynamic Apnea |
108m |
Lisa Egan |
19 Feb 2006 |
Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand |
| Dynamic Apnea |
116m |
Jasmine Bastow |
15 Aug 2009 |
Neptune Trans-Tasman competition, Sydney Australia |
| Dynamic Apnea |
120m |
Jasmine Bastow |
13 Feb 2010 |
New Zealand International Freediving Challenge |
| Dynamic Apnea |
125m |
Jody Fisher |
27 Feb 2011 |
Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation |
Australia Men - Static Apnea
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Static Apnea |
5:22 |
Ian Puckeridge |
1998 |
AIDA World Championships |
| Static Apnea |
5:51 |
Matt Tough |
2002 |
*Australian Team Trials, Foster |
| Static Apnea |
6:01 |
Ant Judge |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Static Apnea |
6:10 |
Walter Steyn |
Nov 2003 |
Kona freedive challenge, Hawaii |
| Static Apnea |
6:31 |
Walter Steyn |
June 2004 |
Freediver Open, Cyprus |
| Static Apnea |
6:40 |
Walter Steyn |
27 May 2005 |
Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii |
| Static Apnea |
7:02 |
Walter Steyn |
15 Sept 2006 |
USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii |
| Static Apnea |
7:07 |
Ant Judge |
24 April 2009 |
Harbord Sydney, Australia |
| Static Apnea |
7:15 |
Ant Judge |
2 Dec 2009 |
Sydney Freedivers Competition, Australia |
| Static Apnea |
7:27 |
Mike Wells |
26 May 2010 |
Dahab, Egypt |
| Static Apnea |
8:01 |
Walter Steyn |
6 May 2011 |
Kona - Hawaii, USA |
*The 2002 Australian Team Trials were run using AIDA rules although was not officially a sanctioned AIDA event.
Australia Women - Static Apnea
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Static Apnea |
3:51 |
Naomi Spicer |
2002 |
*Australian Team Trials, Foster |
| Static Apnea |
5:20 |
Sacha Dench |
Nov 2002 |
AIDA Pacific cup Hawaii |
| Static Apnea |
5:27 |
Alana Caskey Wells |
25 May 2010 |
Dahab, Egypt |
*The 2002 Australian Team Trials were run using AIDA rules although was not officially a sanctioned AIDA event.
Australia Men - Dynamic Apnea - No fins
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| DYN - No Fins |
82m |
Walter Steyn |
June 2004 |
Freediver Open, Cyprus |
| DYN - No Fins |
87m |
Nathan Watts |
29 May 2005 |
Kona Freedive Invitational, Hawaii |
| DYN - No Fins |
154m |
Walter Steyn |
18 Feb 2006 |
Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand |
| DYN - No Fins |
165m |
Walter Steyn |
9 Aug 2008 |
Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand |
| DYN - No Fins |
175m |
Walter Steyn |
14 Aug 2008 |
Wellington Winter Champs, New Zealand |
Australia Women - Dynamic Apnea - No fins
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| DYN - No Fins |
70m |
Lisa Egan |
18 Feb 2006 |
Apnea at Altitude, Taupo New Zealand |
| DYN - No Fins |
89m |
Louise Dixon |
16 Aug 2009 |
Neptune Trans-Tasman competition, Sydney |
| DYN - No Fins |
103m |
Jasmine Bastow |
16 Aug 2009 |
Neptune Trans-Tasman competition, Sydney |
| DYN - No Fins |
112m |
Jody Fisher |
27 Feb 2011 |
Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW |
| DYN - No Fins |
132m |
Jody Fisher |
27 Feb 2011 |
Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW |
Australia Men - Constant Weight - No fins
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Constant Weight
No fins |
52m |
Walter Steyn |
Nov 2003 |
Kona freedive challenge, Hawaii |
| Constant Weight
No fins |
66m |
Walter Steyn |
16 Sept 2006 |
USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii |
Constant Weight
No fins |
70m |
Walter Steyn |
13 April 2011 |
Vertical Blue 2011, Bahamas |
Constant Weight
No fins |
74m |
Walter Steyn |
14 April 2011 |
Vertical Blue 2011, Bahamas |
Australia Women - Constant Weight - No fins
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Constant Weight No fins |
22m |
Louise Dixon |
9 Feb 2008 |
Andaman Freedive Challenge, Thailand |
| Constant Weight No fins |
23m |
Alana Caskey |
7 Sep 2009 |
Triple Depth, Dahab Egypt |
Constant Weight
No fins |
30m |
Jasmine Bastow |
22 Apr 2010 |
USA Championship - Kona, Hawaii 2010 |
Australia Men - Free Imersion
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Free Imersion |
39m |
Walter Steyn |
16 Sept 2006 |
USAA Nationals, Kona Hawaii |
| Free Imersion |
45m |
Seamus Murray |
19 Oct 2007 |
Triple depth, Dahab Egypt |
| Free Imersion |
50m |
Ben Noble |
8 Dec 2007 |
Dahab Egypt |
| Free Imersion |
51m |
Ben Noble |
10 June 2008 |
Triple Depth, Dahab Egypt |
| Free Imersion |
52m |
Seamus Murray |
26 April 2009 |
Bizzy Blue Hole, Dahab Egypt |
| Free Imersion |
75m |
Ant Judge |
2 Aug 2009 |
Freedive Paradise, Hawaii USA |
| Free Imersion |
82m |
Walter Steyn |
18 Apr 2010 |
Vertical Blue 2010, Bahamas |
Australia Women - Free Imersion
| Category |
Record |
Name |
Date |
Venue |
| Free Immersion |
30m |
Louise Dixon |
9 Feb 2008 |
Andaman Freedive Challenge, Thailand |
| Free Immersion |
33m |
Louise Dixon |
11 Feb 2009 |
Andaman Freedive Challenge, Thailand |
| Free Immersion |
35m |
Alana Caskey |
5 Sep 2009 |
Triple Depth, Dahab Egypt |
| Free Immersion |
40m |
Jasmine Bastow |
22 Apr 2010 |
USA Championship - Kona, Hawaii 2010 |
| Free Immersion |
41m |
Alana Caskey Wells |
22 May 2010 |
FDD Minicomp, Dahab Egypt |
| Free Immersion |
44m |
Jody Fisher |
1 May 2011 |
Kona - Hawaii, USA |
- 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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