Vertical Blue is a invite-only elite
freediving
Freediving, free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving, is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear.
Besides the limits of breat ...
competition which has been held in
The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of ...
at
Dean's Blue Hole by freediving world record holder
William Trubridge. It was an
AIDA International or
CMAS in 2021 judged competition and has been the venue for multiple world and national records for athletes coming from countries all over the world.
Description
Vertical Blue is a depth competition which consists of the freediving depth disciplines of
free immersion (FIM),
Constant weight without fins
Constant weight without fins (CNF) is an AIDA International (International Association for Development of Apnea) freediving discipline in which the freediver descends and ascends by swimming without the use of Swimfin, fins or without pulling on t ...
(CNF) and
Constant weight (CWT).
The event has been held at Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas and was organized by William Trubridge with AIDA International providing judges.
History
Vertical Blue 2008
Vertical Blue 2008 was announced in February 2008 and was held from 1 to 11 April in the same year. It was attended by competitors from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Japan, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, Switzerland and the United States. A total of 23 national and 3 world records were achieved.
Vertical Blue 2009
Vertical Blue 2009 was held from 1 to 9 April 2009 and was attended by competitors from Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Vertical Blue 2013
On November 17, 2013, American freediver
Nicholas Mevoli died after attempting to set an American record during a Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole.
References
External links
Vertical Blue official webpageDeeper Blue Article about Vertical Blue 2008
Freediving
Sports competitions in the Bahamas
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