RESULTS - BBH 2008

UFC – unassisted freedive competition – how tough are you?
 As deep as you can with only breaststroke, a noseclip and swimming trunks.

20 knots of wind and waves in Masbat bay posed a challenge for the dive platform. Well it’s a paddle boat that has been named the duck. We anchored above 60 meter of water. Not many divers did their target depth and turned early, but according to the UFC rules there were no penalties and they got points for every meter actually performed.
Judge Hanli Prinsloo (South Africa) had an easy job since the only thing to look out for was:
1) Rope pulls (there should be none whatsoever, not even at the turn).
2) Blackouts or double dips with the airways.

The main organizational focus was the safety and there where just too many safety divers (which was nice indeed): Daan (NED), Rahel (ERI), Henning (DKK), Jesper (DKK), Christian (SWE), Klara (SWE). Sebastian (SWE) was on UW-video and Annelie (SWE) on still photo. Sven Grauman (SWE) was medic on the platform with oxygen on standby.

Suits where removed onboard (Allan swam out though), and most divers entered the water just half a minute before Start-time having warmed up with the suit on. Once you started your dive the 22 degree water temperature seemed just fine. Many divers had problem staying close to the line, probably because not use to swimming without mask. They had a 1.3 safety line attached to waist or ankle – binding them to the dive line. Most people failed equalization early or just plainly chickened out. The weather scared away half the registered. These are the results of the tough divers.

1. Josef 44
2. Sebastian 36
3. Christian 25
4. Lars 24
5. Allan 20
6. Anna 20
7. Jacob 19
8. David 19
9. Jesper 16
10. Klara 13
11. Maria 15-5=10 (rope pull)
Ola DNS
Anna Boeticher, Germany. 20 meters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Well Ola tried to start, but since the platform was slowly sinking the dive site had to be abandoned. A dramatic day, all along the ambitions of the UFC guidelines. More pictures and video in the future.

Magic 3
Seventeen participants breathed up pretty vigorously in the Nessima pool in Dahab. Weine of the target (as usuall) holding his breath for 4 minutes thinking it was 3 minutes. The talented "beginner" Jacob from Denmark also overestimating the challenge holding his breath more than 4 minutes. First one up was Klara, holding her breath while lying on the poolside clothes on with head into the pool. Daan using the same "tactic" did better with his 2.48 finishing third.

1. George 3.02
2. Lars 3.07
3. Daan 2.48
4. Sven 3.24
4. Tim 3.15
6. Sanne 3.17
7. Hildur 3.19
8. Fanny 2.36
9. Dave 2.34
10. Maria 3.32
11. Christian 3.35
12. Ullie 3.43
13. Klara 2.12
14. Ilka 3.49
15. Henning 3.54
16. Weine 4.00
17. Jacob 4.08


Aida comp (CNF/FIM/CWT)

Final Aida results later...

First day a smooth sea and burning hot sun in the Blue Hole. This time the duck was fully operational. 8 beginners, a few national record holders, a world champion, a world record holder, some women, some men, some red cards, many white cards, some went to deep, other had easy dives, others did PB in comp... well the usuall stuff. Three DQ because of 02. Many early turns in the comp as a whole, which is good since it probably avoided unwanted troubles at the surface. In total 7 nationla records and many. many PB´s where set

Judging by: Hanli Prinsloo, Sebastian Näslund, Rahel Zemoi, Martin Muller.
Safety by: Christian Ernest, Patrick from DD, Annelie Pompe, Martin Muller, Klara Hanson, Jesper Stechman, Henning Larsen.
Medic/lineman: Sven Grauman (MD).
Surface surveilance by Muir.
   
BIZZY BLUE HOLE TOTAL x 1.3
for CNF		  
                   
  NAME NAT RP DAY 2 ND-Pts RP DAY 1 ND-Pts RP DAY 3 ND-Pts TOTAL
1 Weine Gustavsson SWE CWT 70 70 CWT 60 60 CWT 70 76 206
2 Josef Zbynek CZ CWT 63 63 CNF50 65 CWT 70 70 198
3 Jesper Stechman DEN CWT 60 60 CWT 55 55 CWT 65 65 180
4 Elizabeth Kristoffersen NOR FIM 55 55 CWT 57 57 CWT 61 61 173
5 Lars Strandridder DEN CWT 50 50 CWT 40 40 CWT 55 55 145
6 Ulrich Wulff GER CWT 49 45 CWT 46 39* CWT 52 52 136
7 David Cizek CZ CWT 41 30* CNF 38 49.4 FIM 52 52 131.4
8 Kasper Moth Poulsen DEN CWT 46 41* CWT 40 40 CWT 48 48 129
9 Sara Campbell UK DQ SP 0 FIM 70 70 CWT 67 53* 123
10 Daan Verhoeven NED CNF 44 57.2 CNF 35 48.1 CNF 35 17.2* 122.5
11 Ingela Karsson FIN CWT 37 37 FIM 36 36 CWT 40 40 113
12 Jacob Hanson DEN CWT 40 30* CWT 35 35 CWT 45 45 110
13 Sanne Buurma NED FIM 33 22* CNF 35 45.5 CWT 40 40 107.5
14 Ilka Michaelis GER FIM 40 40 FIM 36 36 CWT 31 31 107
15 Maria Livjberg DEN CNF 41  52.3* DQ BO 0 CNF 42 54.6 106.9
16 Henning Larsen DEN DQ SP 0 CWT 60 60 FIM 51 43* 103
17 Tim Money UK CWT 49 45* DNS DNS CWT 54 54 99
18 Marcus Greatwood UK FIM 50 50 FIM 42 42     92
19 Anna Von Boetticher GER FIM 46 40*     FIM 51 51 91
20 Klara Hanson SWE DNS 0 CWT 55 55 CWT 46 31* 86
21 Trond Klimen NOR FIM 40 40 CNF 30 39     79
21 Georgina Miller UK CWT 38 38 DNS DNS CWT 41 41 79
22 Alan Barber UK FIM 35 35 CWT 41 41     76
23 Mads Vejlby Boesen DEN CWT 40 40 CWT 35 35     75
24 Martin Muller GER CWT 47 47     CWT 39 27 74
25 David Tranfield UK DNS 0 CNF 30 39 FIM 42 33 72
26 Mads Becker Jorgensen DEN DQ BO