Constant weight apnea
Constant weight (CWT)is afreedivingdiscipline recognised byAIDA,the International Association for the Development of Apnea, in which the freediver descends and ascends using theirmonofinand/or with the use of their arms without pulling on the rope or changing their ballast; only a single hold of the rope to stop the descent and start the ascent is allowed.[1]Constant weight is one of the eight disciplines considered for international competition, the others beingconstant weight bi-fins(CWTB),constant weight without fins (CNF),static apnea(STA),dynamic apneawithout fins (DNF),dynamic with fins(DYN),free immersion(FIM), anddynamic apnea bi-fins (DYNB).[2][3][4]
Current World Record Holders
[edit]- men:Alexey Molchanov(Russia), 133 metres in 4 minutes 13 seconds. (2023-06-30)[5][6][7]
- women:Alessia Zecchini(Italia), 123 metres (2023-07-18)
References
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- ^Farrell, Emma (2016-05-03)."History of freediving".DeeperBlue.Retrieved2022-08-14.
- ^"The Secrets of The World's Greatest Freediver".GQ.2021-09-21.Retrieved2021-09-22.
- ^"Vertical Blue 2021 - The Wrap-up - DeeperBlue".deeperblue.2021-08-06.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-08-06.Retrieved2021-09-22.
- ^Alexey Molchanov WORLD RECORD 133m CWT at Vertical Blue 2023 by Garmin,retrieved2023-07-31
