Freediving

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Fazza Championships 2016 in Dubai and new personal best in STA!

On the beginning of March I flew down to Dubai, UAE to take part in the Fazza Championships. This was my second time competing in these Championships. The rules are a bit different than the usual AIDA rules, so last year I tried taking part to test myself in this new environment. You can read... Read more
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Silesia Freediving Cup 2015

Last weekend I participated in the 6th Silesian Freediving Cup. The competitions' main goal is to promote the team spirit among freedivers as well as encourage women to freedive - so only teams of 3 could take part in it and at least one of the trio should be a female. I teamed up with... Read more
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Zlin Cup 2015 – 24th October 2015

A bit than a month ago on October 24th, 2015 I participated in the Zlin Cup 2015 - a freediving competition focused on two pool disciplines: the STA and DNF. I have been attending this competition for years, except last year when I went to compete in the Vertical Blue '14. This year I could... Read more
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Media Day in Warsaw

On Saturday, November 7th, 2015 I was a guest in a Polish morning show "Pytanie na Śniadanie", shown in the Polish TV station. The topic we were talking about was unusual passions and I got to explain in a few words what freediving is and what my achievements are. Here you can watch the few-minutes-short... Read more
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AIDA Depth World Championships 2015, Limmasol, Cyprus

The AIDA Individual Depth World Championships have just finished on Sunday. Since September 5th, 2015 until September 20th, 2015, the best freedivers in the world trained and competed in the Mediterranean Sea in three depth disciplines: CNF (Constant weight apnea without fins), CWF (Constant weight apnea), FIM (Free immersion) in Limassol, Cyprus. The weather and... Read more
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Winning the DNF World Champion Title in Belgrade

Biggest goal for this year achieved. I am now the World Champion and World Record holder in DNF! Now it’s time to beat the World Record at World Championships :) 8 months ago when I broke the WR in DNF I thought nothing is going to stop me from winning in Belgrade. I remember how... Read more
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Great Start at the Polish Freediving Pool Championships in Morawica

Hello everybody! Last weekend I've taken part in the Polish Freediving Pool Championships held in Morawica near Kielce.  They were organised by the Freediving Club Kielecki Klub Freedivingu „DNF” at the Koral swimming pool. I have won first place overall with achieving the following results: 203m DNF, 6:59 STA and last but not least 186m... Read more
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Dubai experience

I’m back from Dubai with a bag full of experience :) As I expected beforehand the Fazza diving competition was a challenge on a whole different level. It has its own set of rules that differ from the AIDA rules most freedivers know and follow. The uniqueness of the rules require adequate preparations throughout the... Read more
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Fazza 3 Championships and Freediving Clinic in Dubai

Hello fellow Freedivers and supporters, Recently I have decided to take part in the Fazza 3 Championships which will take place from 5 - 7 March 2015 in Dubai, UAE. I was preparing one month for this competition, which is a very short time frame considering that the discipline over there is completely different from... Read more
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AIDA announces wild cards for 2015 World Championships

Last week, AIDA International published a list of "Wild Card" bids for the World Championships in 2015 - separated into depth and pool disciplines. The ten best athletes of every discipline in the world were granted a place on this list. My name was also among the athletes granted a "wild card" in two of... Read more