Jun 28, 2015 | BelgradeWC15, Uncategorized
The competition is now over; a successful one for me with a 7th place finish in dynamic without fins and 12th place with fins. My no fins dive went really quite well in the final, despite nerves. I set a new competition best performance of 175m, coming up pretty close...
Jun 25, 2015 | BelgradeWC15
The heats are now all done. I managed a new personal best with a monofin of 211m, which was enough for a B final (places 8-16), meaning I’ve at least achieved my pre-competition goals of making the A & B finals, plus set two competition best performances....
Jun 22, 2015 | BelgradeWC15
The first day of competition is complete and the results are final. The good news for me personally was a clean 169m dive (a competition record for me, by 4m) and a spot in the final. I went as far as my body would take me today – any more would probably have...
Jun 21, 2015 | BelgradeWC15
Tomorrow at 9am the competitions starts with Dynamic with No Fins. I will be in the first heat – my preference, to minimise the time I have to stress myself out before diving. The pool is now blue again, though cold at 23 degrees, so everything is ready to go. I...
Jun 20, 2015 | BelgradeWC15
One of the best things about this sport is the community. World Championships are a time that I get reunited with people from all around the world that I almost never get to see. Breakfast this morning was a parade of reunions with people I consider good friends even...
Jun 20, 2015 | BelgradeWC15
Well, it’s been a bit of a journey getting here. After some rest and relaxation in Italy, I arrived at Rome airport via the traditional Italian mentally unstable taxi driver, only to battle for about 40 minutes to get my luggage approved. Efficiency is something...