Splash Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals 2017
AUT MIllenium , Auckland, New Zealand. 15-17 September 2017
Auckland Freediving Club are proud to host the Splash Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals at the Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre, AUT Millennium, Auckland
The competition will comprise three sessions over three days:
Friday evening will be Statics (STA) in The Lion Foundation Learn to Swim Pool, the pool is 1m – 1.2m deep and sits around 29 degrees.
Saturday Morning will be Dynamic with Fin (DYN) in the 50m Main Pool, the pool is 2.2m deep and sits around 27 degrees
Sunday Morning will be Dynamic No Fins (DNF) in the 25m Main Pool, the pool is 2.2m deep and sits around 27 degrees
There will be a recreation grade available for those new to competitive freediving. Divers in the recreation grade will compete in the same disciplines, but with relaxed rules and against other recreation grade divers. These dives will not be eligible for international ranking, but will appear on the Freediving New Zealand Recreational Grade Ranking on the Freediving New Zealand website.
The competition is AIDA ranked, but it does NOT have world record status.
The Entire Competetion will be held on Auckland’s North Shore at:
NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE
17 Antares Place
Mairangi Bay
Auckland, New Zealand
Entries
Entries will be done online only. If for some reason you can’t fill the form out, contact a friend or the organisers to do so on your behalf. Entries must be submitted by midnight Monday 11th September at the latest.
When you arrive for the briefing, you will need to sign a liability release form, your entry form and a medical certificate of non contraindication for freediving if you are competing in the competition grade. If it is more convenient, you can instead email a scanned copy of your medical to: nick.j.rhodes@gmail.com
The liability release and medical statement is linked to below so you can read it ahead of time. If you answer YES to any questions on the medical statement, you will need a medical certificate even if you are competing in the recreation grade. The medical certificate application can be found here and must be signed by a doctor.
Fees
Competition fees will be:
Early Bird Deal: Register and pay before Friday 18th August @ 23:59 and get the following rates:
First 8 Recreational Graders Free – Sponsored by Splash, free entrants confirmed by Organisers.
We will confirm the free entrances by email. ALL GONE – Grab the Early Bird Rate!
First 10 paying entrants get PADI Freediver goodie bags. ALL GONE – Grab the Early Bird Rate!
Recreational Grade $45.00
AIDA Grade $85.00
Rates after 18th August :
Recreational Grade $70.00
AIDA Grade $110.00
Fees need to be received before entries close. They should be direct credited to:
| Account name: | AIDA New Zealand Inc |
| Account number: | 38-9007-0470620-00 |
| Please reference your name and “Pool Nats 2017”.
Or Paypal to : admin@aidanz.co.nz |
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If you cannot do a bank transfer or fail to transfer before the close of entries, you will need to provide cash at the time of registration for the competition.
Please note:
In addition to the entry fee, divers must be current members of members of Auckland Freediving Club, Queenstown Freediving Club, Waikato Freediving Club , Breathtakers Freediving Club or the Lazy Seal Freediving Club.
For foreign competitors or those who are not current members of the above clubs you will need to pay an additional $50 to cover FNZ membership for the event
If not already paid, please direct credit funds:
| Account name: | AIDA New Zealand Inc |
| Account number: | 38-9007-0470620-00 |
| Please reference your name and “subs”. | |
If you cannot do a transfer, please bring cash to the registration that is being held directly after the competitors’ briefing at 17:15 on Friday 15th September.
Organiser: Nick Rhodes (021 628 600)
Head Judge: Fran Rose
Judges: Victoria Munro, Joy Keene
Medic: Derek Eady, ILS Paramedic
Head of Safety: Anthony Hafoka
Comms: Shelley Gurney, Nick Rhodes
Event Video : Nick Toothill
Organiser: Nick Rhodes (021 628 600)
Head Judge: Fran Rose
Judges: Victoria Munro, Joy Keene, Tracy Russel, Sam Barnes
Medic: Derek Eady, ILS Paramedic
Head of Safety: Anthony Hafoka
Comms: Shelley Gurney, Nick Rhodes
Event Video : Nick Toothill
Confirmed Registrations for the #NZPoolNats17:
| Entry | Name | Nationality | Club | Grade | Note |
| 1 | Bradley James | NZL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 2 | Andrew Kelly | AUS | Competition | @ | |
| 3 | Alan Maddick | AUS | Competition | @ | |
| 4 | Damian Hector | AUS | Melbourne Freedivers | Competition | @ |
| 5 | Nathanial Fairweather | NZL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 6 | Duncan Edgar | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 7 | Gemma Cookson | NZL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 8 | Ash N.B. King | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 9 | Johnattan Puthod | NZL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 10 | Braden Lynch | NZL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 11 | Dallas Jack Hamilton | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 12 | Lisa Borg | AUS | South Australian Freedivers | Competition | @ |
| 13 | Josefina Peters-Didier | CHL | AFC | Competition | @ |
| 14 | Craig de Vos | AUS | South Australian Freedivers | Competition | |
| 15 | Jacob Neville-Smith | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 16 | Guobin Li | CHN | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 17 | Monica Mooten | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 18 | Ben Laurie | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 19 | Shane Forrest | NZL | AFC | Recreation | # |
| 20 | Simon Holt | NZL | AFC | Recreation | |
| 21 | Kathryn Nevatt | NZL | QFC | Competition | |
| 22 | Anette Rafen Ottzen | DNK | Copenhagen Freedivers Club | Competition | |
| 23 | Matthew Woods | ZWE | AFC | Competition | |
| 24 | Tony Peake | NZL | Dairy Divers | Recreation | |
| 25 | Chris Marshall | NZL | Lazy Seal Freediving Club | Competition | |
| 26 | Damien Jones | NZL | QFC | Recreation | |
| 27 | Gavin Gray | NZL | QFC | Competition | |
| 28 | Te Kaurinui Robert Parata | NZL | Recreation | ||
| 29 | Aaron Lal | NZL | Dairy Divers | Recreation | |
| 30 | Kristine Zipfel | NOR | Lazy Seal Freediving Club | Competition | |
| 31 | Liam Mullane | NZL | AFC | Recreation | |
| 32 | Michaela James | NZL | Lazy Seal Freediving Club | Recreation | |
| 33 | Ant Williams | NZL | Competition | ||
| 34 | Natayla Khalova | KAZ | AFC | Competition | |
| 35 | Wade Barmby | CAN | Recreation | ||
| 36 | Guy Brew | NZL | Lazy Seal Freediving Club | Competition | |
| 37 | Philip Clayton | NZL | AFC | Competition | |
| 38 |
# Recreation Grade Free entry!
@ Receives Padi Freediver Goodie Bag
#NZPoolNats17
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Provisional Timeline
Friday 18 August 2017 - Early Bird closes at midnight
| 23:59 | Early Bird Entries close |
Monday 11 September 2017
| 23:59 | Entries close |
Thursday 14 September 2017
| 18:00 | Nominations for Friday close |
| 21:00 | Competition draw for Friday available |
Friday 15 September 2017 (STA)
| 17:15 | Officials’ briefing |
| 17:45 | Competitors’ briefing and registration (Athletes Holding Room, SIR OWEN G. GLENN NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE, AUT Millennium ) |
| 18:15 | First competitor’s check in |
| 19:15 | First official top time |
| 18:00 | Nominations for Saturday close |
| 21:30 | Competition draw for Saturday available |
Saturday 16 September 2017 (DYN)
| 08:45 | First competitor’s check in |
| 09:45 | First official top time |
| 15:00 | Social Event – To Be Confirmed |
| 18:00 | Nominations for Sunday close |
| 20:00 | Competition draw for Saturday available |
Sunday 17 September 2017 (DNF)
| 07:45 | First competitor’s check in |
| 08:45 | First official top time |
| 12:15 | Prize Giving |
| 12:45 | Social Lunch |
| 14:45 | Close |