Welcome to the
Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea (CAFA).
Freediving or breath-hold diving is a fantastic
sport that is gaining global popularity and momentum.
As the first non-profit freediving association in Canada, we aim
to further the promotion and development of the sport of freediving
both recreationally and competitively within Canada and abroad.
| Pic of the Week |
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| Annette Spreeuw practicing Free Immersion in Buntzen Lake |
| Photo by Greg Fee |
Two National Records in Cayman!
Congratulations to Mandy-Rae Cruickshank and Julie Bisaillon for breaking a national record each at the ongoing PFI Cayman Competition. Mandy-Rae reached 52m in Constant Ballast without Fins, breaking Jana Strain's recent record while Julie held her breath for 6 minutes and 53 seconds in Static Apnea, smashing Mandy-Rae's long-standing record from 2004.
Full results from this competition can be found here and on the PFI site.
Vancouver Apneist Triple Depth Series
Registration is now open for the Vancouver Apneist Triple Depth Series, three one-day depth competitions aimed towards beginning freedivers.
| June 13 | Free Immersion |
| July 11 | Constant Weight with Fins |
| August 15 | Constant Weight without Fins |
Vancouver Apneist Spring Fling!
Final results are now posted for the Vancouver Apneist Spring Fling competition. Congratulations to all competitors who took part, especially to the rookies, who in most cases out-performed the veterans and showed us all how it's done. Special congratulations to Kevin Busscher, the overall winner who made a personal best competiton result in Dynamic Apnea without fins at 129 metres.
Two More National Records!
Congratulations again to William Winram and Jana Strain for breaking two more national records in Dynamic Apnea without Fins. William set broke his own record, swimming a distance of 154 metres and Jana set a new national and continental record at 116m. Both records were set at the National Indoor Championships in Montreal. Full results are posted here and here.
Two National Records!
Huge congratulations go to Jana Strain and William Winram for setting two national records at the Vertical Blue competiton in Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas. On April 4th Jana set a new national and continental record in Constant Ballast without Fins, achieving a depth of 51m.
For more information, see Jana's press release and William's press release.
On April 11th, the last day of the competition, William set a new national and continental record in Free Immersion with a depth of 90m.
AIDA National Status
After eight years as Canada's main representative to AIDA International, the AIDA board voted to give that status to a new organization called AIDA Canada for 2009. CAFA will therefore not be selecting Team Canada for this year's World Championships. However, we will still be very active this year.
- Sanctioning competitions for the AIDA ranking list
- Promoting competitive and recreational freediving
- Helping new freediving clubs to get started
- Helping existing clubs to promote themselves
- Re-applying for AIDA National status for 2010 and beyond
CAFA's proposal to retain its status as AIDA National can be found here.
Two More National Records!
Congratulations to William Winram for advancing his own national records in Dynamic Apnea with Fins and Dynamic Apnea without fins. These latest records were made at the 4th Dutch Apnea Open, November 22 to 23rd in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
William swam 154 metres without fins at the DNF National Record Relay on Saturday and then 205 metres with fins at the main competition.
November Western Regionals!
Final results are now posted for the November Western Regional Competition, November 22 at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Congratulations to all competitors for some great performances and thanks to all of the volunteers who made the competition run smoothly.
New National Record!
Congratulations to Jana Strain on smashing the National Record in Dynamic Apnea with Fins! Jana completed the 171 metre underwater swim at the Pepperdine University pool in Malibu California in front of judges Grant Graves and Matt Charlton.
A press release is posted. Stay tuned here for video.
Join CAFA for Free
CAFA has added a new class of membership! Recreational members can now join for free and participate in the freedivecanada egroup. You still need a $25 full membership in order to register for competitons or vote at the AGM. Either way, there nas never been a better time to join. Sign up here.
National Freediving Championships
Final results are now posted for the National Freediving Championships, May 30 to June 1 in Vancouver. This was a very successful event with 12 competitors and one new national record.
Congratulations to Jill Yoneda on her new record of 150 metres in Dynamic Apnea with Fins! This smashes her previous record of 137 metres set in February.
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