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On Sunday July 15th, at 16:25 hours, Turkish freediver
Yasemin Dalkilic established a New World Record in the
Limited Variable Ballast category. She dove to a depth
of 105 meters/344 feet in a total dive time of 2:38
minutes, of which 1:10 minutes were spent on the descent,
2 seconds at the bottom and 1:26 minutes for the ascent.
The dive took place near the island of Abu Ramada off
the coast of Hurghada in the Egyptian Red Sea.
The previous record in this category of
100 meters/328 feet had been established also by Yasemin
Dalkilic on July 19th 2001. F.R.E.E. judges Bob Hambidge
(USA) and Jayne Mayer (England) were appointed to verify
this performance. Ms. Mayer was positioned at the bottom
where she witnessed Yasemin's arrival at the 105 meter
mark and Mr. Hambidge was positioned at the surface,
where he verified her return to the zero mark.
F.R.E.E. wishes to congratulate Yasemin
on this spectacular achievement and wishes her continued
success in her career. F.R.E.E. also wishes to congratulate
the Organizing Committee for their meticulous work and
their strict compliance to the F.R.E.E. standards. Special
congratulations to DIVERS' LODGE, the dive center that
provided all the logistical and technical support as
well as the safety team needed for this attempt. We
also wish to thank the Inter Continental Hotel for the
hospitality extended to our judges and Yasemin's team
and title sponsor Quantum Watches for their great promotional
work for the event."
Visit the "Freediving Videos"
section to watch the video of Yasemin's record. Yasemin's
website: www.YaseminDalkilic.com |
