The Freediver must not come into physical contact with
any diver during the duration of the attempt, except in case
of an emergency.
Upon reaching the intended
Goal Depth/Goal Length, the Freediver must retrieve at least
one (1) **Confirmation Signal from the Guide-Line itself or
a Bottom Plate before initiating the ascent and do so without
any type of assistance. The Freediver must return at least
one (1) Confirmation Signal to the surface and hand it to
the Surface Judge to make the attempt official. The Freediver
has one (1) minute to perform this task upon his/her arrival
at the surface and, during this time period, he/she cannot
loose consciousness, sink the head fully below the surface,
or be helped or touched by anyone. It is the responsibility
of the Judge to approach the Freediver to receive the Confirmation
Signal within the established time period. In some instances,
the following two exceptions can be made:
- The freediver may receive the Confirmation Tag from a Safety
Diver or a Judge, as long as the retrieval occurs only after
the freediver has reached the Goal Depth and the lowest point
of his/her body remains at the same level of the Goal Depth
during this maneuver.
- The freediver may not retrieve a Confirmation Tag at all,
provided that he/she has reached the planned Goal Depth and
only if the Underwater Judge is actually positioned at a level
equal to the goal depth and can witness the freediver's arrival
to such depth. In this case, the judge's dive profile must
show a maximum depth of at least the Goal Depth reached by
the freediver. In this case, upon arriving at the surface,
the freediver needs to establish physical contact with the
Surface Judge so as to resemble the delivery of a Confirmation
Tag. The exact nature of this physical contact maneuver will
be agreed upon by the freediver, the Organizing Committee
and the F.R.E.E. Judges prior to the attempt.
The Freediver is not
required to undergo an Anti-Doping test following the attempt,
but he/she may do so optionally.
If the attempt is canceled
once the Freediver has entered the water, and regardless of
the reason, only one (1) more attempt is allowed during the
next twenty-four (24) hours and a total of three (3) attempts
in the next forty-eight (48) hours after the original attempt
is canceled.
Starting Position at
the Surface:
-
The Freediver must start the dive from a temporary floating
position on the surface, where his/her body cannot be in contact
with anything but the water immediately prior to initiating
the descent. The Freediver must gain the initial downward
movement resorting only to his/her own ability and nothing
else. If a *Surface Preparation Device is used, the Freediver
must allow a transition from this device to the water, so
that no additional gain in downward movement is obtained from
the device.
-
The Freediver must start the dive onboard the Guided Ballast
Device and his/her body must be partially, to any extent,
immersed in the water immediately prior to initiating the
descent.
These attempts must be carried out in a pool. The accepted
lengths of the pool are 25 meters/82 feet or 50 meters/164
feet. F.R.E.E. recognizes this category as a single category,
regardless of the length of the pool. The Freediver must start
the dive, and all the turns taking place during the dive,
from a position where at least some part of his/her body is
in contact with the surface of the wall that limits the pool.
If this body part is covered by an Exposure Suit, this is
acceptable, but no other piece of applicable equipment, including
a Vision Device, a Snorkel, or a Propulsion Device, may be
used to fulfill this requirement.
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