Freediving

Artnik dives deeper still for another world record

Published by The Slovenia Times on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 10:39

Slovenian Alenka Artnik has further improved the world record in constant weight freedive with bi-fins in the Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas, plunging 111 metres deep.

The 41, first set her personal best in the discipline at the competition at 107 metres, and then beat the world record at 109 m, which she improved by two more metres on 30 July.

Freediver Artnik sets another world record

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 07/27/2023 - 14:48

Slovenian freediver Alenka Artnik has set another world record, diving 109 metres deep in bi-fin discipline (CWTB) at the Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas.

The 41-year-old dived 107 metres on the third day of the competition to break personal and national records, and then went on to dive two metres deeper three days later to beat the world record.

Free divers find love and death in Netflix's 'Deepest Breath'

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 07/25/2023 - 06:00

Early in "The Deepest Breath," an underwater drone follows free diver Alessia Zecchini as she plunges 100 meters down into the ocean's dark depths, and back up, all on a single breath.

The heart-pounding, claustrophobic three-and-a-half-minute sequence is as difficult to watch as it is mesmerizing.

Artnik plunges into new depths to improve her world record

Published by The Slovenia Times on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 14:05

Nassau – Slovenian freediver Alenka Artnik has further improved the constant weight world record she set three days ago by plunging as far as 122 metres deep at the Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas.

“The dive was absolutely magical, so controlled and relaxed,” Artnik said in announcing her feat in a post on her Facebook profile.

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