LONDON - Russian freediver Natalia Molchanova, aged 47, has become the first woman in the world to make 100 metres in Constant Weight, freediving to 101 meters at Sharm el Sheik, Egypt in the Ruler of the Deep competition. Her total dive time was 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Watch Natalia Molchanova 101m CWT Freedive World Record’s video at: www.theunderwaterchannel.tv/clipinfo/4003152
The competition was judged by freediving governing body, AIDA (International Association for the Development of Freediving) and the former record holder at 96m was British freediver Sara Campbell ( www.theunderwaterchannel.tv/face/sara-campbell ) and this record was claimed earlier this year. Of the dive Natalia said “Today I did 101 because Sara (Campbell) before tried 100. Nobody tried it before me. Now, I tried it.”
This marks Natalia’s 25th world record. She is currently holding five of the possible six world freediving records. This outstanding individual was classed as the top freediver in the world in 2005 and 2006, even over and above the men’s category.
Nicholas Claxton, Emmy award-winning Founder and MD of The Underwater Channel said “This is truly an amazing achievement and Natalia deserves huge praise. The bar has been raised again and we are very proud to be featuring her historic world record dive on The Underwater Channel.”
About The Underwater Channel www.theunderwaterchannel.tv The Underwater Channel.tv is a global web TV channel for divers and ‘armchair’ divers dedicated to bringing the mysteries of the deep to the surface. The Underwater Channel has a rostrum of its own Presenters or Faces of Splash, eight expert divers located at different dive destinations around the world who provide regular, original video dive reports for our viewers. They include world champion Red Sea based free Sara Campbell (the former record holder at 96m of constant weight); the UK’s underwater Indiana Jones, Monty Halls and Mark Addison, renowned shark-expert in South Africa.
Oceans of high quality and exclusive videos can be enjoyed on the Channel on a wide range of underwater subjects from marine life, through conservation to wrecks, freediving and sharks. By bringing the experience of diving into people’s homes through a dedicated web TV channel, The Underwater Channel fulfils a 24/7 need for divers to pursue their passion and interact with life underwater - the other four-fifths of the planet.
The Underwater Channel has recently partnered with PADI, the world leading diving accreditation agency. Kristin Valette, VP, Marketing and Communications at PADI Americas said, “We have had a successful partnership with The Underwater Channel for some time. They share our commitment to diving and to the future health of the world’s oceans.”
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A guide to Freediving
To see all the disciplines and terminology in action, watch The Underwater Channel’s world champion freediving Face of the Channel, Sara Campbell in A guide to Freediving.
Watch Video at www.theunderwaterchannel.tv/clipinfo/3000468 Sara Campbell - A guide to Freediving
Sara Campbell Freediver
A remarkable champion freediver and the Red Sea Face of The Underwater Channel. Hear her story of how, in just nine months, she went from novice freediver to triple World Champion.
Watch Video
Sara Campbell Freediver at www.theunderwaterchannel.tv/clipinfo/136474
Notes to Editor
Background on The Underwater Channel
The Underwater Channel (UWC) is a web TV channel founded by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Nicholas Claxton and powered by Babelgum
The Underwater Channel (UWC) has a rostrum of its own Presenters or Faces of Splash, eight expert divers located at different dive destinations around the world who provide regular, original video dive reports for our viewers. They include world champion Red Sea based free Sara Campbell; the UK’s underwater Indiana Jones, Monty Halls and Mark Addison, renowned shark-expert in South Africa.
UWC has a broad, ever-increasing, range of underwater videos. These are professionally produced documentaries from underwater film makers covering natural history, dive destinations, dive equipment, marine conservation, expeditions, creature encounters, scuba adventures and everything in between!
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