Daily Highlights STA- Day3-June 23
On the third competition day at the 28th AIDA World Championship in Burgas, athletes will perform in static apnea (STA).
In this discipline, the rivalry for medals among the women promises to be interesting. The best chance for the top of the podium belongs to the winner in CNF, Julia Kozerska of Poland, and to French athlete Sylvie Gilson. Both athletes have personal bests of around 8 minutes with a 5-second difference. The question is if Julia has had enough rest and recovery and can perform a maximum attempt after breaking a new world record. Let’s watch the broadcast and see!
A group of athletes from different countries with results of around 7 minutes will also compete for medals. These athletes are Agnieszka Kalska of Poland, Yuriko Ichihara of Japan, and Kateryna Sadurska of Ukraine. It will also be very interesting to see the multiple world record holder in dynamic disciplines, Magdalena Solich-Talanda, competing in STA.
Among the men, the competition may be even more intense and unpredictable. If we are basing the forecast on the most recent results of the athletes, then the main favorites in the discipline are Swedish freedivers Valdemar Karlsson and Rami Bladlav. In May, they were fiercely fighting with each other for the AIDA National Record of Sweden. So far, Rami is leading with a small advantage of 11 seconds - his result is unbelievable at 9 minutes and 39 seconds. Valdemar is on Rami's heels with 9’28“.
It is very likely that French athlete Laurent De Beaucaron will wedge himself into Rami and Valdemar's rivalry for a medal. This year, Laurent has also shown a result of over 9 minutes in STA.
Last year, Ibrahim Al Salatni also managed to hold his breath in STA for more than 9 minutes, although this year, his results have been quite moderate. However, he is still capable of sneaking onto the pedestal.
And finally, there is a group of male athletes with results of around 8 minutes, for example, Ming Jin (William Joy) of China and Petar Klovar of Croatia. Under very particular circumstances, these athletes may also make their way to the podium.
Don't miss out on the competition in this most spectacular discipline of freediving!