US Freediver Ted Harty set a new US national record in the freediving discipline of Dynamic Apnea with a performance of 170 meters / 558 feet yesterday at the AIDA Individual Indoor Freediving World Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.
Harty was competing in the qualifying heats during the event when he set the new record. The top twenty-three male and female athletes from the qualifying heats are selected for the finals. Ted increased his competition personal best by twenty meters with this performance.
Ted’s performance surpasses Theo Ivanovic previous record of 167 meter / 548 feet set in London, England in 2006. This was the longest standing US Men’s National Record. Ted has secured another start in the World Championships Finals for Dynamic that will have him face off with the world’s top athletes for the title of World Champion.
Harty said, “I've been looking at Theo's 167 M record setting performance for a long time. I knew that all I needed to do was put in some good training time and I could get there. I did some solid pool and dry land training to prepare for this event. Even when I'm not training in the pool, I teach freediving classes through my company. Leading up to the competition, I taught a lot of courses. These courses are great training as well because I do so many dives with short surface intervals.”
He continues, “The day of my dive I felt relaxed all day. I was able put the record completely out of my mind and just focus on hitting the wall at 100 M and making the turn. The contractions never got too bad. I had a moment at the end of the dive where I almost kept going, but thankfully I stuck to the plan and came up right past 168 M. I'm excited to go to the finals and represent the USA. I can't wait to see what else I can do.”
Dynamic Apnea is performed by swimming with fins or a monofin in a pool with the athlete holding their breath while swimming as far as they can. Dynamic No fins is performed by swimming without the aid of fins or a monofin with the athlete holding their breath while swimming as far as they can. A modified breaststroke is used. Static Apnea is a test of pure breath hold for time with the athlete holding their breath with their face in the water while floating on the surface of the pool.
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