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The 15th edition of Vertical Blue took place on July 1 - 11 in Dean's Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas. Since its inception in 2008 by world record holder William Trubridge, Vertical Blue has been one of the rare privately-held freediving competitions with world record status, Diveye, and an online broadcast.
From competitive freediving’s humble beginnings in 1949 to the jaw-dropping depths athletes are reaching 75 years later: six depth disciplines have emerged to test every aspect of freediving technique.
The second act of the freediving competition season — the 34th AIDA Freediving World Championship — starts on June 28, 2025, in Wakayama, Japan.
While depth freediving gets a lot of the spotlight from mainstream media, the pool is truly where mental strength meets physical limits.