Day five saw the penultimate day of competition at the 2015 Caribbean Freediving Cup and the National Records continue to fall.  Mexico achieved a double with new records for both Alejandro Lemus and Estrella Navarro.  Honduras and Chile were also in the record breaking books with strong performances from Edgardo Andrade and Daniel Arias respectively. Highlights from that day: Alejandro Lemus from Mexico improved on his FIM performance to reset the […]

If the word of the day was “anxious” on day one, day two was summarized by “redemption”. Davide Carrera of Italy shook off the monkeys and saddled back up for another shot at the 106m national record.  Smooth and clean Davide brought back the tag and claimed the Constant Weight (CWT) record!  Davide’s training has been going exceptionally well and everyone not […]

The mood was light, and much more playful than usual, on day three of the Caribbean Cupcompetition.  With a party scheduled and a “rest day” lined up for the next, most of the athletes were able to deliver some very solid dives and clear their minds of any type of “anticipation” for an entire 48 hours.  And some of us really […]

After three days of intense competition at the 2016 Caribbean Cup in Roatan, the athletes are enjoying a much deserved rest day, especially after day three’s lionfish cook-off party. You can enjoy the recap in photos below, contributed by photographer Alex St Jean, and check back for more updates from me at the Caribbean Cup here on DeeperBlue.com. Original article by Ashley Chapman at […]

With half of the 2016 Caribbean Cup behind us and day four under the bridge it’s time to start talking strategy. The ladies are looking tight with Sophia Gomez-Uribe and Tomoka Fakudaplacing scores in all three disciplines. I (Ashley Futral Chapman) am not far behind and still show a goose egg in Free Immersion (FIM). Things are sure to shake […]

With half of the 2016 Caribbean Cup behind us and day four under the bridge it’s time to start talking strategy.  The ladies are looking tight with Sophia Gomez-Uribe and Tomoka Fakudaplacing scores in all three disciplines.  I (Ashley Futral Chapman) am not far behind and still show a goose egg in Free Immersion (FIM).  Things are sure to shake up in the next two […]