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Bristol Blue Freediving Competition 2019

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5 years ago

December 4, 2019

The weekend of 23rd and 24th November saw the 6th Bristol Blue Freediving Competition and the 2nd as a team format. Teams of three freedivers made their way to Henbury Leisure Centre in Bristol to take part in Static, Dynamic No Fins, BiFins and Monofin disciplines with the winners being the team with the highest combined score for all three athletes.

12 teams and 36 athletes took part, 10 of whom were newbies to the competition scene. There were some fantastic performances – 69 official starts, 17 personal bests and 1 new DNF National Record for a Brazilian athlete.

The competition was very close at the halfway point. With each athlete having completed their first performance there was just 9 points separating the top five teams, equivalent to 15 secs per athlete in STA or 6m in dynamic disciplines. The final results were just as close with 7 points separating the top three teams!

The best newbie award was even closer with the top two males being separated by just a single point, and the top two females separated by 0.6pts!!

Congratulations to the winning team Shark Fin Troup (Charlie Bradford CG KB, Jake Costello and Anita Jasso) In 2nd place was Silly Willies and the Pussy Power (Alex Barton, Adam Drzazga and Danica Maynerd) and in 3rd Kiss My Apnea (Lorena Prieto Cacabelos, Valeria Olives Babler and Lucelle Simms).

Interestingly the top three teams were the only three with full white card count, all of the other teams either had illness or Red Card events showing how important white card mentality can be in these competitions.

And a huge well done to the Best Newbies: Charlie Bradford & Danica Maynerd.

The event was sponsored by MARES – just add water and www.britishfreediving.org who generously gave some fantastic prizes for the winning teams and athletes.

Well done to all who took part and all who helped make it happen behind and in front of and behind the scenes! We are so grateful to our community of freedivers, your efforts and enthusiasm all help keep this wonderful sport growing.

Thanks to Neil Wood for the images.

Find out more at www.britishfreediving.org.

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Steve Millard is a leading UK based AIDA and PADI Freediving Instructor Trainer who is the owner of Apneists UK freediving group - www.freedivers.co.uk. Currently Press officer to the British Freediving Association and Performance mermaids lead coach.

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UWACAM Impresses at BOOT 2025 with New App

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9 hours ago

March 2, 2025

Team Scubaverse

BOOT 2025, the world’s largest water sports trade fair, provided the perfect stage for the launch of the new UWACAM app which meanwhile is rated at an excellent 4.8 out of 5 in the Apple App Store.

Optimized for DIVEVOLK (divevolkdiving.com) Seatouch housings and developed in collaboration with award-winning underwater filmmaker Matthias Lebo (matthiaslebo.com), this app is user-friendly and features large, clear controls, enabling effortless and stunning shots.

It offers professional functions typically found in high-end cameras, supports the LOG format for advanced color corrections, includes built-in LUTs (Color Lookup Tables) to restore underwater colors, and provides a manual mode, user presets, histogram, focus peaking, zebra function, and much more.

As an official product of Bumbayaya GmbH (bumbayaya.ch / uwacam.com), the UWACAM app has been specifically designed for use in DIVEVOLK Seatouch underwater housings. Visitors were able to experience the app live at the DIVEVOLK booth.

UWACAM simplifies underwater photography with an intuitive user interface that is perfectly adapted for underwater operation. The app offers precise control and delivers impressive results for both hobby divers and professionals.

UWACAM

Why UWACAM?

Specifically developed for DIVEVOLK: Perfect integration into Seatouch housings for effortless underwater operation.
Simple yet professional: Switch between an Easy Automatic Mode for beginners and a comprehensive Pro Mode.
All-in-one app: Supports all photo and video formats, including LOG for professional color corrections.
Pro Features:
- Focus Peaking: Precise focus control.
- Zebra Function: Prevents over- or underexposure.
- Built-in LUTs: Color corrections for realistic underwater shots.
- Manual Controls: Fine-tune exposure, focus, white balance, and more.
Diver-Specific Features: Automatic color correction based on environment and dive depth, plus an optional magnetic compass overlay.

“We are excited to present UWACAM at BOOT 2025,” says Matthias Lebo, who played a key role in its development. “With UWACAM, we bring the beauty of the underwater world directly into the hands of divers and snorkelers—intuitive, powerful, and adaptable.”