Locality Sant’Angelo (Municipality of Serrara Fontana) Ischia Island - NAPOLI 4/11 October 2015

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1st APNEA OUTDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

ISCHIA ISLAND 2015

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1st Apnea Outdoor World Championships

Ischia 2015 - Italy

Località Sant’Angelo (Comune di Serrara Fontana) Isola d’Ischia (NA)

4/11 Ottobre 2015

CMAS has entrusted FIPSAS with the organisation of the first edition of the Apnea Outdoor World Championships. This freediving event, for which an ad hoc Organising Committee has been created (Apnea Outdoor World Championships Ischia Island 2015), will take place on the Island of Ischia, in the locality of Sant’Angelo (Municipality of Serrara Fontana) from 4 to 11 October 2015.The following specialities will be staged:

1. Constant weight with two fins (CWT BP) M/F2. Constant weight with monofin (CWT) M/F3. Constant weight without fins (CNF) M/F4. Jump Blue (JB) M/F

Free diving has always attracted the attention of public imagi-nation. From the legendary performance of Haggi Satti, the Greek sponge fisherman, diving 80 meters in 1913, to the first ever officially certified freediving world record set in 1949 by Raimondo Bucher, diving 30 meters. In the early 1960s these undertakings were carried out one after the other by outstan-ding figures who deservedly are now part of the history of this sport. The most popular are Enzo Maiorca, Jacques Mayol, Francisco Ferraras better known as “Pipin”, Umberto Pelizza-ri, Gianluca Genoni among men, and Rossana and Patrizia Maiorca, Angela Bandini, Deborah Andollo, among women. At present, Italy can rely on the performance of excellent free divers being also world-record holders such as Alessia Zecchini, Michele Tomasi, Homar Leuci and Davide Carrera, in addition to other extremely talented athletes.

In the last few years FIPSAS, in agreement with CMAS, has introduced changes to competitive outdoor apnea activity, turning the traditional formula of individual record attempts into extemporaneous competitions among several divers.

Over the past three years FIPSAS has organised the Italian Freediving Championships, and has been planning and is about to stage an event of worldwide relevance in the seas around Ischia Island. Thanks to the fame of the Island, its natural beauty and the special features of its marine environment, the event is sure to rouse the interest of many people.

Sunday 4 OctoberArrival and check-in of National teamsChecking of documents and issue of badges

Monday 5 October Morning: Official practice CWT – CWT BP – CNF – JBAfternoon: Opening Ceremony at Piazzetta di Sant’Angelo; followed by Technical Meeting

Tuesday 6 OctoberMorning: CWT Competition M/FAfternoon: CWT M/F Prize-giving; followed by Technical Meeting

Wednesday 7 OctoberMorning: CWT BP Competition M/F Afternoon: CWT BP M/F Prize-giving; followed by Tech-nical Meeting

Thursday 8 OctoberMorning: Official practice CNF – JB Afternoon: Technical and cultural meetings; followed by Technical Meeting

Friday 9 OctoberMorning: CNF Competition M/FAfternoon: CNF M/F Prize-giving; followed by Technical Meeting

Saturday 10 October Morning:  JB Competition M/FAfternoon:  JB M/F Prize-giving – Closing ceremony and final party

Sunday 11 October Departure from Ischia

Programme