(Sportalsub.net / El Hormiguero / Kevin Hays) Leer en Español Although apnea or freediving as a sport has its modalities and events well defined and regulated by world organizations such as AIDA and CMAS, there are many daily activities or games that can be performed underwater and where the human being tests their physical abilities, not only to hold your breath, but also mental or mathematical, such as solving a Rubik's cube. On Monday, November 11, 2019, Kevin Hays, a 25-year-old American man who has been practicing this curious discipline for 10 years, managed to overcome his own world record (which was in 8 cubes in 2015), by solving 10 cubes submerged underwater in a time of 2 minutes with 12 seconds, in the renowned TV Show "El Hormiguero" of Antena 3 in Spain. VIDEO REC...
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🌎 History of the Underwater Rugby World Championships
(Sportalsub.net) - Leer en Español Underwater rugby is a sport of great growth in recent decades. The first world championship of this sport was held in 1980 in Mulheim, Germany where 7 countries participated. After the end of the 11th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championship held in Graz, Austria from July 27 to August 3, 2019, this has been the historical participation in the World Championships, with interesting data from each of the National Teams. 11 men's and 8 women's world championships have been played in 8 different countries. 23 countries have participated in the male category, 18 in the female category. In the men's category, 16 teams from Europe, 5 from America, 1 from Oceania and 1 from Africa participated. In the women's category, 11 teams from Europe...
🇨🇴 Results – VII Finswimming Panamerican Championships CMAS. Santa Marta, Colombia 2019
(Sportalsub.net / CMAS / CMAS Zona América / FEDECAS) - Leer en Español The VII Pan-American Finswimming Championship in Pool and Open Water of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS) was take place from August 14 to 18, 2019 in Santa Marta, Colombia. The event, was organized by the Colombian Federation of Underwater Activities (FEDECAS), published on the official CMAS website and in the 2019 Calendar of CMAS Zona América. 55 Finswimmers from 7 countries: Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Estados Unidos, México and Venezuela Parallel to this event was the "I Copa del Mar" Interclubs and National University Championship with 30 clubs and 10 universities of the country. HEATS RESULTS FINALS RESULTS MEDALS TABLE RK NATIONS 🥇 🥈 🥉 TOTAL 1 COLOMBIA 35 1 0...
🇩🇴 Pipín Ferreras New Freediving World Record “Back to the Abyss” 2019 in the Dominican Republic
(Sportalsub.net / Pipin Ferreras) – Leer en Español This Saturday July 20, 2019 Boca Chica, Dominican Republic witnessed a unique event, the renowned Cuban freediver Francisco "Pipín" Ferreras, born in Matanzas in 1962 and nationalized American, who has an outstanding career of more than 30 years in the world of freediving and apnea with more than twenty records and world titles in this discipline, returned to the depths of the sea, achieving a new world record to descend -106 meters in the modality of apnea no limits, in the master category for older of 55 years set at -105 meters, which had been unbeatable for more than 40 years and had been made by the great Jacques Mayol. The feat was recorded for film history for a Hollywood blockbuster series Back to the Abyss that will be ...
🇺🇸 Finswimming in World Games 2021 – Birmingham, USA
(Sportalsub.net / IWGA) - Leer en Español The official Sports Programme for The World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama - USA has just been published at the Annual General Meeting of the International World Games Association (IWGA), which is taking place during the SportAccord summit in Bangkok, Thailand. 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries will compete in 30 official sports when The World Games return to the United States for the first time since 1981. A total of 30 official sports will be showcased at the multi-sport event, to be held from 15 to 25 July 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama. Information regarding to disciplines from each sport that will feature in the Games will be published later this year. IWGA President José Perurena says: “I'm sure this programme will be attra...
🇺🇸 Results – XIV CMAS Finswimming World Cup 2019 – Coral Springs, USA
(Sportalsub.net / CMAS Zona América) - Leer en Español After the successful edition of the 4th Round of the XIII CMAS Finswimming World Cup 2018 held in Coral Spring, Florida in the United States of America from May 13 to 15, 2018, this event was return to American soil from May 3 to 5 2019. On the official website www.fitandfinsaquaticsports.com you can find all the information of the 2019 event, as well as the results and videos of the first edition held in 2018. Also find updated information on facebook and instagram @finswimmingworldcupusa Full Results (pdf) Team Points (pdf) START LIST LIVE RESULTS FACEBOOK VIDEOS Event 1 – 50m Apnea Girls Event 2 – 50m Apnea Boys Event 3 – 50m Apnea Women Event 4 – 50m Apnea Men Event 5 – 80...
🇩🇪 Final Results – Underwater Rugby Champions Cup 2018 – Berlin, Germany
(Sportalsub.net / Champions Cup UWR) – Leer en Español BUR Berlin e.V. was organize the Champions Cup in Underwater-Rugby in Berlin, Germany for men and women. The Champions Cup was held during 23-25. November 2018 in Berlin, Germany VIDEOS YOUTUBE Invitation – Schedule and Results FINAL POSITIONS Men Women Pos Team Nation Pos Team Nation 1 Orcas 1 Akkaren 2 Bamberg 2 FS Duisburg 1920 e.V 3 Flipper 3 Amager UV 4 Riihimäen Urheilusukeltajat 4 Castores Club 5 Malmö Triton 5 Black Mermaids 6 Akkaren 6 UWRC Wien 7 Deniz Yildizlari SK 7 Firenze Rugby Subacqueo 8 PF České Budějovice 8 Pirañas Peñafiel 9 UWRC Wien 9 East Haven Makos ...
🇨🇴 Results – 1st CMAS Interclub American Cup of Underwater Hockey, Underwater Rugby and Apnea. Medellín, Colombia – September 2018
(Sportalsub.net / CMAS Zona América / FEDECAS / LASA) - Leer en Español With the participation of 320 athletes and clubs from 4 countries: Chile, Colombia, the United States and Mexico, the 1st edition of the Interclubs Cup of Underwater Hockey, Underwater Rugby and Freediving in the city of Medellin, Colombia was successfully carried out from September 21 to 30, 2018. The event was in charge of the Colombian Federation of Underwater Activities (FEDECAS) and the Antioquia Underwater Activities League (LASA) and in addition to the competitions in the 3 modalities, it also included an International Training for Underwater Rugby Judges. In this way CMAS Zona América continues to promote and bet on the growth of Underwater Activities throughout the continent. RESULTS BY DISCIPL...
🇵🇹 Results – I Women CMAS Spearfishing World Cup – Sagres, Portugal 2018. Teresa Duarte from Portugal and Team USA are the Champions
(Sportalsub.net / CMAS / FPAS) - Leer en Español Teresa Duarte from Portugal and Team USA are the Champions of the I WOMEN CMAS SPEARFISHING WORLD CUP, that was happen on September 8 of 2018 during the XXXI CMAS WORLD SPEARFISHING CHAMPIONSHIP in the village of SAGRES Team Results USA - 43.122 PTS PORTUGAL - 40.492 PTS ESPAÑA - 30.278 PTS GRECIA - 23.376 PTS CHILE - 12.938 PTS ECUADOR - 1.820 PTS CROACIA - 1.544 PTS Individual Results TERESA DUARTE - PORTUGAL - 32.992 PTS ROSIBEL PERURENA - USA - 19.782 PTS KELSEY ALBER - USA - 17.578 PTS Fuente: Facebook FPAS The organization Portuguese Federation made a big effort in order to give a really good price to attract and invite the countries to bring women athletes to th...
🇺🇸 Final Results – 2018 Hawaii Cup of Freediving
(Sportalsub.net / U.S Freediving Federation) - Leer en Español The U.S. Freediving Federation organized succesfuly the 2018 Hawaii Cup of Freediving. Kailua-Kona, Honaunau Bay, HI August 24-27, 2018 This was the first outdoor freediving competition to was held in the United States under the USFF and was recognized by CMAS. All competitors could established US National freediving records as managed by the USFF. Until this event no US National records, so this was a historic moment to make the first records. Disciplines for the competition was CWT (mono or bi fins), FIM and CNF. CMAS rules apply to the competition. FINAL RESULTS WINNERS FIRST NATIONAL RECORDS USFF / CMAS OF USA DAILY RESULTS DAY 1 - SATURDAY AUGUST 25 DAY 2 - SUNDAY AUGUST 26 ...
🇫🇷 Ben Lecomte Tries To Cross The Pacific Ocean In Finswimming
(Sportalsub.net / Ben Lecomte / BBC) - Leer en Español On June 5, 2018, equipped with a pair of bifins, wetsuit, goggles and snorkel, the 50-year-old Frenchman Ben Lecomte tries to cross the entire Pacific Ocean in a finswimming tour of more of 9,000 kilometers that will take you from 6 to 8 months. At the date of the original publication of this article on our website Sportalsub.net (July 8, 2018) the finswimmer is already on his 38th day of crossing. A French swimmer has set off from Japan aiming to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Ben Lecomte, 51, will swim for eight hours a day for more than six months as he heads towards the US west coast. He faces dangers including sharks, storms, swarms of jellyfish, and extremely low water temperatures. He is...
🇺🇸 Final Results – XIII CMAS Finswimming World Cup 2018. Round 4 – Coral Springs, USA
(Sportalsub.net / CMAS) - Leer en Español Successful completed of the Finswimming World Cup in Coral Springs, Florida. With excellent participation, organization and sporting level they finished the 4 sessions of the 4th Round of the CMAS 2018 World Cup of Finswimming in the United States of America. 12 countries was present at the 4th Round of the XIII Finswimming World Cup ot the World Underwater Federation, to was held in Coral Springs, Florida in the United States of America. 135 athletes from 35 clubs from 12 countries and 3 continents (Asia, America and Europe) was participate in the Finswimming World Cup that was held for the first time in the United States of America. China, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Ukraine, Vietnam a...
