Vertical Blue
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| Genre | Sporting event |
| DateTemplate:Pluralize from text | Mid-year |
| Venue | Dean's Blue Hole |
| LocationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Long Island |
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| Country | The Bahamas |
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| Founder | William Trubridge |
| Organised by | William Trubridge and AIDA International |
| Sponsors | Suunto (2012-2017) Origin ECN (2018) |
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Vertical Blue is an invite-only elite freediving competition which has been held in the Bahamas at Dean's Blue Hole by freediving world record holder William Trubridge. It was an AIDA International or CMAS in 2021 judged competition and has been the venue for multiple world and national records for athletes coming from countries all over the world.
Description
Vertical Blue is a depth competition which consists of the freediving depth disciplines of free immersion (FIM), Constant weight without fins (CNF) and Constant weight (CWT).[1]
The event has been held at Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas and was organized by William Trubridge with AIDA International providing judges.[1][2][3]
History
Vertical Blue 2008
Vertical Blue 2008 was announced in February 2008 and was held from 1 to 11 April in the same year. It was attended by competitors from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Japan, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, Switzerland and the United States. A total of 23 national and 3 world records were achieved.[2][3][4]
Vertical Blue 2009
Vertical Blue 2009 was held from 1 to 9 April 2009 and was attended by competitors from Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[5][6]
Vertical Blue 2013
On November 17, 2013, American freediver Nicholas Mevoli died after attempting to set an American record during a Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole.[7]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."EVENT DETAILS Vertical Blue (2018)". AIDA International. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Haith, Sara-Lise (19 February 2008). "Trubridge announces first ever competition in Bahamas". Deeper Blue. deeperblue.net limited. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Event details, Vertical Blue 2008". AIDA International. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Trubridge, William (April 2008). "DAY ELEVEN - it's a wrap (including Official Results)" (PDF). Vertical Blue. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vertical Blue 2009 - Day 2. Sara Campbell World Record In Women's Constant Weight". sportalsub.net. www.websportsolutions.com. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Event info Vertical Blue 2009". AIDA International. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Skolnick, Adam (November 17, 2013). "A Deep-Water Diver From Brooklyn Dies After Trying for a Record". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
External links
- Vertical Blue official webpage
- Deeper Blue Article about Vertical Blue 2008 Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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