Vertical Blue 2023 by Garmin - Day 3

[@SlothAquatic]

9:16 Kateryna Sadurska FIM 85m 19:20 Hanako Hirose CWTB 85m 29:23 Talya Davidhoff CWT 82m 39:14 Simon Bennett FIM 81m 49:13 Sahika Ercumen FIM 80m 59:05 Stefan Randig CNF 78m 1:09:01 Marine Simonis CWT 77m 1:19:05 Pedro Tapia CNF 75 break 1:48:00 Alexey Molchanov CWT 133m 1:59:44 Walid Boudhiaf FIM 114m 2:10:50 Alenka Artnik CWTB 107m 2:21:42 Pepe Salcedo CWTB 106m Alice Modolo DNS 2:41:42 Potti DingFeng Liu FIM 98m 2:53:33 Enchante Gallardo FIM 92m 3:03:44 Tetsou Hara CWT 91m break 3:34:00 Roberto Guzmán CNF 73m 3:43:23 Juan Valdivia CWT 65m 3:52:28 Fatima Korok CNF 65m 4:01:42 Junko Kitahama FIM 58m 4:11:20 Estrella Navarro CNF 56m 4:19:15 Tory George CNF 55m 4:28:26 Florian Burghardt CNF 53m 4:37:15 Hou I Ming CNF 46m

[@all4love58]

Thank you!!!

[@mementomori6269]

01:48:00 Alexey Molchanov WR CWT 133m 02:07:25 interview

[@АндрейФесенко-о1н]

Почему не показан флаг у Алексея! Организаторы пошли на дискриминацию по политическим мотивам?

[@ta3994]

Wow Alexi! Congratulations!

[@honzakovar414]

@@АндрейФесенко-о1н because his home country is killing people 😕

[@Apostate_ofmind]

Their voices are so soothing, i love it.

[@JessicaBentley-t7q]

Just an incredible watch,blown away 😍🫶🏻🙌🏻🤙🏻💪🏻

[@ta3994]

Simon! Un abrazo! Feliz Cumpleaños! Tomás Ardavany, medic

[@ta3994]

Sam ! Hey there! So good to hear your voice! Big hug! Wish I was there! Tom Ardavany, medic

[@ta3994]

Daan! Big hug! Tom Ardavany

[@BrazenBull91]

It's so nice to see commentators who aren't pompous. Both are really knowledgeable, too ❤🤟🏽

[@sandrakugler3340]

Hab so lange danach gesucht endlich gefunden 😂❤

[@Green-e8q]

Катерино, Ви найкраща! Я закоханий ❤❤❤

[@davidhunt4307]

Gigi Paris is absolutely stunning ❤

[@jesusvaltierra8019]

Wow this is so intense I love it !! Yet man !! How crazy Alexey went 133 ??😮

[@EliasPfaiffer]

2:24:46 what was that? Early celebration and than he got blacked out?! Omg...hope he think next time what he's doin!

[@cariinaa1423]

I don't think he was in his right mind. He might have been so hypoxic that he thought he was already up there - hallucinating.

[@Verena.Fleissner.Unlimited]

@@cariinaa1423 I think I've seen this exact diver doing foolish fun stuff at that depth before (in some other comp in the recent years I mean)already, so I think he did know what he did.

[@william_seong_5484]

2:24:45

[@TeachUBusiness]

Are there any dives today?

[@all4love58]

Hi no dives today - it's a rest day

[@alexleighriofrio]

Are they using a dron to film the immersion ?

[@kervypaham3500]

Yes they use an underwater drone

[@Wideominder]

2:24:45 Guy: signalize that he is in trouble. Commentators: OHHH, Early celebration!

[@EliasPfaiffer]

i have a question guys! suppose someone has a black out at the "touch down" at the very bottom...what then? there are neither securities nor other divers at this depth. what then happens to the diver?! please explain this to me.

[@nadavhan4]

It's not likely to happen at the bottom plate. But in case the diver is not seen by the safety team there is a counter weight balance system. This system in case of emergency is used by releasing brakes and releasing bigger weight at the other balanced side of the deep rope. The divers always dive with a lanyard (a leash) which keep them connected to the rope. When the counter balance is released the bottom weight together with the diver (dragged by the lanyard) will go up. Hope its gives you a proper answer😊

[@EliasPfaiffer]

@@nadavhan4 thx for the answer!! is there a case where this has happened before, or as you say, that the whole thing is rather unlikely?

[@edb_4472]

@@EliasPfaiffer It's unlikely because they're technically at the "50% point" of their dive, so they know they still have to come back up the same distance. The risk is usually around the 80% to 100% point of the full dive,. That's why you see safety divers at around 40m on the way up, that last section is where they could be reaching their limits and therefore risk of blackout

[@EliasPfaiffer]

@@edb_4472 really thx for the answer!!

[@salvager861]

It is also related to partial pressure, it drops dramaticaly in the end of the dive causing blackout, at depth, divers have more than enought oxygen due to high pressure.

[@kerembuldur9679]

Haydi Şahika Türk Kadınının gücünü göster sana güveniyoruz💪💪💪

[@marcogentile6332]

where is it?

[@davidhunt4307]

I take it Pepe n girl commentator are a couple? I don’t think he was show boating I think he was in trouble and he knew it

[@paigebennett7432]

I agree. He was in distress.

[@bluenice7514]

Walid je suis fier de toi Bravo

[@JessicaBentley-t7q]

Go Tory👊🏼👌🏻🤙🏻

[@askarielad]

Why does Alexey Molchanov has no flag on the chart and listed as INT (I assume International) ?

[@LoLEntensindtoll]

Because he's from Russia but isn't diving for Russia. Maybe you've heard about the war.

[@cowboy_2267]

What does cnf stand for?

[@BrazenBull91]

Constant weight no-fins

[@kimbarton261]

Is there any risks of long term damage to the body from hypoxia ?

[@muzafferodemis6909]

Bien sûre que Oui.

[@earlgrey2130]

Hypoxia causes a healthy brain to die with enough duration. So if you try to hold your breath for as long as possible, there is an obvious risk there as you create the conditions needed to die and try to take it to the limit. The question is how far you can push this before long term damage starts to accumulate. Some divers act like there is no risk and see a blackout as the brains way to protect itself before damage occurs. Then there are studies on the DAN website that suggest that there is measurable damage from long breathholds to long term memory. Then again we have freedivers who have blacked out many times and still show little to no signs of braindamage. Then again.. braindamage accumulates long before you can see the symptoms. There are interesting studies on Alzheimer patients where brainscans show a deteoration of the brain, long before it shows in the patients behavior or they themselves feel any different.. There is no definitive scientific answer as diving this deep is a very young phenomena and we simply have no long term data. The honest perspective in my humble opinion is to say: "we don't know enough at this point in time". But to claim like it's all safe, would be ignoring what we know about physiology. I personally am sceptical if freediving is a sport that should be competed in. Maybe it should be more seen as something like yoga or meditiation. Something you do for yourself, within your own boundaries and comfortzone and where the goal isn't an athletic performance, but reaching a certain state of body and mind to improve your health. And for that you don't need to dive extremely deep or hold your breath until you black out.

[@kiarathomas5481]

Is it the Sharks they keep looking out for down in the water before the next contestants go under question

[@evgeniyhef1022]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@ta3994]

Hey the Evgeni! Tom here (medic)

[@annasavitska6650]

💙💛💙💛💙🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@cerens6626]

why sahika ‘s dive is not valid

[@Gossie72]

too much advertise for non live viewers

[@BrazenBull91]

That's a complaint for youtube 🤣

[@Gossie72]

No... not true@@BrazenBull91

[@muzafferodemis6909]

Pourquoi les gens prennent leurs pieds a voir des syncope?

[@kerembuldur9679]

🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@rich3888]

簡直係玩命運動

[@muzafferodemis6909]

Si ça c'est pas du dopping? .

[@ISOTT78]

A bit less bla bla and then we can enjoy the dives more. Thanks.

[@BrazenBull91]

Those of us interested in the sport would like the information.

[@repariotdemario]

Absolutely. These commentators always seem to struggle to know when to shut up. They seem to think they have to constantly say something. It insults the viewer.

[@BrazenBull91]

@repariotdemario it doesn't, at all insult the viewer 🤣 It's informative for those who don't understand the sport. You know you can just skip the commentaries, right? 🤣

[@Ultrabored95]

I would have thought it would be cheating to pull yourself up using the rope.

[@BrazenBull91]

All participants are allowed to do it, so it doesn't give an advantage, and you're still using manpower to ascend. Don't forget, if they're using balast/weights, they will be negatively buoyant past a certain point. In other words, they sink rather than float, so the rope is essential.