Name: Lewis Jones Age: 34 Nationality: New Zealand/British Achievements: PB Depth 45m. Breath hold just under 6 minutes / Apnea Australia Instructor How long have you been freediving for? I have been free diving since I was a kid only we didn’t call it free diving then it was just who could swim the deepest or hold their breath the longest. I have always loved being in the water and was snorkelling and scuba diving before i...

  Name: Amber Bourke Age: 24 Nationality: Australian Achievements: Australian record DYN: 181m Australian record DNF: 155m Ranked world #2 DNF and world #5 DYN (2012) How long have you been freediving for? 18 months How did you start freediving? I was backpacking through Egypt when I came across a little town called Dahab where everyone was crazy about scuba diving and this sport called “freediving” that I’d never heard of...

  The first ever freediving competition for Brisbane, will be held this month in a landmark event on the 18th and 19th of May. The Brisbane Freediving Open 2013 is a national pool competition, to include three disciplines over two days. The competition will be held at the Sleeman Sports Complex and is being hosted by the Brisbane Freedivers, who are a local not-for-profit group that train regularly in the sport of freediving. “A...

The 54th Annual Pacific Coast Spear fishing Championship was held over the east long weekend and was a great success. The competition attracted around 60 divers this year from different areas representing many clubs. It was a huge pleasure to see so many very keen young juniors signing on for the Friday skills session with Les Tryk and the afternoon competition.   Friday’s conditions were not the best however everyone gave it their...

Well it has been a VERY busy few weeks for the Big 5 competition, with some fantastic fish weighed in. We have now cracked 35 competitors in total. When we crack 50 competitors, we will be giving some exciting prizes away in a lucky draw so keep an eye out and encourage your friends to enter to see this happen SOON! Junior divers have really been getting stuck into their species over the past month or so which is great to see. Targeting a...

On May 4th and 5th the Couldwell Cup competition will be running from the Moreton Bay Boat Club. The Couldwell Cup is run in memory of Greg Couldwell, who tragically passed away from shallow water blackout while diving off Moreton early last year. The event promises to be one of the largest spearfishing competitions for 2013, with $10,000 of prizes up for grabs including a five day trip for two to Fiji with accommodation and spearfishing...

Spearfisherman Tanc Sade has only taken up training in pool Freediving disciplines quite recently, but his dedication has quickly led him to be not only the best in Australia, but one of the best in the world. After breaking the Australian record with a swim of over 200m, it was with no surprise that Tanc received an automatic selection to compete on behalf of Australia at the World Championships for Freediving. But to get there, Tanc, an...

There is no point going out spearfishing quality fresh fish for dinner if you are not going to care for, and respect, it in a way that will make sure it tastes the best it can when it reaches your plate. Follow these few guidelines to ensure that your catch is always the best: Bleed/gill your fish Bleeding your fish straight away will ensure that the flesh stays soft, white and maintains optimal flavour and texture. Bleeding your fish is...

Mulloway average from  6 to 20kgs with occasional specimens reaching 35kgs or more. They are silvery or bronze in appearance with a row of opalescent spots running along the lateral line which light up when viewed from certain angles. They live in water ranging from a few meters deep to very deep. They usually congregate in deepwater in wrecks, offshore pipelines or drop-offs with large caves and shelves of rock. They prey on a variety of...

The Australian Underwater Federation (Queensland) held their AGM on the weekend. Adreno’s Kahlee Andrews attended on behalf of her club, Sunshine Coast Skindivers, to vote on important decisions that may affect us all. At the meeting each year, certain awards are given out to people in the AUF for outstanding achievements. Skindiver of the Year Award: For services rendered to the AUF commnuity (hockey, spearfishing, scuba diving etc)....