http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/News/feed.xml Apnea Team Amsterdam Newsfeed http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Sunday 26th August 2007 ( 03:54:22 PM ) As of september 2007 we will start weekly (thursday evening 20-22hrs) static apnea training sessions in a special heated therapeutic pool in Diemen. Check here for more info and registration : http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/forum/index.php/board,22.0.html Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:54:22 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 08th November 2006 ( 04:25:20 PM ) As of Jan 2007 we created a new possibility for freedivers wanting to train regularly indoors and outdoors in the North of Holland. For this we started Apnea Academy Amsterdam Club. Check out this link (Ducth) for more info or mail us http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/forum/index.php/topic,186.0.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:25:20 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 06th September 2006 ( 11:56:01 PM ) Today Guillaume Nery set a new worldrecord in Constant Weight with a depth of 109 meter. He did this in a very fast 2:55 min. Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:56:01 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Thursday 31st August 2006 ( 05:28:27 PM ) And last but not least on the 30th October Tom set the static worldrecord at an amazing 9 minutes !!!!!He is THE man ......... Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:28:27 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Monday 28th August 2006 ( 09:46:53 AM ) This weekend Tom Sietas set 2 new worldrecords in the dynamic disciplines. First an amazing 183 meter no-fins followed by a jaw dropping 223 meter with bi-fins. Again he proves he is the king of dynamics. Congratulations Tom !!! Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:46:53 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 15th July 2006 ( 01:59:45 PM ) As of July 14th 2006 it is possible to register for a freediving course according to the Apnea Academy International standards in the Netherlands. Check out our education section for more info and online registration. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:59:45 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Monday 22nd May 2006 ( 09:12:28 PM ) As of the 21st may 2006 ATA has 3 Apnea Academy International instructors. Peter Wurschy , Pieter Buis and Glenn Venghaus got their instructor status from Umberto Pelizzari in Sharm el Sheik , where they followed a rigourous instructor training. Soon a dedicated part of this website will inform you of the courses they will start giving this summer. Mon, 22 May 2006 12:12:28 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Tuesday 09th May 2006 ( 11:00:16 PM ) Today Carlos Coste set a new world record in the discipline Variable Weight with a spectacular depth of 140 meter in a time of 4'14'' See some pictures here: http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/forum/index.php/topic,94.0.html Tue, 09 May 2006 14:00:16 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Sunday 23rd April 2006 ( 11:14:24 AM ) And just if you think you have heard and seen it all... She just did 200 meter dynamic with fins !!!!!!!!! Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:14:24 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 22nd April 2006 ( 03:44:44 PM ) Unfortunately the DNF record has been declared not valid since she grabbed the side of the pool while immersed. Still a great performance Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:44:44 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 22nd April 2006 ( 01:17:22 PM ) She just did 134 meter dynamic no fins , which is another world record........... Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:17:22 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 22nd April 2006 ( 10:34:18 AM ) Today at the Russian National championships Natalia Molchanova broke her own static worldrecord with an amazing time of 7'20'' She still has to do dynamics today ....... Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:34:18 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 05th April 2006 ( 09:24:33 PM ) On sunday April 2nd 2006 ATA member Peter Wurschy broke the old Dutch National record in Dynamic Apnea with fins, till then held by ATA member Glenn Venghaus (137 meter bi-fins), with a distance of 146 meter. This was done in a 25 meter pool in Heemstede using a monofin. A video of this dive will be available soon in the video section. Big congratulations to Peter with this great acomplishment. Next goal 150 meter ! Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:24:33 -0700 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Sunday 02nd April 2006 ( 10:28:36 AM ) On April 1st 2006 Martin Stepanek reset the world record constant weight to a depth of 106 meter. This is just the firts of a range of record attempts Matrin and Mandy-Rae will do at the Sink Faze event they organised. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:28:36 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 15th March 2006 ( 09:40:37 PM ) After first upping his own world record in Dynamic Apnea Without Fins in Maribor on the 3rd of March to 176 meters, Tom Sietas broke it again in Japan on the 14th of March with an amazing 180 meters. This man seems unbeatable (with training personal bests of 221 meters no fins and 250 meter with fins !!!) Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:40:37 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Friday 13th January 2006 ( 02:06:09 PM ) End 2005 Apnea Academy Italy together with The Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council Italy and University of Chieti Italy organised a big conference on several medical aspects related to freediving. You can find an english abstract of this conference here Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:06:09 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Friday 13th January 2006 ( 12:45:48 PM ) Jan 7th 2006 Tom Sietas set a new worldrecord in static apnea after breathing pure oxygen with a time of 14min15sec. He did this on Italian national television. Video will be available soon. In the mean time, check out the video of his last attempt on German TV here Fri, 13 Jan 2006 03:45:48 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 24th December 2005 ( 12:39:35 AM ) We wish everybody a happy Christmas and a very healthy and fruitfull 2006 , with lots of freediving fun and glory. Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:39:35 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Friday 23rd December 2005 ( 11:21:06 PM ) Check out the new high-tec online video section as well as the 3-d team presentation. Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:21:06 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 21st December 2005 ( 09:31:37 PM ) Yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, Nathalia Molchanova broke her own World Record dynamics without fins of 124m with a new distance of 131 meters. This makes it her 9th worldrecord this year !!!! Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:31:37 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Sunday 18th December 2005 ( 12:38:30 AM ) As of today we welcome Christel Buis as our newest member of Apnea Team Amsterdam. Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:38:30 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Friday 09th December 2005 ( 12:57:46 AM ) As mentioned in previous item, ATA member Peter Wurschy features in a primetime TV show on Dutch national television. The video of this segment you can download here: http://www.apnea-amsterdam/video/WeddenDat.zip Thu, 08 Dec 2005 15:57:46 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Saturday 03rd December 2005 ( 01:07:20 AM ) In October 2005, Glenn Venghaus gave an interview for a new glossy Dutch travel magazine, which features in the winter 2005 issue that just came out. You can find the acticle here (its in Dutch) : http://www.glennvenghaus.com/freediving/articles/Columbus.pdf Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:07:20 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Monday 28th November 2005 ( 09:55:34 AM ) On nov 27th one member of Apnea Team Amsterdam, Peter Wurschy will perform in a popular TV show called "Wedden Dat". The show is formed around several spectacular bets. Peter will try to win a bet together with Sanne Buurman from team Sharkbait and several members of a scuba club. The bet will be successful, when Peter and Sanne are able to stay underwater in a car at the bottom of a pool, while skindivers try and fill attached underwater balloons with air from their lungs until the car floats. This has to be done within 4 minutes. The show will air on Dutch television on Thursday 8th dec 2005. A complete coverage including photo and video footage will be available on this site after the show airs. Check back soon…. Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:55:34 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 16th November 2005 ( 01:58:49 PM ) On dec 18th three members of Apnea Team Amsterdam , Peter Wurschy, Pieter Buis and Glenn Venghaus, will try and break a huge barrier in static apnea : the 7 minute wall ! The attempts will start under the watchfull eyes of NFDB / AIDA judge Pim Vemeulen at 20:00hr at the following location : Zwembad Groenendaal Sportparklaan 16 2103 VT Heemstede Visitors are more then welkom as is the press (limited and only after registration via mail to ata@glennvenghaus.com) p.s. The current national record, owned by ATA member Glenn Venghaus stands at 6:45min. Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:58:49 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 16th November 2005 ( 01:35:54 PM ) As of 14 nov 2005 Pieter Buis has become a new member of the Apnea Team Amsterdam. His first performance will be at dec 18th at an special ATA event. Later more about this... Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:35:54 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 16th November 2005 ( 01:33:09 PM ) From 10th-13th November ATA was in Hungary at the MAN II pool competition organised by AIDA Hungary. Two silver medals and a firts place in statics was the fantastic result. Read all about it in our gallery: http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/gallery Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:33:09 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 16th November 2005 ( 01:28:41 PM ) From 28th-30th October ATA was in Wiesbaden at the yearly RMC. You can find a full article as well as pictures of this event in our gallery: http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com/gallery Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:28:41 -0800 http://www.apnea-amsterdam.com Wednesday 16th November 2005 ( 01:24:21 PM ) As of 01-10-2005 four freedivers decided to form a team, based on region, mutual interest, experience, motivation and fascination for freediving. The team is called Apnea Team Amsterdam and consists of - Peter Wurschy - Glenn Venghaus - Gonnie Roekevisch - Patricia Werneck Ribas The website will inform you of the adventures and activities of ATA as wel as akt as an information base for freediving in general. We hope you will enjoy our site as much as we do. Regards, Apnea Team Amsterdam Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:24:21 -0800