Freediving, or breath hold diving, is a sport that is becoming increasingly popular all over the world. The Vancouver Apneist Club is largely made up of a group of freedivers that reside in and around Vancouver. The purpose of the club is to host competitions, encourage people to train safely together, offer support and mentorship within our ranks and, of course, to enjoy the exhilarating sport of freediving! Through our e-groups we are able to organize pool and ocean training sessions and plan recreational outings to local dive sites. We now have some international members as well that are part of our on-line community. We always welcome new members to become part of our club. |
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2009/07/05 - 9:30am For a change of scenery, we'll have our next training session at Ansell Place. This is the last opportunity to train for the Constant Ballast competition the next weekend. We'll have the club's counterbalance system out as usual and try to save some energy and warmth for exploring the wall afterwards. Low tide is at 11:11am so we'll be gathering at 9:30, aiming to get into the water just after 10am. |
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2009/06/28 - 9:00am We'll be giving our athletes an opportunity to train for the upcoming Constant Ballast competition of the Vancouver Apneist Triple Depth Series. Non members are welcome to come out as well to practice technique. We'll be gathering at 9am at the fishing dock at Buntzen Lake. |
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Our first eelgrass survey on Mayne Island was a big success. We had a full crew, the weather and hospitality were fabulous and we accomplished all of our primary and secondary objectives for the weekend. |
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2009/05/30 - 9:00am We will be having a depth training session at Buntzen Lake on Saturday morning, May 30. The gathering time is 9:00 am at the dock on the south beach. We will have the counterbalance system and measured line for dives of up to 40m. Feel free to join us to get some practice or technique pointers. This is the last opportunity to train with the club before the upcoming Free Immersion competition on June 13th. See you in the water! |
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2009/06/13 - 9:00am The Vancouver Apneist Club is holding a series of competitions this spring and summer for the three depth disciplines. It's called the Triple Depth Series and is aimed towards new freedivers who are either thinking of becoming competitors or are just curious about what depth they can reach. The depth is limited to 30 metres maximum so that we can keep the logistics simple and the registration cost down to $25. |
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2009/06/06 - 10:17am We'll be taking the 7am ferry to Victoria to dive the Ogden Point Breakwater on Saturday, June 6th. Last year's dive brought 18 freedivers out of the woodwork. Join us to see if we can make this year's event even bigger! |
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2009/05/01 - 11:38am 2009/05/03 - 11:38am The Vancouver Apneist Freediving club is pleased to announce the "Spring Fling Competition", May 1 to 3 at the UBC Aquatic Centre. This pool only competition will have the following events:
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The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club had its second annual underwater Christmas tree decorating event on December 6th. Like last year it was raining and we had only four divers who were brave enough to brave the 7 degrees Celsius water. However, we had much more shore support than the last year and we were able to actually get the tree pointing upright and decorated. Big thanks to newcomers Ed and Sarah for rounding out the underwater team and to Nikkey and Patti for supplying the hot drinks. |
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The winners of our first annual calendar photo contest have been determined. The calendar has been designed and will be on order soon. All club members who are paid up by December 7 are entitled to a free calendar. For all others, they are available at a price of $10 each and can be purchased using the button below: |
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