‘WC 2009’ Archives
Last Entry for WC09 »
Its the last entry before I head off back to New Zealand. The finals were INTENSE! I wish I had a camera to capture the moment when Johan completed SP after his 101m dive. Damn, that guy was awesome. Guillaume did a 109m dive and made it look way too easy. Carlos Coste struggled but managed an all time PB at 110m, which William matched [...]
Final Chapter »
Tomorrow will be the closing chapter in this amazing trip. The CWT finals. The Big one. In the womens finals, the heat is on for 3rd Place. Who will have the drive to get there? We will see. First and second will be more than likely Natalia and Sara, as long as everything goes right for them on the day. Once thats done, its going to be the [...]
Swedish Mini Comp »
I woke up really early today, thanks to the dogs down the road howling their collective asses off. Thank you very much full moon and dogs who like to howl at full moons. I checked Fb and one of my buddies back home was online (Brad), so I called him via skype and spoke to him for 30 mins. I was not going back to sleep. I then proceeded to [...]
Holly Crap Batman! »
Thats right and I will say it again.. Holly Crap! I was there, thats right ... total ring side seat (William T's coach). Hot Damn! Top 6 in the mens heats ... all 100m or more. Johan D, finally got his 100! Guillaume came up from 102m and made it look like he had just done a 50m dive. Herbert spending AGES to get out of sight, (If you have ever [...]
Woman’s CWT »
Another nice day for a competition. Sunny, slight breeze, 28 deg water. All in all, many successful dives today and no blackouts which is what we like to see. My star of the day was Carla who did her first ever CWT dive to 50m after a one hour session with me yesterday. What a way to kick off her CWT career. ROCKING! Kathryn McPhee [...]
Men’s CNF Heats »
Wow, what a day. Today was fairly close to a perfect day for the men's heats. Sun was up, slight breeze, around 15-20m viz. We could not ask for better conditions. There was also a good crowd turnout today which was great to see. Everything was going really well before I got in the water, with only Christian Moller having a blackout and [...]
Comp Day 1 – Womans CNF »
Awoken at 5am by torrential rain had me wondering what was in store for us all this morning. I was kinda hoping it would be a cloudless sunny day with little wind, but alas, it did not appear that the weather gods were going to allow us to play in paradisesque (<- thats a new word right there people) conditions. I went back to sleep, fingers, [...]
It Begins »
Today was my final training session before my first dive in this comp. I decided to make it easy on myself and make sure I have tested all the gear. Due to the amount of people training and the fact that the counter ballast system was in place, there was only one official rope to train on which meant that our time slots were only 11 mins per [...]
Sponsors and Sunsets »
Well, the comp is only days away and its such a busy place now. I tell you, I miss the days of just William and I having the place to ourselves, where we could sit on the platform discussing how much more superior Blueseventy wetsuits and gear are over the brand he seems to be fixated on, I think its beluga-whale branding or something [...]
