William Trubridge

William Trubridge

William Trubridge (born on May 24, 1980) is a New Zealand free-diver and world record holder.

William currently holds the world record in Constant Weight without fins and Free Immersion disciplines.

On the 10th of April 2008 during the Vertical Blue 2008 free-diving competition, William set the Constant Weight without fins world record with a depth of 86m and a dive time of 3:20, breaking his previous record of 84m set on the 4th of April.

During the same period he also took the world record in Free Immersion discipline with a depth of 108m and a dive time of 3:51, breaking his own world record of 107m set only three days earlier.

William trains and teaches free-diving at Dean's Blue Hole in Long Island, Bahamas from November to May.

He is an instructor for the Apnea Academy presided over by Umberto Pelizzari.

External links

* [http://www.verticalblue.net/news Vertical Blue William´s News Page]
* [http://www.verticalblue.net Vertical Blue Freediving homepage]
* [http://www.deeperblue.net/ Deeperblue.net Free-diving forum]
* [http://www.apnea-academy.com Apnea Academy - A global teaching organisation for underwater apnea - presided over by Umberto Pelizzari]
* [http://www.aida-international.org/ AIDA International Homepage]


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