Kiwi sets new diving record
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New Zealander William Trubridge has set a world record at the AIDA freediving world championships in the Bahamas.
Trubridge, 29, reached 90m in the constant weight no fins (CNF) category to beat his own record - set last April - by 2m. The dive took 3min 40sec.
"This dive was a bigger psychological challenge than I have faced before in a record attempt because there were a lot of expectations," Trubridge said.
"But my training prior to the event had gone very well, and I was able to draw confidence from this to remain calm on the day."
New women's champion, Natalia Molchanova, 47, added 2m on to her own world record in the CNF category, diving to 62m and returning in 3min 15sec.
New Zealander Niki Roderick took silver in that category with 55m.
- NZPA
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