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Free in the Deep Blue

28 Thursday Nov 2013

Posted by noralestari in Adventures, Freedive

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apneabali, bali, CWT, FIM, freedive, freediver, freediving, Indonesian National Record, NR

I am supposed to write about this in my new blog for my underwater activities, but I am too busy to start one and I cannot resist myself to hold the story any longer. This is the best thing ever happened to me in 2013 when I said yes to Julia and Lukas from apneabali (check apneabali.com) to train with them for the One Breath Jamboree 2013. I went back and forth to Bali for the trainings, but I didn’t always get lucky because I am easily attacked by stomach bugs. For sure we know that stomach bug is not good for freediver, because we use belly breathing. Besides, it is not nice to hold your breath while having the (severe) stomachache.

One Breath Jamboree 2013 was my first ever freediving competition. I did 2 dives. One was Free Immersion (descending by pulling the line down and back to the surface by pulling as well) and the other one was Contant Weight (descending by swimming using fins – bifins or monofin). I got white cards for both dives meaning my dives were valid with proper Surface Protocol (take off the facial equipment, give OK sign, and say “I am OK” on the sequentially). So, with the two white cards I am now the First Indonesia Female National Records Holder for Free Immersion and Constant Weight. Thank you a bunch Julia and Lukas! for having me at Apnea Bali.

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The dives were amazing easy dives. I am so grateful to have Lukas and Julia as my instructors and coach and safety diver. I really cannot ask for more. It’s more than I deserve. They took good care of me, encouraged me, and they were the happiest persons at the platform when I got my white cards. Lukas even smiled to me on my way back to surface with the tag (yes, we have to bring a tag from the bottom to prove that we reach the depth). He doesn’t smile that much, so seeing him smiling was a huge pleasure!! I mean it and I treasure it!

I miss Bali and Apnea Bali. I wish to go back there soon and dive again. Go deeper and train to be better and better. As Miquel said, freediving is about continuous learning. We don’t stop. We find ourselves by keep learning and keep diving.

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Into The Zone

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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apneabali, freedive, freediving

Into the Zone

I love her! See that smile? I can’t resist that smile. She always knows how to make me feel better. Together with Lukas, they take me for the trainings. And I am grateful for being with them this year, 2012. After the severe accident that took my dear friend away, it was so hard to go back to the water. And yet, I said yes to train with them and that saved me. Now I get back to the water. I even love it more.

Well, what I want to say here is that I really love this picture. I got it last night from Shane. I love the way Julia held me on my relaxation and breathing right before I entered the competition zone so I did not need to use my energy to hang on by my own. I remembered how a wonderful coach she was on that day and with Lukas down there as the safety diver. More than I can ask for. A family where I always feel welcomed.

And by the way, she is Julia the highness, yet the dangerous one. We all love her! ❤

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