Mandy Sumner Picks Up Two Silver Medals at Major International Freediving Competition

Oct. 1, 2015 - PRLog -- Mandy Sumner of Hawaii has won two silver medals as a follow up to her gold medal performance at the world championships in a major international freediving meet in Greece. A little over one week after taking the gold medal, Mandy continues her medal gathering ways. Participating in the Summer Apnea Games 2015 in Kalamata, Greece, Mandy secured silver in the Constant No Fins (CNF) and Constant Weight (CWT) disciplines. Her gold at world championships was in Constant No Fins.

Mandy battled rough seas and unfamiliar waters to secure silver in CNF on her first dive in Greece. The following day conditions had improved dramatically and she competed in CWT securing silver there as well. World championships were in Cyprus.

Mandy said, “I'm very happy that I have the opportunity to continue diving and competing after my dives in Cyprus. Now that I have finished the competition in Greece, I will travel to Dahab, Egypt to train with my CNF coach and dive in the Triple Depth freediving competition. After my stay in Egypt, I will end my competitions in depth for the year in La Paz, Mexico at the Big Blue competition in November. No matter what happens with these competitions, I'm so grateful to meet so many amazing people in my travels and diving, and I am very proud to represent the United States in freediving.”

Constant No Fins (CNF) is one of the most difficult of competitive freediving disciplines, as it requires the athlete to swim to depth and back under their own power with no swimming aids while holding their breath. The athlete may only use arm and leg strokes to perform. The motion is a modified breaststroke style.

Constant Weight (CWT) challenges the athlete to swim to depth and back with the use of fins or a mono fin under their own power while holding their breath.  The athlete is not allowed to contact the competition line other than to recover their tag at depth while turning.  Upon reaching the surface the athlete must perform a surface protocol within fifteen seconds of their return to the surface.  Constant Weight is one of the most respected and contested disciplines in freediving.

USA Freediving is a non-profit association founded on a democratic representation of freediving within the United States and internationally. Founded in 2003, USA Freediving brought together a diverse group of 21 founding members, all interested in the development and growth of freediving. In just six months, this highly dedicated group was able to create an association recognized as the voice of freediving in the United States by the international community. The association has grown to over one hundred members with continued growth expected. http://www.usafreediving.com

The International Association for the Development of Freediving, AIDA, is the international sanctioning body for freediving, individual and team competition, and freediving world record attempts. For more information about AIDA please visit http://www.aidainternational.org.