Freediver Focus
The Red Sea
More than 1000 species of
art by nature.. fish, 400 corals and 44
shark species...
The Red Sea is the most
unique live show in the world,
right in front of your eyes.
ICE BREAKER
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Egyptian Tourist Authority sponsored freediver, Christian Redl, invited achievements to the coral reefs of the Red Sea.
ten journalists from across Germany to try breath-ok donehold diving
The journalists from the non-diving and diving press joined the
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in the Red Sea after watching him set another underwater record in
Austria. One breath carried freediver Redl 100m from one small snow-
team at Emperor Divers in Port Ghalib to experience both scuba and
framed hole to another under ice, in water temperatures of only 2°C –
breath-hold diving. Redl ran through a series of focus and breathing
Dive only with legal diving
stark contrast to the 25-plus degrees of the waters off Port Ghalib on
techniques with the team over two days at the resort. When not
operators on your next trip to
the Red Sea coast, where his media guests fl ew a few days later.
competing or honing his own skills, Redl successfully trains hundreds
Egypt’s Red Sea
of breath-hold divers each year.
Taba
The 34-year-old is a dynamic freediver. This discipline is about
horizontal distance underwater rather than depth. A freediver for
This visit by prominent journalists also provided an opportunity to
Nuweiba
All CDWS member dive
more than a decade, Redl has many records to his name including a
highlight to the German press the work of the CDWS and its work to
Dahab
operators have met ISO
101m world record in dynamic apnea with fi ns, in a cave, which he set
make the Red Sea one of the safest places in the world to dive.
standards EN 14467 / ISO
Sharm el Sheikh
in Mexico in 2006. The team of visitors, which included writers and photographers from
24803 for diving to ensure your
Germany’s main diving magazines Tauchen and Unterwasser, also
Ain Sokhna diving safety.
He broke his latest record on 6 February this year, completing the
enjoyed three days in the desert. Redl said the desert was the perfect
El Gouna
100m under ice challenge in one minute and 12 seconds. The event
gave Redl’s new sponsorship partner, the Egyptian Tourist Authority
location in which to experience the stillness and peace needed to
Hurghada
For a full list of legal diving
(ETA), the chance to unveil its new campaign: ‘Egypt: where it all
prepare the mind for sports such as freediving.
Makadi Bay
operators in Egypt visit:
began.’ A 100m Egypt promotional banner was displayed along the Redl said: ‘The world needs heroes, I want to be one. I am proud to be
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Soma Bay
entire length of Redl’s record path in the Austrian snow. supported in my athletic creativity by Egypt; a country that is, for me,
the best dive destination in the world. Egypt has been the setting for
Safaga
Like most freedivers, Redl loves training in the Red Sea. He has dived
in many parts of the world, but believes the diving off Egypt’s coast is
thrilling stories for thousands of years and I am honoured that Egypt
El Quseir the best in the world. As well as training in clear waters, Redl enjoys
is the setting for my own story.’
Marsa Alam
the variety of underwater attractions, particularly the wrecks of Abu ETA website:
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Hamata
Nuhas. The select group of journalists from Germany invited to
share his passion for freediving and Egypt followed his world record
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photo: Kimmo Hagman
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