On July 26th, 2023, Alexey Molchanov announced a 103m performance, encroaching on the 7yearold current CNF World Record set by William Trubridge in 2016.

Alexey successfully reached the target depth, grabbed the tag, turned, and started his ascent. At around 30m (98ft), the athlete's movement slowed; the safety divers didn't hold back and grabbed Alexey, carrying him to the surface. At that moment, Alexey was still making a few movements; however, he was delivered to the surface already unconscious the medical team needed a while to bring the athlete back to consciousness.

Because of the deep blackout, Alexey won’t be allowed to continue competing at Vertical Blue 2023.

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0:00 Why "No Fins"?
02:54 The dive
10:20 What we can learn from blackouts
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The Molchanovs Mission is to share our love of freediving with the world. We do this by cultivating the level of knowledge and skill of all freedivers, by building global and local communities that fuel passion for freediving, and by developing gear that provides the best freediving experience possible.

Our inspiration, Natalia Molchanova, is one of the greatest and most decorated freedivers in history. She was a passionate educator and a role model to many in the freediving community. Molchanovs is firmly rooted in her philosophies and approach to freediving, and is continuously updated with the latest developments in education, technology, and scientific research. We are inspired and honored to have had Natalia as our inspiration. Without her, the Molchanovs Movement would not exist today.

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