Mirela Kardasevic set a new world record at the World Cup in Kas, Turkey in the CNF freediving discipline (constant weight without fins) with a dive of 75 meters. 

Mirela Kardasevic set a new world record at the World Cup in Kas, Turkey in the CNF freediving discipline (constant weight without fins) with a dive of 75 meters. With this exceptionally great success, she became the first woman in history to win a gold medal and set a new world record at the depth and pool world championships. Mirela is one of the few divers who competes in the pool and in the deep, so this success is even bigger. 

“I did it! NEW WORLD RECORD CNF 75m ??‍♀️ (constant no fins) at Kas Baska World Cup? My first world record in depth (the hardest discipline by far), and let me tell you, the one I ve been waiting for the longest. It took me 5 years to finally achieve this result. The journey was hard. I had many failures and doubts. I was the "early turn" diver, but nevertheless, I never stopped working hard, I changed my approach, I started from the beginning this year regarding equalization, and I wasn’t afraid to take that risk. As I said in my previous post, sometimes we have to take that huge step back in order to understand and grow ?”, said Mirela Kardasevic in her latest Facebook post. 

At the Free Diving Indoor World Championship that took place in Belgrade in June, Kardasevic set two new world records. In the DYNB (Dynamic With Bifins) discipline she won a gold and set a new record by swimming a distance of 250 meters, while in the DYN (Dynamic with Fins) event she covered a distance of 275 meters, winning another gold and setting another world record. 

Mirela has a total of 11 medals from the world championships in diving, of which four gold, four silver and three bronze medals, while she has two bronze medals from the European championships. It is interesting that the Croatian Diving Association did not include our most successful athlete in freediving in the national representation for the upcoming world championship. 

On February 24, 2018, AIDA International Diving Competitions were held in Belgrade and the Croatian team were strong contenders, leaving them in a good position building up to the World Championships.

On Sunday 19^th November 2017, Lidija Lijic and Vitomir Maricic successfully completed their freedive in the Himalayas, setting a new world record for diving with breath at height!

On the 10^th November 2017, the Croatian Expedition team successfully completed their acclimatisation in the Himalayas, the first step towards their world record of ‘the highest dive with breath in the world.’ 

From the 30^th October – 18^th November 2017, Croatian divers Lidija Lijić and Vitomir Maričić will head to the Himalayas in an attempt to set a new world record for the highest dive in the world.

On the 26^th September 2017, I went freediving on Palmižana and was lucky enough to stay at the Meneghello Palmižana Art Resort which was just what my soul needed.

On the 26^th September 2017, we learned to free dive with World Champion Lidija Lijić and Vitomir Maričić; it was an incredible experience and we made a video to prove it!

Today 8^th October 2017, the European Freediving Championship in Kas, Turkey has been completed in the depth disciplines where the Croatian team had an extremely successful campaign; taking medals in every discipline, proving to be one of the most successful diving teams in the world!

From 2^nd – 9^th October 2017, the European Championship in Apnea Freediving depth disciplines is taking place in Kas, Turkey. As usual, the Croatian team continues to deliver great results – gold, silver, bronze, a new World Record and it’s not over yet!

The CMAS European Apnea Outdoor Championship begins today – October 2^nd, 2017 in Kaş, Antalya, Turkey and Croatia has strong hopes for medals.