Australian competitive freediver, freediving judge and freediving instructor
Walter Steyn is an Australian competitive freediver , freediving judge and freediving instructor. He has set 33 Australian national freediving records and currently holds six.
Steyn's current national records (world ranking bracketed) are:[1]
106 m (Constant Weight), 16 April 2011 at the Vertical Blue 2011 Competition at Dean's Blue Hole , Bahamas;
215 m (Dynamic With Fins),[citation needed ] 15 August 2009 at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic centre, Sydney;
175 m (Dynamic No Fins),[citation needed ] 14 August 2008 at the Wellington Winter Championships;
74 m (Constant weight no fins), 14 April 2011 at the Vertical Blue 2011 Competition at Dean's Blue Hole , Bahamas;
8:01 (Static), 6 May 2011 at Kona, Hawaii USA; Steyn is an AIDA accredited freediving judge and has judged several international competitions and world record attempts.
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