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The Great Northern 2012: Hosted by Apneists UK
INTRODUCTION
Everybody is welcome!
Liv Philip 111m Dynamic no fins swim The 'with guests' tag means that although it is the UK National competition that even if you are not a UK citizen you can compete, and in fact we would encourage it, Liverpool is a major city and is next door to another major city, Manchester. Both provide an easy route in from the continent, I will help International athletes with logistics where possible. We would like to see more athletes from the continent this year. So, you could be amongst the next generation of successful Freedivers, or maybe you already are! What are you waiting for? The cost of the event is £50 per person for the main competition on the Sunday (DYN/STA) and an additional £25 for the No fins competition (DNF) on the Saturday. Athletes must have a medical signed by a Doctor saying they are fit for Freediving written in English within the last 12 months of the date of this competition and be a member of an AIDA National. The BFA is the UK AIDA National, please visit their site for joining details. We are also welcome those wanting to help. Some jobs are essential, the whole competition is set up to support the competing athletes so if you want to help let me know, we need about 40 people to make it run smoothly. Contact Steve Millard: Apneaboy111@hotmail.com The Liverpool Aquatics Centre is the perfect venue for a Great competition. At the heart of the state-of-the-art facility is an Olympic sized pool with moveable floor, which is used as a training camp by some of the world's best swimmers in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games. Aside from the main pool (which can be divided into two if required) there is also an additional 20 metre training pool. For the Great Northern 2012 event the 20 metre training pool will be used in the morning to host the STA event and the 50m Olympic pool to hold the DYN event. For the DNF we have hlved the 50m pool with a moveable boom so it is set at 25 metres. Just check out the markings on the wall and floor as the do not have a standard T-bar at one end. The Great Northern will provide the ideal opportunity for athletes in the UK and from the continent to gain AIDA ranking to be counted for their National Team selection. This focuses on STA and DYN so the Saturday DNF competition is a technically a seperate event. It is the perfect place to meet other Freedivers and meet some of the personalities in the sport. The in list will be up in a month or so. Still not convinced? Turn up anyway, there is a free viewing gallery and after you have seen what its all about we will probably see you competing at next years.
We would like to thank our sponsors: Liverpool Aquatic Centre and Lifestyles leisure Forms AIDA Rules v12 Accomodation Jay has negotiated a £10 per head discount, please phone to book to get the deal Saturday and Sunday night meet
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The aquatic centre Right: Mandy Buckley DYN