21/08/2026
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ง๐
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ (๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ): ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป
On August 20th, it was the women's turn to compete in ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐๐๐ ) at the 2026 CMAS World Championship Freediving Depth in Roatรกn, Honduras. The weather finally took pity on the athletes, and the day went on normally.
In short:
ยฐ 24 athletes participated
ยฐ Realized depth ranged from 45โ107m (148โ351ft)
ยฐ 2 red cards were issued
ยฐ 1 yellow card was given
ยฐ 1 new CMAS World Record (pending)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐
The day started even more confidently than all the previous ones, with the first eight athletes receiving white cards.
There were only two red cards throughout the entire day, but they were significant. First, ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ (๐๐ง๐), who competes in the Senior category but qualifies for Masters, dived to 100m (328ft). The dive could have qualified as a Masters 1 CMAS World Record. But on her dive, after completing the protocol, she leaned backward and the back of her head fell into the water. This is illegal according to the rules, so the judges initially issued a yellow card to review the incident. After the review, the card turned red.
The second red card went to ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ถ (๐๐ง๐). As on the first competition day in CWT, she and ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฎ (๐จ๐๐ฅ) were tied, but this time, they were both aiming not only for the World Champion title but also for a new World Record. Alessia reached the announced depth and grabbed the tag, but her ascent was too relaxed and slow (dive time of 4:13). Unfortunately, she lost control for just a second at the surface and went underwater, after which she was immediately caught by the safeties. Alas, this is an undisputed red card and disqualification.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
The other leading athletes performed their dives flawlessly, and the most remarkable thing is that the top four places were taken by the same athletes and in the same order as last year!
Drum roll: the world champion and record holder is ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ฎ (๐จ๐๐ฅ). Nataliia dived to a depth of 107m (351ft) and back much faster than Alessia, with a dive time of 3:40. The dive was 6m (20ft) deeper than at last year's Championship, and according to Nataliia, it was good, but not exactly easy. Nataliia had a 3-second hang at the bottom plate while trying to locate a tag. Nevertheless, at the surface, Nataliia maintained control and quickly completed the surface protocol. As the athlete herself said after the performance, it was a "redemption dive" after a disappointing first day, when Nataliia lost consciousness at the surface after a 121m (397ft) dive with a monofin.
Second place went to ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐๐ธ๐ฎ (๐จ๐๐ฅ), with a dive to 102m (335ft), 4m (13ft) deeper than last year. On the surface, Kateryna looked fresh and cheerful, as if the dive had been a breeze.
Third place went to ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ฆ๐ฃ), with a successful dive to 96m (315ft), also 4m (13ft) deeper than at the 2025 Championships. It was a very long dive, lasting over 4 minutes, but the athlete surfaced in complete control and performed a clean surface protocol. Fourth place went to ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ (๐ฃ๐ข๐), with a dive to 92m (302ft), 8m (26ft) deeper than last year.
On August 21st, most of the men will perform their CWT dive for the first time, as the first day of CWT was cancelled due to bad weather.
