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Molchanovs Athlete Interview: Elias Amr Mamdouh from Egypt
At just 15 years old, Egypt’s Elias Amr Mamdouh is already on his way to a promising competitive freediving career. In his younger years, Elias experimented with swimming distances in the pool on a single breath. This favorite pastime led him to discover freediving a few years later, at age 14. During his first freediving course in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with Osama Jouhari, Elias found that while Frenzel equalization came naturally to him, breath-holding was especially challenging. However, he didn’t let that stop him, continuing to spend more and more time in the water practicing breath-holds until they became effortless.
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Wrap-Up of the 2024 Taiwan Mermaid Competition
Keelung City, Taiwan, 24 July 2024 - The second edition of the Taiwan Mermaid Competition, held by One freediving, has reached a successful conclusion.
Mermaiding has become increasingly popular in Taiwan, inspiring its citizens to hold mermaid competitions to promote the sport. The 2024 Taiwan Mermaid Competition saw 27 female athletes, 11 male athletes, and 8 group athletes performing mermaid routines underwater, with 31 athletes being first-time participants.
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Debut Cortez Cup Competition Starts Strong
La Ventana, Mexico, 16 July 2024 - The first edition of the Cortez Cup in La Ventana, Mexico, has successfully concluded, with more editions to come.
Ten athletes from eight countries participated in Freedive Passion La Ventana’s first-ever competition, the Cortez Cup, five of whom were newcomers to the competitive world.

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US Indoor Team Makes a Splash at the 2024 CMAS 14th World Championship Freediving Indoor
Belgrade, Serbia, 20 July 2024 - The US Indoor Team set multiple CMAS Master World Records and Senior National Records at the 2024 CMAS 14th World Championship Freediving Indoor.
This year was the first year that Molchanovs sponsored an entire national team: the US CMAS Indoor and Outdoor Teams. Each tach member was provided with Molchanovs PRO Wetsuits according to their chosen wetsuit configuration and team design.
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