We already know the composition of the national team for this year's Freediving World Championships

This year’s AIDA World Pool Championships will take place in Belgrade for the third time. This probably the biggest freediving event in the world will take place from June 23rd to July 1st and this time the races of each discipline will be held in a 50m indoor pool.

Nomination to the national team and participation in this event is determined by the results achieved during the preceding calendar year. Each AIDA member country can nominate the top 4 male and female athletes in 3 events to perform: DNF, DYN and STA. In addition, the world’s top 10 in a given discipline receive so-called “wild cards”, which are invitations from the organiser and constitute outside national nominations. Last year, our athletes did very well and received a total of 11 wild cards! Thus, they made room for other competitors, who could receive a nomination to the national team. The players were to inform about the final participation in the World Championships immediately after receiving the nomination. If they decided not to participate, they would make room for the next freedivers waiting in line.

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The confirmed squad for the 2018 AIDA Pool Freediving World Championships, is made up of a group of 6 female and 6 male athletes:

DNF – WOMEN:

Wild cards:
Magdalena Solich – Talanda (191 m, 1st result in 2017, gold medallist at the World Championships 2016)
Agnieszka Kalska (165 m, 2nd score in 2017)
Julia Kozerska (156 m, 4th result in 2017, bronze medallist of the World Championships 2016)

Appointments:
Justyna Nowak – Ferensztajn
Małgorzata Lubecka
Marta Kolasińska

DNF – MEN:

Wild cards:
Mateusz Malina (215 m, 1st score in 2017, gold medallist at the 2016 World Championships)
Michal Bochenek (172 m, 7th score in 2017)
Karol Karcz (163 m, 10th score in 2017)

Appointments:
Michał Dąbrowski
Krzysztof Dąbrowski
Michał Mrozowski

DYN – WOMEN:

Wild cards:
Magdalena Solich – Talanda (225 m, 1st result in the World in 2017, gold medallist at the World Championships 2016)
Julia Kozerska (220 m, 2nd score at the Worlds in 2017, silver medallist at the World Championships 2016)
Agnieszka Kalska (215 m, 3rd result at the Worlds in 2017)

Appointments:
Justyna Nowak – Ferensztajn
Małgorzata Lubecka
Marta Kolasińska

DNF – MEN:

Wild cards:
Matthew Malina (264m, 2nd World score in 2017, gold medallist at the 2016 World Championships)

Appointments:
Michał Bochenek
Krzysztof Dąbrowski
Michał Dąbrowski
Karol Karcz

STA – WOMEN:

Appointments:
Justyna Nowak-Ferensztajn
Marta Kolasińska

STA – MEN:

Wild cards:
Matthew Malina (8:43, 3rd World score in 2017)

Appointments:
Michał Bochenek
Krzysztof Dąbrowski
Michał Mrozowski
Karol Karcz

Nominated players who have ceded their place in the team to other players:
Łucja Nowowiejski, Justyna Oleś, Borys Bajorek, Marcin Baranowski, Jacek Polak, Aleksander Ryszka

At the previous AIDA World Pool Championships held in Turku, Finland, in 2016, the Poles won a total of 4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal, as well as two special awards, which were won by Magdalena Solich-Talanda and Mateusz Malina.
Will this year’s World Championships be equally fruitful? We can only hope that it will be even better, and the record-breaking representation will win a record number of medals!

World Cup medals and world records of the Polish national team combined from 2007 to 2017:

AIDA World Pool Championships – medals:
5 gold
4 silver
2 bronze

AIDA Deep World Championships – medals:
2 silver
1 bronze

AIDA World Records:
– 2 women’s discipline records in the pool (Magdalena Solich-Talanda – DNF)
– 5 men’s swimming discipline records (Mateusz Malina – DNF, DYN)

The national team is currently looking for sponsors and partners who are interested in supporting the preparations and financing the costs of participation in this year’s World Championships. If you would like to provide support or further information, please contact support@freedivingpoland.org.pl or a.kalska@divers24.pl.

Source: Freediving Association of Poland

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