FFO 2017

maanantaina, maaliskuuta 17, 2008

On The Air

Organizers Matti Luukkonen and Simo Kurra will be visiting the YleX radio channel tomorrow to chat about the championships and freediving in general.

Be sure to tune in, more info here.

torstaina, maaliskuuta 13, 2008

Tivoli Audio PAL radio demo video

Here's a little preview of what some of the lucky divers will be going home with:

Tivoli Audio PAL radio demo on youtube

Weather resistant, high fidelity radio - just the thing for divers :) Now you can listen to your favorite radio station at the pool while doing static :)

keskiviikkona, maaliskuuta 05, 2008

Accomondation

For guest needing a place to stay over night, here's a couple of hotels we recommend.


Sokos Pasila Hotel is quite close to the swim centre

Cumulus Olympia is a bit further away, but has good public transport options for getting to the swim centre.

Hotel Fennia Decent but affordable. Good public transport options.

If you have any questions regarding how to get there and where to stay - don't hesitate to contact us!

keskiviikkona, helmikuuta 27, 2008

Get The Official T-Shirt


The Official competition t-shirt, designed by Johanna Nordblad, can be now pre-ordered.

The prize will be about 30e and you can pick up your shirt on location. We will be making a few extras, but the total amount we print will be determined by the amount of pre-orders. So to ensure your copy, please send email with size info to: saarisus@gmail.com

Speculation

Registrations are starting to come in and already we can see some interesting athletes.

Eero Soralahti is the current DYN and DNF NR holder (178 and 121) and we can expect the national record to fall.

Johanna Nordblad has also signed up. Currently holding national records in DYN and DNF (158 and 125 m), and a previous WR holder in DYN she's sure to bring interesting results.

Who will take the DNF NR in men? Matti Luukkonen has a personal best of 125 from training, and Jonerik Ekström is not far behind and Mikko Pöntinen is well capable of reaching NR levels. Who will be the dark horse? Rumour has it one diver has been working very hard on DNF :)

What about static? Where's Timo? Antero and Simo are capable of 7+, but will Timo show up to defend his title? Jussi Lehtonen would be welcome too - and who is the dark horse? Many new divers have been reaching 6+ in training - maybe even more?

Last year Timo took home the total points trophy, breaking the magical 200 points with 205,5. Strong contender will be Antero who is very strong and consistent in every discipline. For women the 2005 champion Päivi Mettovaara might give Johanna a run for her money - but more women would certainly be welcome!

keskiviikkona, helmikuuta 20, 2008

Prizes

For the National Champions in each discipline there will of course be nice, official medals. But this year we've been lucky to have a few gifts from sponsors as well.

For example Suunto and Tivoli Audio have chosen to support us by allowing us to offer some of their products as prizes.

Stay tuned as negotiations with sponsors are still underway :)

torstaina, helmikuuta 14, 2008

Mäkelänrinne swimming centre




The competition will be held in the City of Helsinki, on the Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre. This is one of the biggest and most prestigious swimming centres in Finland and the host of many big swimming events - both national and international.

For a freediving pool competition we could not hope for more. The pool is 50m in length so dynamic apnea can be arranged on a 50m lane, but on the last 4 lanes there is a wall erected at 25m allowing DNF on a 25m lane.

The swim centre is located at
Mäkelänkatu 49
00550 Helsinki

See on the map

Kisainfoa osallistujille

Mikä: Vapaasukelluskilpailu
Missä: Helsingissä, Mäkelänrinteen uintikeskuksessa
Milloin: 23.3.2008
Lajit: STA, DYN, DNF
*Osallistumismaksut: 15 € laji, 40 € kaikki lajit
Osallistujamäärä: 35 kilpailijaa, joista 30 varattu ensisijaisesti suomalaisille
Viimeinen ilmoittautumispäivä: 9.3.2008.
Ennakkotulokset: VIIMEISTÄÄN 16.3.2008.



Lähetä ilmoittautumisesi sähköpostilla osoitteeseen: ajpeltol@cc.hut.fiTämä sähköpostiosoite on suojattu roskapostia vastaan, aseta javascripttuki päälle nähdäksesi osoitteen.

Ilmoittautumisessa tulee olla
etunimi:
sukunimi:
syntymäaika:
osoite ja postitoimipaikka:
puhelinnumero:
sähköpostiosoite:
lajit joihin osallistun:

Lisäksi toivomme, että lähetätte tuloskoneen profiilia varten itsestänne pienen kuvan, (e. 300 x 400 pikseliä). Katso esimerkki: http://jome.homelinux.net/results/index.php?op=profile&diver_id=1900



KILPAILUSARJAT:

Suomenmestaruus, miehet
Static, DYN, DNF

Suomenmestaruus, naiset
Static, DYN, DNF
**Avoin Guest-sarja; miehet, naiset
Kaikkien lajien yhteispistemäärä ratkaisee sijoituksen (kaikki kilpailuihin osallistuvat ovat automaattisesti mukana tässä kilpasarjassa).

Huomioi seuraavat asiat:
- Suomenmestaruustitteleistä kilpailevien tulee olla Sukeltajaliiton jäseniä ja Suomen kansalaisia.
- Kaikilla osallistujilla tulee olla voimassa oleva kilpailulisenssi sekä korkeintaan 5 vuotta vanha lääkärintodistus. Lisäksi terveysselvityslomake , jos lääkärintodistus on yli vuoden vanha

Lääkärintarkastusohjeet (Resurssipankki -> lomakkeet -> Terveysselvitys ja lääkärintarkastus.
- Osallistujien alaikäraja on 16 vuotta. Alle 18-vuotiailla huoltajan kirjallinen suostumus osallistumiseen.

Säännöt: A.I.D.A. Intl. REGULATIONS FOR international FREEDIVING COMPETITIONS 2006. ver.11.2.

*Maksu peritään kisojen jälkeen lähetettävällä laskulla. Laskun loppusummaan lisätään 4,20 € käsittelymaksuja.

**Osallistujan oltava:
- jonkin kansallisen AIDA:n jäsen
- 18 vuotta täyttänyt
- 16 vuotta täyttäneet vanhempien kirjallisella suostumuksella

tiistaina, helmikuuta 12, 2008

Sukeltaja Indoor Apnea 2008 - information in english

Location: Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Date: 23rd March.2008
Disciplines: STA, DYN, DNF
Participation fee: 15 € per discipline (eg. all three 45e)
Last date of Registration: 9th March 2008.
Deadline for Announced Performances: LATEST 16th March 2008
Max athletes: 35



How to register?
Send email to ajpeltol@cc.hut.fi with the following information:

Forename:
Lastname:
Date of Birth:
Postal Address:
Phone number:
Valid Email address:
Disciplines you want to participate:

We hope you also send a small portrait of your self for the ranking website, (for example 300 x 400 pixel).
See the example: http://jome.homelinux.net/results/index.php?op=profile&diver_id=910
This competition is primarily run as the Finnish National Championships, individual competition in all disciplines. To participate in the championship you must be:
-Finnish by Nationality
-In possession of a valid medical certificate
-Member of Sukeltajaliitto (www.sukeltaja.fi)
-In addition the "competition lisence" from Sukeltajaliitto is required (competitor insurance)

The competition is also open for International Guests. The non-finnish guest can compete in the series, but cannot of course win the Finnish Champion title. There will of course be prizes for winners in the international series as well.

To enter the Guest series the following needs to be met:
-18 years of age, 16 with a written parents concent
-Member of an AIDA National
-Valid medical certificate


Rules:
Säännöt: A.I.D.A. Intl. REGULATIONS FOR international FREEDIVING COMPETITIONS 2006. ver.11.2.

Kisablogi avattu

SM-kilpailujen virallinen kisablogi on nyt avattu. Lisätietoa tapahtumasta tulee näille sivuille pian.

sunnuntaina, helmikuuta 10, 2008

The In List

List of currently registered athletes:

  1. Matti Luukkonen
  2. Jonérik Ekström
  3. Antero Joki
  4. Juha Mäkelä
  5. Kaj Toivola
  6. Simo Kurra
  7. Johanna Nordblad
  8. Eero Soralahti
  9. Mikko Pöntinen
  10. Päivi Mettovaara
  11. Jussi Svartström
  12. Lars Strandridder (Denmark)
  13. Barbara Jeschke (Germany)

Schedule

The Competition starts on the 23th of March. The following draft is current estimates:

10:00 Arrival and Registration
11:00 Opening and Judges briefing
12:00 First OT in Static
14:30 First OT in DNF
16:00 First OT in DYN
18:00 Last OT in DYN
18:30 Award ceremony
19:00 Closing party

A more specific schedule will be added here as it finalizes.

tiistaina, tammikuuta 01, 2008

Contact Information

Registration:
Atte Peltola - ajpeltol@cc.hut.fi

General Questions:
Matti Luukkonen - jmluukkonen@gmail.com
Simo Kurra - jome@iki.fi