Most of you have been able to follow it closely every day, for those who missed it we make a small summary below.
The past week in Wakayama promised to be an exciting moment for the Belgian team members to look back on.
For the first time, the five selected candidates of this year participated in the world championships.
Mainly white cards were won with a national record for Caroline Rodrigues Gonzalez, bravo.
Below we show you the promising results of all team members.
Caroline Rodrigues Gonzalez DYNB 127 m
Marie-Lorraine Weiss DYNB 109 m (PB)
Nostalgia Pelsener DYNB 101 m (PB)
Quest Henkart DYNB 175 m
Raphaël Bourgois DYNB 150 m (PB)
Caroline Rodrigues Gonzalez DNF 126 m (NR)
Marie-Lorraine Weiss DNF 119 m (PB)
Nostalgia Pelsener DNF 58 m
Raphaël Bourgois DNF 117 m (PB)
Quest Henkart DNF 115 m (PB)
Nostalgia Pelsener STA 05:03 (PB)
Caroline Rodrigues Gonzalez STA 05:02 (PB)
Marie-Lorraine Weiss STA 04:18
Quest Henkart STA 05:31 (PB)
Raphaël Bourgois STA 05:09 (PB)
Quest Henkart DYN 177 m (PB)
We must not forget to mention one British athlete who trains at the Belgian club Abyss Apnea, namely Sam McCullen who also managed to achieve great numbers (164 m DYNB (PB) and 148 m DNF). Congratulations to him and the BFA for this achievement.
For the 34th time, AIDA International held the world championships, hosted by AIDA Japan, for which we would like to thank them for organising the competition so well.
We almost forgot, but in the Netherlands the DFA was also busy with the competition in Zeist.
With thanks to the Dutch colleagues for the smooth organisation and giving the opportunity for those who couldnot attend for Japan. See the summary below.
Evelien Viroux STA 04:31
Alexandre Bousseau STA 04:51
Gert Peeters STA 05:13
Naima Joris DNF 109 m
Gert Peeters DNF 84 m
Evelien Viroux DYNB 75 m
Roeland Maes DYNB 155 m
Alexandre Bousseau DYNB 139 m
All of the above results are a proof to countless falls and rises, but above all, never to give up.
🇧🇪 Congratulations to all participants for these great performances🇧🇪
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