At the time of this post we have not yet had the chance to speak with Ashley, but Francesca Koe of DeerperBlue.com has appropriately summed up the accomplishment by stating that she is “Officially The Deepest Unassisted Woman In The World”

This excerpt is from an interview on Freedive Blog with US Team Member and National CWT (Constant Weight) Record Holder Erin Magee after her first record breaking dive:

Ashley Chapman, well-known no-fins specialist, made a dive to 63m/ 206 feet in 3:01 today officially taking the Women’s World Record for Constant Weight without Fins from previous record-holder, Natalia Molchanova of Russia. Ashley’s done this dive and deeper several times in training, but when asked about receiving her first world record Ashley said, “When I did the dive in practice it was easy- when I did the dive today with my heart beating 200 bpm it was about 10 times harder, but now that the anxiety is gone, we’ll see how much further I can go!”

Her husband and internationally acclaimed videographer Ren Chapman was there to document the event, see the amazing video of her first dive below:

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Ashley achieved the Pan-American record last May in Grand Cayman at the Deja Blue event where she also made an attempt for the WR. She achieved the depth and claimed the tag but her surface protocol was not clean enough for the judges to award her credit for the dive.

Having a year to think about that dive has done nothing but motivate Ashley to train to her full potential. The thing is, no one knows where her limit is because she remains on a steady improvement curve. Although she’s a relative newcomer to the sport, Ashley was invited to join Team USA after only a few years of diving and since then she has competed and trained all over the world with some of the most talented athletes in the sport.

And last week, on a training dive  in the Bahamas safetied by her husband Ren, Ashley Futral Chapman broke that World Record… by 3 full meters!!!

Now don’t get too excited, it doesn’t count until she does it at a sanctioned event with AIDA certified judges present. Her opportunity to make history comes the first week of May at Deja Blue III in Grand Cayman.

Stay tuned for continuing coverage of Ashley’s historic effort to put her name and beloved state of NC in the AIDA Record Books!!!

Ashley - Team USA

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Please be sure to have the required equipment listed below prior to class:

• Mask – a low volume freediving mask is preferable
• Fins – we highly recommend long blade freediving fins
• Snorkel – no purge or “dry” devices necessary
• Freediving Wetsuit – a 3mm/2 piece open cell is fine for May through October in NC
• Weights – please have some small weights (1-2 lb.) so you can adjust your buoyancy
• Weight belt- rubber weight belts are preferable
• Depth and/or timing device

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All courses are conducted from a classroom, pool and boat. Schedules are weather dependent and subject to change. A comprehensive course schedule will be sent to you in the form of an electronic bulletin one week before your scheduled course date.

Day 1:

8am-12pm – Classroom: Introduction to Freediving, Safety & Problem Management, Equipment for L1 Freediver, Basic Physics & Physiology, Correct Breathing Techniques

1-4pm – Confined Water Training: Skill Development in the Pool

Day 2:

7am-1pm – Open Water Training: Skill Application,  Final Academics and Certification

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If you notify IN-SEA Freediving less than 14 days, but at least 7 days before the start date of the course you’ve enrolled in, IN-SEA Freediving will transfer your enrollment to a different course location or start date, on a space-available basis, for an administrative fee of 25% of the full tuition fee.

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We make every reasonable effort to assure that courses are held on schedule and in full. We value your time and respect your schedule. We must, however, recognize that freediving is an activity which may be constrained by events or conditions which are unlikely, or beyond our control. These include, but are not limited to:

Inclement Weather: If, in the judgment of IN-SEA Instructor or the boat captain, weather conditions are unsafe for a course’s scheduled open ocean freediving trips, trips maybe cancelled or postponed. Cancelled or postponed ocean diving sessions can be made up by students during one of our later courses, on a space-available basis, at the student’s convenience, at no additional charge beyond the boat fees ordinarily due for all ocean dive trips.

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