Walter Steyn

Walter Steyn is an Australian competitive freediver, freediving judge and freediving instructor. He has set 33 Australian national freediving records and currently holds six.

Records[edit]

Steyn's current national records (world ranking bracketed) are:[1]

  • 106 m (Constant Weight), 16 April 2011 at the Vertical Blue 2011 Competition at Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas;
  • 215 m (Dynamic With Fins),[citation needed] 15 August 2009 at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic centre, Sydney;
  • 175 m (Dynamic No Fins),[citation needed] 14 August 2008 at the Wellington Winter Championships;
  • 74 m (Constant weight no fins), 14 April 2011 at the Vertical Blue 2011 Competition at Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas;
  • 8:01 (Static), 6 May 2011 at Kona, Hawaii USA;

Activities[edit]

Steyn is an AIDA accredited freediving judge and has judged several international competitions and world record attempts.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Walter Steyn". apneamania.com. Retrieved 5 June 2009.