Apr12
Eric Sets New Canadian Record - 104m in CWT!
Eric Fattah set a new Canadian and North American constant weight record today, at the Vertical Blue Competition, with a depth of 104m! This makes him the ninth-deepest man in the world. Here is what he wrote about his dive:
“I did my new breathing pattern and over and over went over the complex execution of the ascent that I have been working on lately.I packed vertically, got light headed, waited 15 seconds, then finished my packing and started. The early descent was good, but I was very hesitant. I still thought I may turn at 90m. The 70m alarm went off, and I couldn’t deny that I was actually having a good dive. I thought that if I DO turn early, I will have to go through this whole thing again… why not get it over with now? So I decided to go for it. The 97m alarm went off, and I draped my leading hand on the line… waiting for the plate at 104m… I grabbed a tag blindly and stuck it to my suit, my head buzzing from narcosis in the absolute utter darkness where the line was completely invisible from 90m. I started the ascent, fast kicks with my arms by my side for 40 kicks. Then the 50m alarm went off, as planned. I then concentrated on the final 25m execution which is complicated especially when hypoxic and narked. I surfaced, and with more CO2 from the reduced breathe-up, I gasped for several breaths, eyes closed, trying to get a grasp on things, as everyone yelled at me to take off my goggles. I took off my goggles and gave the OK sign. Clean! I tried to reach the tag but my tag holder had fallen to my ankles in the last sprint. Eventually I raised my entire monofin out of the water to show the tag around my ankles. Many cheers and a white card!”
