Suunto Pick the Records challenge

Vertical Blue is doing it again. For all of you freediving aficionados who will be following the Suunto Dive-Off from home, the pick the records challenge is back! The prize this year is a goody-bag containing:

- Vertical Blue team shirt

- Suunto baseball cap & swim cap

- Autographed photo of all the athletes who break world records at Vertical Blue 2010

The challenge: which records will fall, by whom, and by how much? Since the women's field is small this year, we will be concentrating only on the men's categories, so there are three events. You need to provide answers to all 5 questions, using the reply form below this post.

1. men's CNF

(a) new world record? (yl n) - [1 point] (b) name of athlete holding record at end of VB2010? [1 point] (c) depth of record at end of VB2010? [2 points] 2. men's FIM

(a) new world record? (y/n) - [1 point] (b) name of athlete holding record at end of VB2010? [1 point] (c) depth of record at end of VB2010? [2 points] 3. men's CWT

(a) new world record? (y/n) - [1 point] (b) name of athlete holding record at end of VB2010? [1 point] (c) depth of record at end of VB2010? [2 points] 4. Overall winner of Suunto Dive-Off (see rules here) [2 points] 5. (for tiebreak only): Supply your predicted dive-time for ONE of the above performances. Important: Please note: Martin Stepanek has pulled out of VB 2010, and will not be competing.

Please format your answers like this:

1. (a)Y (b)Joe Bloggs (c)91m

2. (a)N (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)112m

3. (a)Y (b)Fred Flintstone (c)125m

4. Fred Flintstone

5. CNF:

Note that if you correctly predict that a record will remain unbroken then you will automatically earn 4 points - an easy earner, but then the history of Vertical Blue events would be against your prediction...

1.(a)Y (b)Trubrigde (c) 94m. 2.(a)Y (b) Nitsch (C) 115m. 3. (a)Y (b)Nitsch (c)125m. 4. Herbert Nitsch. 5. CNF 3:45 by Morten Villadsen on 2010-04-04 10:55: 17

1. (a)Y (b)William Trubridge (c)94mrn 2. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)114mrn 3. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)125mrn 4. Herbert Nitschrn 5. FIM: 4'03

by Goran Colak on 2010-04-04 14:32:28

Nitsch 5.CNF: 3:50

by Alex Maximov on 2010-04-05 02:36:39

1.a)Y (b)William Trubridge (c)92mrn2.(a)Y (b)William Trubridge (c)113mrn3.(a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)125mrn4.Herbert Nitsch rn5.CNF: 3:50

by Frank Pernett on 2010-04-07 10:30:58

1.(a)Y (B)Trubridge (C)94rn2. (a)Y (B) Trubridge (C) 115rn3.(a) Y (B) Nitsch (C) 125mrn4.Nitschrn5. CNF 3:44 by Bjorn Nielsen on 2010-04-07 16:12:02

1a. Y b.William Trubridge c. 92m 2a. Y b. Herbert Nitsch c. 116M 3a. N b. Herbert Nitsch c. 123M 4. Herbert Nitsch 5. CNF 3:38

by Jana Strain on 2010-04-09 21:50:02

(a)Y (b) Trubridge (c) 95m 2. (a)Y (b) Trubridge (c) 116m 3. (a)Y (b) Nitsch (c) 125mrn4. Trubridge 5. CNF: Correction.

by Mike Trousdell on 2010-04- 11 03:48: 14

1.(a) Y (b) Trubridge (c) 92 rn2.(a) Y (b) Nitsch (c) 115 rn3.(a) N (b) Nitsch (c) 122 rn4. Nitsch rn5 CNF by Francesca Scolari on 2010-04- 12 12:38:23

1. (a) Yes (b) Trubridge (c) 92m - 2. (a) Yes (b) Nitsch (c) 118 M - 3. (a) No (b) Nitsch (C) 123 M - 4. William Truebridge - 5. CNF

by Kars van Kouwen on 2010-04- 13 06:28:31

1. (a)Y (b)William Trubridge (c)92m 2. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)114m 3. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)126m 4. Herbert Nitsch 5. CNF:

by Bence Mészáros on 2010-04- 13 08:03:55

(a)Y (b)Trubrigde (c) 92m. 2.(a)Y (b) Nitsch (c) 114m. 3. (a)Y (b)Nitsch (c)125m. 4. Herbert Nitsch. 5. CNF 3:44 by Leonardo D'lmporzano on 2010-04- 14 12:38: 16

1.(a)Y (b) W. Trubridge (c)94m 2.(a)Y. (b) Nitsch (c) 115m 3.(a)Y. (b) Nitsch (c) 125m 4. Nitsch 5. William trubridge,

by Glenn Scott on 2010-04-14 14:08:02

1.(a)Y (b) W. Trubridge (c)94m 2.(a)Y. (b) Nitsch (c) 115m 3.(a)Y. (b) Nitsch (c) 125m 4. Nitsch 5. William trubridge,

by Raymond Nembhard on 2010-04- 15 05:26:51

1.(a)Y (b)Wiliam Winram (c)92m / 2.(a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)115m / 3.(a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)125m / 4.Herbert Nitsch / 5.CNF: 3:45

by Landi Jansen van Rensburg on 2010-04- 15 21:58:45

1.(a)Yes (b)William Trubridge (c)93 m 2.(a)Yes (b) Nitsch (c)114 m 3.(a)NO (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)123m 4.Herbert Nitsch 4:02

by francesca marie on 2010-04- 15 23:18:32

1.(a)Yes (b)W.Trubridge (c)94m 2.(a) yes (b)nitsch (c) 116m 3. (a) yes (b)nitsch 125m 4. Nitsch 5. CNF 3:49' rn by stephanie taltavull on 2010-04- 15 23:27:52

1. (a)Y (b)William Trubridge (c)92mrn2. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)115mrn3. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)125mrn4. Herbert Nitschrn5. CNF:

by Mateusz Malina on 2010-04- 15 23:35:45

1. (a)Y (b)W. Trubridge (c)96m 2. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)117mrn3. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)126m 4. Herbert Nitsch 5. CNF:

by alex basilewsky on 2010-04- 15 23:54:57

a. Y b.William Trubridge c. 92m 2a. Y b. Herbert Nitsch c. 114M 3a. N b. Herbert Nitsch c. 123M 4. Herbert Nitsch 5. CNF 3:41

by R Lee on 2010-04- 16 13:41:50