Last chance for Suunto Pick the records challenge!

You have until 6pm EST to announce your picks in the Suunto Pick the records challenge Some last-minute inside information: tonight at the registration Eric Fattah had a spirometer, and several divers got to test their lungs. Here are their VC's (Vital Capacity, or the amount of air in a full exhale with packing).

Dave Mullins 12.8L

Arthur Trousdell (platform coordinator & safety diver) 9.9L Walter Steyn 8.8L

William Trubridge 8.0L

Guillaume Nery 7.9L

Brian Pucella (safety diver) 7.9L

Ryuzo Shinomiya 7.7L

Britta Trubridge (shore coordinator & yogi) 5.5L

SUUNTO PICK THE RECORDS CHALLENGE

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? (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]

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 Flíntstone

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)William Trubridge (c)95mrn2. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)118mrn3. (a)Y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c)125mrn4. Herbert Nitschrn5. CNF:

by Tyler Zetterstrom on 2010-04- 16 09:31:18

Edit (error on previous post, cannot predict dive time for unbroken record)rnrn1. (a)y (b)Trubridge (c)92mrn2. (a)y (b)Herbert Nitsch (c114mrn3. (a)n rn4. Nitsch rn5. FIM: 4'13rnrnby Thomas B. on 2010-04-16 01:38:54 by Thomas B. on 2010-04- 16 09:59: 12