In Authentic Big Blue we praize simplicity,authenticity,tradition,local food .We invite our beloved divers to taste the way we experience things in Greece,because …there is life after diving and it has to be well spent.In the video Irena Vanova eats a famous greek sweet made by Nadin Galati .
STAY TUNED,2024 is loading 💙🐬Dimitris Koumoulos Giannis Triantafillakis
Christos Karelos dives with scandalopetra meeting the freediving history.We can promote our country,our clean and safe seas through this unique sport Aegean Islands Authentic Big BlueVisit Greece GREEK NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION IS A GOLD SPONSOR OF THE TOURNAMENT
Scandalopetra revives in Lindos organized by Aegean Islands AndikatInterreg VA Greece Cyprus 2014 2020 and the Authentic Big Blue team.GOLD SPONSOR is Greek National Tourism Organization Visit Greece.Scandalopetra is simply the freediving history with its roots in Dodekanisa 💙🐬Γιώργος Χατζημάρκος Νίκος Νικολής Μπάρδος Χρήστος Christos Karelos - freediver Dimitris Koumoulos
The best underwater “dancing” figure .Going down with bifins in the Ionian Sea Authentic Big Blue 2023 💙🐬
This is the greek way to say goodbye!!
Closing ceremony of Authentic Big Blue West-The Ionian edition was fantastic!!
We have to thank anyone who worked for it .Special thanks to John Pavelis who designed the amazing handcrafted medals and gifts and oversaw all the procedure.
We also feel grateful to the women that prepared all these local pies,sweets etc.,to Spyros Kaymenakis Elit Sport Club who is the guardian of the dance tradition and to all people of Mytikas.And of course to Drakas family who manufactured the pit of the closing ceremony.
There are no words to describe our feelings 🐬💙
Homar Leuci chose to dive 50 meters today.That was his way to say goodbye to his friend Andrea Zuccari.
Christos Karelos coming up (bi-fins dive 95m)💙🐬Dimitris KoumoulosOne Breath FreedivingEVALGarmin GreeceΔήμος ΞηρομέρουCMAS Freediving InternationalΕΟΥΔΑ Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Υ/Β ΔραστηριότηταςΓενικη Γραμματεια Αθλητισμου
Dream team-safety team-guardian angels 💙🐬Tomorrow and till 2/9 they will keep all athletes safe!!!
EVAL supports us to have the perfect setup for the trainings of the West-Ionian edition competition.
Ideal sea conditions combined with the top marine equipment company #setup #marine_equipment #freediving #ropes #sea #bigblue
Moments of training,day 3💙🐬
More than a competition! Athletes explore the area and its traditions #greeceallover
More than a competition!
Athletes explore the area Visit Greece💙🐬#greeceallover
Pure magic!!!Let”s go training!!!EVALKartelias & Co.Samaria Water💙🐬
Repost from our beloved @mourad_omare
“Step by step,repetition after repetition how far can we goo?!”
#freedivingfamily #allaboutblue #stayauthentic
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My first ever competition went pretty well! 😊
I don’t really associate freediving with competing which is why I haven’t competed till now. I was curious about it all though so I thought to take part and see what it feels like. I did two comfortable dives to -40 & -50m in free immersion and one to -35m in no fins. I was going to do a -45m no fins and maybe a -60m free immersion but the sea (bad weather so these two days were cancelled) thought otherwise 😅
The stress angle was interesting. Some times we make assumptions on something and are proven wrong, so I was really curious to see if the competition environment would stress me or not, my assumption was that it wouldn’t and it would be just like diving in the clear blue waters of Zakynthos that I call home. I was monitoring myself and noticed a slight tension in my legs before diving on the first day but I was aware enough to manage to release that with self talk and from that point on all the dives were fine 😊
I also had a chance to meet & hang out with some super lovely people, which I am very grateful for and hopeful to see them all again soon!
Shout out to @iranafunclub , @dimpapadim69, @emilienoire, @beata_grickevica_freediver, @alexander_gr13, @albertine_gz, @markellospolemitis, @aqua.kari, @filipjakubiak, @sharkling_nic, @maximegoix, @fed.under.water, @tjasau, @mantachristiana & everyone else!
Last but not least my favorite pousti @dimitriskoumoulos who organized it all & whol I love ever so dearly 😊💙
Hope to see you all again soon, either here on Zakynthos or somewhere else 🙏🏼😊
PS: Took my trusty 2mm @gandseawetsuits suit for the competition, no hood and it still kept me warm enough for my dives 😍 That’s what you get when you choose top materials and the best wetsuit maker in the game!
One day to go🐬🐬🐬
We thank #ofse for the fantastic ribs that brought from Athens to Amorgos .Ευχαριστούμε τον ΟΦΣΕ - Όμιλος Φουσκωτών Σκαφών Ελλάδας για τα καταπληκτικά σκάφη που έφερε στην Αμοργό για την διοργάνωση #sponsors #freediving #partners #freedivingfamilyforever #greece #blue
Guardian angels 💙💙🐬#safety #safetyteam #freediverlife
#freedivingfamily #freedivingtraining #apnea #greece #stayauthentic
@christoskarelos_freedive#2019 #surfacing @dimitriskoumoulos @onebreathfreediving 💙🐬
Throw back 1st edition Authentic Big Blue 2017 .Our beloved @gregoryforstner #bigblue #memories #authenticbigblue #freediving #Amorgos #visitgreece #beblue #stayauthentic #apnea 💙🐬
@allforblueorg and @authenticbigblue from katerina’s camera who was one of our precious safety divers last September.Everything is about blue💙@katerina_top ——————————-
#ABB2019 #letsdoit #staytuned #seayousoon #freediving #freedive #apnea #onebreath #bigblue #legrandbleu #amorgos #magic #completeexperience #stayauthentic #creatememories #diveintothebigblue #eatlocal #amorgosgastronomyweek #visitgreece #greece #beblue #southeaegeanregion #greekhospitality 🇬🇷🔝