Alexey Molchanov

Alexey Molchanov, Blue Hole, Dahab, Egypt, 2013

Alexey Molchanov (Russian: Алексей Олегович Молчанов, born March 6, 1987 in Volgograd) is a Russian champion freediver, five time world vice-champion, and world record holder in freediving. His mother, Natalia Molchanova was also a freediver.^[1]

Records^[2]

Apnea	Date	Place	Event	Record	Stands as
DYN	19.04.2004	Moscow	freediving Russian Championship	158 m	Russian record
FIM	23.11.2004	Egypt	Open Swedish freediving competitions	66 m	Russian record
VWT	30.11.2004	Egypt	Registration of records in Blue Hole	76 m	Russian record
DNF	23.04.2005	Moscow	freediving Russian Championship	107 m	Russian record
DYN	24.04.2005	Moscow	freediving Russian Championship	171 m	Russian record
DYN	25.08.2005	Lausanne, Switzerland	first individual freediving World Championship	199 m	Russian record, bronze medal
STA	26.08.2005	Lausanne, Switzerland	first individual freediving World Championship	6 min. 31 sec.	Russian record, bronze medal
DNF	27.08.2005	Lausanne, Switzerland	first individual freediving World Championship	124 m	Russian record
DNF	27.08.2005	Lausanne, Switzerland	first individual freediving World Championship	131 m	Russian record, silver medal
CWT	1.09.2005	France, Nice	freediving World Championship	82 m	Russian record
CNF	7.11.2005	Egypt, Dahab	Triple Depth	52 m	Russian record
DYN	23.04.2006	Moscow	Russian Championship	200 m	Russian record
CNF	30.05.2006	Egypt, Dahab	Triple Depth	60 m	Russian record
CWT	07.12.2006	Egypt, Hurgada	Team World Championship	83 m	Russian record
DYN	09.12.2006	Egypt, Hurgada	Team World Championship	207 m	Russian record
STA	9.06.2007	Moscow	Russian championship	6 min. 59 sec.	Russian record
DYN	5.07.2007	Slovenia, Maribor	freediving World Championship	213 m	Russian record, silver medal
DNF	7.07.2007	Slovenia, Maribor	freediving World Championship	157 m	Russian record, silver medal
CNF	3.11.2007	Egypt, Sharm-el-Sheikh	4th individual freediving World Championship	65 m	Russian record, bronze medal
DYN	27.04.2008	Moscow	open Moscow Cup	222 m	Russian record
CWT	25.07.2008	Greece, Crete, Sugia	International freediving competition: Mediterranean Cup	91 m	Russian record
CWT	27.07.2008	Greece, Crete, Sugia	International freediving competition: Mediterranean Cup	101 m	Russian record
FIM	1.08.2008	Egypt, Dahab	International freediving competition	90 m	Russian record
STA	4.10.2008	Italy, Lignano-Sabbiadoro	European Cup	7min. 31sec.	Russian record
DYN	5.10.2008	Italy, Lignano-Sabbiadoro	European Cup	250 m	World Record, Historic Record
STA	20.08.2009	Danmark, Aarhus	5th Individual freediving World Championship	8 min. 02 sec.	Russian record
STA	21.08.2009	Danmark, Aarhus	5th Individual freediving World Championship	8 min. 31 sec.	Russian record, silver medal
CNF	25.09.2009	Egypt, Sharm-el-Sheikh	International competition Ruler of the depth	80 m	Russian record
CNF	27.09.2009	Egypt, Sharm-el-Sheikh	International competition Ruler of the depth	83 m	Russian record
CWT	1.12.2009	Bahamas, Long Island	6th individual freediving World Championship	102 m	Russian record
CWT	3.12.2009	Bahamas, Long Island	6th individual freediving World Championship	111 m	Russian record, silver medal
FIM	24.09.2011	Greece, Kalamata	7th individual freediving World Championship	100 m	Russian record
CWT	25.11.2012	Bahamas, Long Island		126 m	World record[3]
FIM	29.11.2012	Bahamas, Long Island		107 m	Russian record
CNF	25.04.2013	Egypt, Dahab	Russian National Open Competition, 2013	85 m	Russian record
CNF	27.04.2013	Egypt, Dahab	Russian National Open Competition, 2013	90 m	Russian record, continental record
DNF	27.06.2013	Belgrade	Individual AIDA pool World Championships, 2013	195 m	Russian record
STA	29.06.2013	Belgrade	Individual AIDA pool World Championships, 2013	8:33	Russian record
CWT	19.09.2013	Kalamata	Kalamata Open, 2013	128 m	World record, gold medal
FIM	21.09.2013	Kalamata	Kalamata Open, 2013	110 m	Russian record
CNF	10.11.2013	Long Island, BHS	Vertical Blue, 2013	91 m	Russian record
FIM	16.11.2013	Long Island, BHS	Vertical Blue, 2013	112 m	Russian record
FIM	02.12.2014	Long Island, BHS	Suunto Vertical Blue, Deadmans Caye, 2014	114 m	Russian record
DYN	26.06.2015	Belgrade	Individual AIDA Pool World Championships 2015	258 m	Russian record
CNF	14.09.2015	LIMASSOL	AIDA Individual World Championship 2015	85 m	Gold medal
CWT	16.09.2015	LIMASSOL	AIDA Individual World Championship 2015	122 m	Gold medal

Summary:

• STA - 8 min. 33 sec.
• DYN - 258 m
• DNF - 195 m
• CWT - 129,7 m
• CNF - 91 m
• FIM - 114 m

Clarification:

• STA = Static Apnea. Holding the breath as long as possible.
• DYN = Dynamic Apnea with fins. Diving as far as possible with the use of fins or a monofin.
• DNF = Dynamic Apnea without fins. Diving as far as possible without fins.
• CWT = Constant weight with fins. Diving as deep as possible with the use of fins or a monofin.
• CNF = Constant weight without fins. Diving as deep as possible without fins.
• FIM = Free Immersion. Diving as deep as possible by pulling down and up the rope.

References

1. Kassam, Ashifa; Weaver, Matthew (5 August 2015). "Natalia Molchanova: world's 'greatest freediver' feared dead". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
2. Russian: Alexey Molchanov records Russian Freediving Association (checked 11/19/2010)
3. AIDA: World records (checked 17/02/2013)

External links

• Russian: personal page Russian Freediving Association (checked 11/19/2010)