Daily highlights DYNB - Day 1 - June 20

Starting protocols for DYNB 

On June 20th, the first competition day of the 28th AIDA World Championship in Burgas, athletes will compete in DYNB.

The start list arrangement according to AIDA rules and regulations is that athletes will start according to their Announced Performance (AP) - the shortest distances will go first, leading up to the longest distances. This way, athletes can indirectly influence the time they compete (the shorter distance you announce, the earlier you will perform). On the other hand, if two athletes swim the same distance, the athlete with the AP closer to their Realized Performance (RP, or the actual distance they swim) will win.

Due to lower APs, several strong athletes such as Agnieszka Kalska of Poland and Petar Klovar of Croatia (personal best of 239m/784ft and top six in AIDA rankings) will be diving in the third heat. Official Top for the athletes is 9:50 am (GMT+3). Agnieszka and Petar did not perform in DYNB at the CMAS Freediving Indoor World Championship, therefore, we aren’t sure what to expect from them. What we do know is that freediving athletes are very capable of surprising their fans with extraordinary performances.

Make sure not to miss the performance of Ming Jin (William Joy) of China at the fifth heat at 10:10 am. With his personal best (PB) of 276m (906ft), William sits in second place in the AIDA ranking by discipline right after Polish athlete Mateusz Malina, who is his mentor. At the CMAS Championship in Belgrade, William achieved a bronze medal in DYNB with a 251.6m (825ft) performance.

French athlete Guillaume Bourdila is William’s main competitor in the Championship and will be performing in the final heat at 12:40 pm. At the recent CMAS Championship, Guillaume performed an official PB of 274.7m (901ft), which was 64cm (2ft) further than Mateusz Malina's performance and eventually became the new CMAS World Record in DYNB. However, the current AIDA World Record in DYNB is 290m (951ft) and it still belongs to Mateusz. It isn’t likely that Guillaume is currently capable of beating it - therefore, competing in the last heat is a strategic move on the part of Guillaume. Before his performance starts, he will already have an idea of the distances his competitors performed and can swim just far enough to secure himself the AIDA World Champion title. It seems that Guillaume prefers to work smarter, not harder, and that will only make it all the more interesting for us to watch.

Mirela Kardašević of Croatia, the current CMAS World Record holder, is not attending this year’s AIDA Championship. This makes the indisputable favorite in DYNB Polish athlete and current AIDA World Record holder Magdalena Solich-Talanada, who will be performing in the last heat at 12:40 pm (GMT+3).

We are also interested in the performance of David Čustić of Croatia, who has just returned to competition after being suspended for doping. David can potentially battle for a medal together with Guillaume, William, and Petar. Official Top for David is 12:30 pm (GMT+3).

We wish all of the athletes the best of luck! The broadcast begins at 9:30 am Burgas local time (GMT+3). Don’t miss out and come to cheer on your favorite athletes!