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Between 1–11 April, 16 of the world’s best freedivers will descend on the tiny venue of Dean’s Blue Hole on Long Island, Bahamas. They will be there to decide exactly how far the sport and its athletes can be pushed.

Extreme Drinks sponsored athlete Will Trubridge is the man behind this historic event. The New Zealander will be attempting to reclaim his world title in the purist discipline known to the sport as 'the unassisted freedive'.

Freediving is the sport of breath hold diving and is regarded as one of the most dangerous sports on the planet. Athletes compete to see how deep they can dive with only one breath of air to see them complete their journey from waters surface to the estimated depth of the dive – the current world record stands at an astonishing 83m (275 feet).

The venue for this event is Dean’s Blue Hole. At 203m (660 feet), there is no current scientific theory that can explain how such a deep hole might have been formed. The truly mystical beauty of Dean’s Blue Hole will be captured by the two top underwater freediving photographers in the world throughout the competition, as well as a specially assigned underwater film crew.

Amongst the 16 champion freedivers attending the invitational are: * William Trubridge (ex unassisted Freediving World Record Holder) * Guillaume Nery (ex constant weight World Record Holder) * Dave Mullins (distance World record Holder) * Natalia Avseenko (a true athlete who turned down Russian Olympic Team after refusing to take banned substances) Information, facts and updates leading up to and throughout the event are available on the Vertical Blue website.