28.09.2003 JAPAN

A new JAPANESE APNEA RECORD

IN CONSTANT WEIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MR. RYUZO SHINOMIYA TO -76 METERS IN 2'21".

RYUZO'S URL

he was also winner of the jac 2003 and is going to participate at the TOKYO freediving club competition and the freeology 2004 in cyprus.

ORGANIZER

MR. KIYAMA.

PLACE

IT WAS PLANNED TO DO THE DIVE AT FUTO, EAST OF IZU PENINSULA.

1970, Jack Mayol dived to -80m at FUTO by variable weight.
This WAS THE first record over -80m.
RYUZO wanted to dive THE same sea by constant weight.

CONDITIONS

IN THE MORNING WERE VERY BAD AT FUTO.

THE Captain of THE competition ship DECIDED THAT HE CANNOT DEPART.

RELOCATION

MR. KIYAMA, chief of the dive, and RYUZO discussed THE PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO RELOCATE to ITA, THE west side of IZU peninsula. (About 2 hours by car)

NEW RECORD

At ITA, WHICH IS THE home ground of RYUZO, he tried to SET THE new japan record.
He took THE tag at -76m.

(old record is -61m, SET by RYUZO at Hawaii last year).

recognition

Attending AIDA Judges Tetsuya Inaba and Susumu Kawafuchi (local) have confirmed in accordance to JAS/AIDA Japan RYUZO'S new record dive.

SAFETY SYSTEM

-80m One diver, REBREATHER, Trimix, FHOF (15MIN. BOTTOM TIME, UPTIME 90MIN.)
-60m One diver, Double tanks with air and trimix, FHOF
-40m 2 divers, single tank with air, Lift bag
-20m 2 divers, single tank with air, Lift bag
surface 2 divers, single tank with air.

3 surface free divers.

Deco Stop Station in -5m with Oxygen.

MEDIA

NHK Television ( 10/5 on air)
Magazines: Diving World