{"id":84,"date":"2010-11-28T03:22:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freedivers.net\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2011-01-06T22:55:17","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T05:55:17","slug":"the-cortez-cup-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/the-cortez-cup-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cortez Cup Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The Cortez Cup Challenge was conceived to give my students a chance to experience competition , to make marks and break Mexican National records. In this we had a resounding success 6 National records broken by 3 of the Freediver&#8217;s Students . There were no Blackouts and no disqualifications in this competition .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">In my estimation we had a narrow window of opportunity before the Northerly winds and winter water temperatures put an end to our aspirations till the summer of 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">One of the problems we faced was lack of personal equipment by all the students .Only Estrella and Gonzalo had equipment , Estrella had an excellent monofin a very good suit provided by her sponsors Costa Baja. Liquid goggles, neck weight, weight belt and nose clip were provided by her trainer, Aharon. Gonzalo had complete equipment, but Esteban had only a suit so was limited <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">to doing dynamic no fins in the pool and Free Immersion and Constant Weight no Fins in the sea .\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t.gallery {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.gallery img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<!-- see cfct_post_gallery() in carrington-core\/attachment.php -->\n\t\t<div class='gallery'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/the-cortez-cup-challenge\/149214_454402211550_653051550_6094309_7895442_n\/' class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/149214_454402211550_653051550_6094309_7895442_n.jpg\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/149214_454402211550_653051550_6094309_7895442_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/the-cortez-cup-challenge\/149973_10150091276085549_536780548_7556979_3819418_n\/' class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/149973_10150091276085549_536780548_7556979_3819418_n.jpg\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/149973_10150091276085549_536780548_7556979_3819418_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/the-cortez-cup-challenge\/155270_10150091276420549_536780548_7556992_3945333_n\/' class=\"thickbox\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/155270_10150091276420549_536780548_7556992_3945333_n.jpg\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedivers.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/155270_10150091276420549_536780548_7556992_3945333_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both;' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Linton had no equipment at all , so was limited to doing dynamic no fins in the pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Mario had a suit ,neck weight\u00a0and \u00a0mask but was no better off than Esteban. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Estrella has a natural aquacity from her swimming back ground\u00a0, she is , like her brother, \u00a0a competitive swimmer, and has\u00a0tremendous genetic advantage ,tall slender and we will not discuss the rest of it !! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">She very quickly mastered the correct classic style with the monofin and the under water adaptations of the breast stroke for the no fins disciplines . She aquired an excellent breath\u00a0hold of 4 mins . static in her first week of training\u00a0. Later she mastered the techniques of equalisation at\u00a0depth that permitted her to do her 50mt Constant weight <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Record with the monofin and 40 mts just swimming down .C.N.F.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">In this event Estrella took 4 Mexican National records and each one by a huge margin , shattering the former records.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">50mts Constant weight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swimming down and back with the monofin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">40mts Constant weight no Fins\u00a0 Swimming down and back breast stroke<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">and in the pool <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">100 mts Dynamic no fins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">128 mts dynamic with the monofin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Estrella has enormous potential and next year can aspire to achieving a very high International ranking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">This is well worth keeping a eye on !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Esteban came to me 3 months ago he had only a suit and mask and therefore was limited in the pool to Dynamic no fins and in the sea to FIM ( pulling down the line and back ) .He did a swimming test with me and his swimming at this point was not good enough to attempt freediving ,so I suggested he learn to swim with Linton ,he practiced 2 months with Linton and I kept tabs on his progress , it turned out to be a very successful combination and I accepted him for freedive training , his progress was also astonishing and after only 1 months training he broke the Mexican National record formerly\u00a0 held by Manuel Gonzalez <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">also a student of the Freedivers from La Paz , With an excellent swim of 78mts . He went on to do a 30 mt free immersion dive and a personal best in the sea .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Linton who only trained with me intermittently for 3 weeks beat Esteban&#8217;s record the following day with a great swim of 84 mts no fins thus taking the Mexican National record .He shows great promise if he can overcome equalisation difficulties ,which will permit him to realise his true potential in depth .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Gonzalo did a course with me 2 years ago and has a superb style with Bi -Fins and an excellent breath hold , however his main interest is in spear fishing ,where he is establishing an international reputation today .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Mario is totally involved with his thesis and post graduate work and his training for this event was nearly non existant , although he had trained with us in the past , he has a 6 and three quarter min breath hold and also has an excellent potential in depth . He did a very creditable 50mts no fins dynamic and declared 40 mts free immersion in the sea which he was unable to complete due to the flu that seems to be going around La Paz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Edna who is one of the countries top Master&#8221;s and long distance swimmers joined us just for fun and to experience breath hold diving and did a 39 mt no fins swim without any training .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The Judges were Ben Weis of the USA\u00a0 and Maria Teresa Solomons of the freedivers , herself a 70mt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Diver in constant weight (depth) and one of the 4 top women in the world . She took two gold medals in the depth events in the international competition in Greece this summer and represented the UK in the international team competition in Okinawa in July 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Images were provided by Luke Inman and in the pool by Gonzala Mata . Costa Baja sponsored the competition providing the boat and crew \u00a0for 3 days , they also bought Estrella&#8217;s suit and flew in Ben Weis and sponsored his accommodation and food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Thanks must also be offered to the Staff of the Gum and Prof Hirales who helped and supported us with unfaiing good humour throughout the training.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Much more can be expected from these athletes in 2011 and may well be that the entire national team <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">will come from La Paz for the international team competition in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The Freedivers continue their commitment to develop and sponsor exceptional athletes in Mexico and support the National organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cortez Cup Challenge was conceived to give my students a chance to experience competition , to make marks and break Mexican National records. 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