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  • 2010
    • June
      • Day 3 of the World Cup in Greece
        06/17/10


        A fantastic day for the Canadian women, all white cards in constant no fins. Personally I had a little chip on my shoulder from my yellow card on the last attempt, so today I was back for retribution. I was not happy about having to redo CNF, since I have not been training it and I perso

      • Kalamata Greece World Cup
        06/16/10

        This is my second visit to Greece and I am happy to report on my experience for all of those who were unable to make it to this wonderful event.
        First off our hotel is situated right on the sea and all of the room have balconies with an amazing view of the sea. The weather is gorgeous and

    • April
      • Been Busy
        04/09/10
        Currently I am back in Canada. Since I left Egypt I have been going non stop.

        My time in Los Angeles, was fantastic. I got to go snow shoeing in the Sequia national park, saw all of the people I wanted to see and I was able to hit many yoga classes, just what I needed! My days were start

    • March
      • Hiccup
        03/18/10
        A day out of the water for me. I kept blowing blood out of my nose last night and still this morning. I was packing up my bag to go to the blue, including in it my suit and weights hoping somewhere in the back of my mind that I could do just one dive today. I walked over to the sink and blow blood o

      • Blood
        03/17/10
        I have to say that it is never a good dive when I see blood, it means that I have hurt myself, and this year my goal was to dive without blood. I will be descriptive about body fluids in this blog, so consider this your warning if that makes you uncomfortable, stop reading.

        Blood is one s

      • Lesson Learned
        03/16/10
        My diving in Dahab has not been going well at all. Despite my best efforts to clear up my sinuses. This thing I picked up is running it's course, and making diving very uncomfortable. I am finding it painful to have my head in the water at 2M, I am able to equalize my sinuses and get farther, b

      • Day two of Training 41M FIM
        03/12/10
        I am very happy to report that my training is going well, despite my sinuses, although today they were much better. No pain leaving the surface and just slight irritation past 25M. I was pleasantly surprised to do a free immersion to 41M. I was very relaxed and stopped because I could not equalize a

      • Airplane sniffles
        03/11/10
        The tragedy of flying is getting on the plane feeling healthy, then getting off the plane feeling and within 24 hours you feel the germs overtaking your body. Ok well I speak for myself here, usually it is my sinuses that fall victim to airplane sickness. I will also preface this by saying when I ge

      • My Last Day in Russia
        03/09/10
        Day 2 without caffeine. Ahhhh I really wanted coffee this morning. The alarm started to go off at 7:45am and since I did not get to bed until almost 3, that is very early. I hit snooze until about 8:30 then I finally rolled out of bed to do my exercises before we said our final goodbyes to our lovel

      • Women's Day
        03/08/10
        Today is day 1 for me without caffeine. I am here to successfully report to you all that I made it though the entire day without falling asleep while crossing the road or waiting in line. I did a hard training session, even though I felt very fatigued.

        Today was another national holiday

      • Caffeine is our time up?
        03/07/10
        What is happening to my relationship with Caffeine? It may be coming to the bitter end. For the past four years I have had a very nice deal with Caffeine, I don’t drink it everyday, maybe every second or third day, but when I do I get a very wonderful kick from it.

        Lately I have been st

      • Happy Birthday Alexey!!!
        03/06/10

        Just like 2009 has flown out of our lives and launched us into a new year. Today as you are leaping into 23, trying to hit me with a snowball, know that when you land, I'll be there to ...

      • Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend
        03/05/10
        Contained deep inside the red walls of Kremlin, locked tightly between many layer of security lays the World’s largest collection of precious gems. a museum that does not make me tired… the Diamond Vault at Kremlin. Even though the room is quite dark the sparkle of precious jewels contained insi

      • Hmmm the Russian Spa
        03/04/10
        My morning began early again, because our car was still being repaired. I saw my last Russian movie for some time, Alice in Wonderland in 3D. Usually sitting towards the middle or back of the Imax are the better seats, however I find that with 3D it is best to sit right in the front row. I feel much

      • A Precious Gift
        03/03/10
        Do you ever wonder what to give to someone who has everything and provides so many wonderful things to your life? I do. Man’s day in Russia just passed and with my Partner’s birthday approaching soon I feel a pressing desire to buy something. I am certainly the product of good indoctrination fro

      • Inside Kremlin
        03/02/10


        Crossing the Trinity Bridge to pass through the giant red walls guarding Kremlin

        Another day that started early and ended late. The weather in Moscow is warming up, nice for walking around exploring the city, not so great for snowboarding, but since we are currently without a

      • The pool sessions, how it works.
        03/01/10
        I can only speak specifically about the sessions at the pool where I am training since I haven't attended any others. The following are my observations as a special guest.

        Currently Natalia and Alexey are teaching a pool course, there are 20 students enrolled. The students get a clas

    • February
      • Puppy Love, the Armory at Kremlin and the Honey Expo
        02/28/10


        While cruising thru the center of Moscow we happened on a giant honey show. This was such an unexpected delight. Before walking in I was feeling tired, but this soon changed as I began to taste test my way into all of the different regions of Russia.

        My favorite honey is the

      • The Center of Moscow
        02/27/10


        Moscow is a large city and here I am pictured above standing in the center. Many people everyday walk over this spot with a handful of coins, then throw them into the air while making a wish. What did I wish for? Well I can not say exactly but I will say this: That I stopped wishing for

      • Love is all you need
        02/26/10
        Please check out this video, people from 156 different countries singing The Beatles "Love is all you need" at the same time.

        This song is one of my all time favorites to start, but when you have people from all over the world coming together for a single cause like this is ver

      • Movies in Russian
        02/25/10
        Today I went and saw "The Wolfman" in Russian, it was great. To enjoy a movie where I understand only, please, thank you and the names of the characters, it has to be entertaining. I am sure I would have enjoyed it even more if I could understand it, but regardless I left satisfied.
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      • Pool Training with the Russians
        02/24/10
        No St. Petersburg today and it looks like I will not get a chance to see it this trip, but I am completely okay with that. I am looking forward to getting to sleep in tomorrow, I only slept 5 hours last night and that is not ideal for me. We woke up this morning with the intention of going, but beca

      • Happy Men's Day!
        02/23/10
        A national holiday in Russia today. The sun was shining, the roads were clean and relatively free of people. It is traditional today for women to give men a gift. Women's day is coming soon on March 8th.

        This holiday is in celebration of the protectors of the home country. I am not

      • Snowy day on the Slopes
        02/22/10
        My morning started off with a ringing alarm, to be following with a fresh cup of coffee. This would have been a perfect morning for me if I had gotten at least 8 hours of sleep the night before, but I only got 5. Anyway after breakfast we loaded up the car and it seemed like it took us 30 mins to cl

      • Sunday a day of Rest
        02/21/10

        After running around the Golden Dolphin Diving Expo all day yesterday, and the center of Moscow when I needed a break. Plus mostly trying to keep myself busy so I didn't sit in sorrow most of the day thinking about my loss, springing the occasional leak, especially while talking to my fam

      • My Gong
        02/20/10
        Yesterday a strong Soul flew away with the wind.
        He will be missed, but his memory will forever be with me.
        A brave man, who fought on the front lines of World War II,
        A loving man, who told me stories while I sat on his knee.
        With soft hair and a hard head,
        We disagreed on

      • It's snowing and I'm gloomy
        02/19/10
        I can really tell how much more work I need to do myself when others action or words hurt me. It makes it harder when that person is someone very close, because it is a human response to have hurt feelings sometimes.

        Today started off like any day, wake up, exercise, eat then go. somewher

      • I'm not Lazy
        02/18/10


        Pictured above is an outdoor pull up bar...

        Yes it's about 3M high and it's snowing outside, but regardless today is my day for pull-ups. Because of my level I do my pull-up routine with the assistance of my legs so I get to stand on that lovely, wobbly, wooden cont

      • Moscow Transportation
        02/17/10
        I started learning to drive when I was 14, I was driving on my own by 16. I used to love driving, I felt free. Growing up in Calgary, I got to experience the four seasons of driving. One night I had to drive in terrible conditions through the Rocky Mountain pass on highway 1. I was caught in a snow

      • Olympic viewing in Russia
        02/16/10
        I love watching the olympic games. Doing this in Russia presents a few challenges. Besides the obvious hardship of the difference in time, making live viewing of events very difficult, since I am 11 hours ahead. The channel that covers the Olympics is covering mostly the European athletes. I get ver

      • Goltis Dry Land Training
        02/15/10
        I began to train Goltis's exercises in October 2009. They consist of exercises focus on a different set of muscle groups for four days then from 1 to 3 days of rest, until I feel fully recovered. Before I began the exercises I was only training freediving, which I did 3 -4 times per week. Thi

      • Happy Valentines Day
        02/14/10
        I wasn't expecting much for Valentines day , but I was pleasantly surprised with a fun filled day of adventure and romance. The day began with snowboarding in the morning at a local ski hill. You pay per time you take the lift, which I thought was very interesting since all of the ski hills I h

      • Blogging my Adventures
        02/13/10
        A friend suggested that I start blogging about all of my travels. I usually write large blogs, but I think I will try and write a little something everyday. Did you all see Julie and Julia? What a great movie. I was suddenly inspired about cooking and thought about undertaking a similar challenge. T

  • 2009
    • December
      • FInal CWT Results...
        12/06/09
        Sorry a bit late, I am still very tired from last night's after party. I was the first to be thrown in the pool by my good friend Debby and I had to work very hard to detach her from Johan's leg and throw her in. I would not have been able to if I did not have help from Alexey. THANK YOU!!

      • Final day of competition tomorrow!!!
        12/04/09
        There are no world records announced, but it should be a very exciting day regardless.

        The women's category we see some very safe announcements from Natalia and Sara, fighting for a bronze medal, Misuzu, Klara and Jarmila are all within one meter of each other. Misuzu is announcing

      • CNF Results and support from the Canadian safety team
        12/03/09
        I had an incredible day today, a clean dive to 54M, a bronze medal, and good times with friends the rest of the day.



        Congratulations to all of my fellow competitors, today was an exciting and successful day.



      • CNF and CWT Rankings
        12/01/09
        It has been a great dive day at the blue hole, beautiful visibility. I saw some great dives today. A disappointing day for Ryuzo, he had an entire film crew here to film him and he had a sticky ear and had to turn early at 90M. Johan finally made the 100M, so it will be interesting to see what he do

    • November
      • CNF & Cheesecake
        11/30/09
        It is surprising how well they go together. I’m not sure if I should be thanking or cursing the Japanese film crew for introducing to the best cheesecake that I have ever had. Immediately after I first tried it, within a few days I had an entire cheesecake in my fridge, and now for about two weeks

      • Bahamas WC #3
        11/24/09

        One more day until registration, what should I announce? What will my competitors be announcing? Does it matter? These are question many athletes will be thinking over in the next couple of days. Some divers are here to dive for themselves, to add to their personal bests, some are here defendi

      • Dean's Blue Hole, preparing for the world champs
        11/15/09
        It is pretty unbelievable that I have already been here for ten days, where does the time go?

        I travel a lot so usually when I arrive in a new place it takes me a few days before I feel settled and relaxed. When I arrived on Long Island I was initially disappointed with the room that I

      • Triple Depth, Egypt x 3 and the Sexy Flexy Mula Bandha
        11/06/09
        A little late I know, but better late then never. I was actually getting ready to write this blog a few weeks ago with the main subject being 3 times Egypt and no Egyptian tummy, well that thought was unexpectedly demolished by getting sick. I am not sure what caused it, whether it was something I a

    • August
      • World Championships Finale
        08/24/09


        Wow, what an amazing competition. Everything was wonderful, the camaraderie, the organization, the steady flow of healthy and yummy food, multiple national and world records being set, laughter, CMAS, friends, and the after party. Of course there is also my personal achievement of settin

      • World Championships Day 1
        08/19/09
        Aarhus Denmark
        Today I am competing in my first event, dynamic no fins. I announced 103M, I compete at 5pm. The pool is really smooth. I arrived in Denmark a few days ago and last night the jet lag really hit. I’m listening to “Bring me your love” album by City and Colour, getting my Cana

    • May
      • A little family time
        05/20/09


        I have to say the greatest thing about being around my family is the air quality, although I do have a little suspicion that living in Los Angeles helps my CO2 tolerance and training. Also the constant stream of food, yes I love my family. Maybe Mom tries to feed me so much hoping secret

    • April
      • Vertical Blue 2009
        04/11/09

        Vertical Blue 2009

        Vertical Blue has come to an end and it was an incredible competition! Five world records were broken and around 30 national records. There were 9 days of competition with 20 athletes competing. There was great photo coverage by Fred Buyle and video coverage by Bl

    • March
      • Long Island, the island of beauty.
        03/17/09
        I arrived a few days ago on Long Island, Bahamas to train for Vertical Blue 2009. Unfortunately my second day in the water I barely got down 2M and I felt like my face was about to explode. I have sinus infection, this was definitely not in my plans, I will be out of the water for at least one week,