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Jana is a relative newcomer to the sport of freediving having only taken her first course some five months ago.  She was subsequently selected to Team Canada after placing third in the Canadian National Freediving Championships this past June.  Jana stated, “I was a bit nervous about my performance before I began, but I was confident in my training and my ability to do the swim.  I know I have a lot more in me.  I felt really strong when I finished.”

Jana’s record was supported by Pepperdine University and Malibu Divers of Malibu, CA.  The record was officiated by Matt Charlton, Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea (CAFA) President and AIDA Level E Judge, and Grant W. Graves, United States Apnea Association (USAA) President and AIDA Level A Judge Instructor.

Dynamic Apnea is an underwater swim for distance on a single breath of air using fins. Distance is measured with the use of a metered tape measure. The pool must be at least twenty-five meters long for the performance to be valid.  Other disciplines of freediving include tests in depth and time.