these divers prepare for 24 hours of apnea

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“New place, new objective with this year 8,000 lengths for a good cause”, presents Gwenaël Martin, the president of theAqua Club, freediving and underwater fishing club La Guerche-de-Bretagne (Ille-et-Vilaine).

19,000 euros for the Telethon last year

After having exploded the counters last year with a record of 7,725 lengths carried out, 160 partners and 19,000 euros raised for the Telethon, the divers are still mobilizing after training for several months.

They are supervised by five monitors of the club with additional training through running, muscle strengthening or underwater fishing for some.

On the 42 licensees you club, 21, including three womenwill participate in the 24-hour non-stop challenge between Friday November 22 has 17 h and the Saturday 23rd at 5 p.m.

Looking for sponsors

“We will evolve on five water lines. Two will be reserved for two relay duos, Pascal Vignais and Stéphane Ricard and on another, Amalric Bestin and Erwan Le Moigno who will carry out each twelve hours of apnea. The 17 other divers will be spread over the three water lines and will take turns for 24 hours. »

“But, we are nothing without sponsors. In fact, each length covered is sponsored and we are always on hand. search for sponsors to help us meet this challenge. We also expect many of you around the pool to come and encourage us. A special thank you to the community of municipalities for making the equipment available free of charge,” explains Gwenaël Martin.

Practical: From Friday November 22 to Saturday November 23 at 5 p.m., at the Aqua Va swimming pool. Open to the public with free and open access on Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Such. 06 37 95 59 08.

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