Something Happened
Posted By Paul Kotik on 5 September 2005
From where I sit, in this place that Hurricane Katrina just kissed on the cheek before going on to bigger and better things, the world has become a confusing place. The sense of jamais vu is formidable, as they say in France and used to say in New Orleans when things were being said there. The thing at Villefranche-sur-Mer went down, but not like I thought it would.
But that's just me. Somebody must have predicted this outcome. The handicapping, the friendly wagers and Tarot card readings flying over the internet were, possibly, even more intense than the AIDA World Constant Weight championships themselves. Those who can't do, forecast. Those who can't forecast predict which forecasters will cast the right fore. I give up. Pass the popcorn, please.
If you haven't seen the results yet, have a look.
Two world records.
Natalia Molchanova, for the women and for Russia, at 86 meters. Natalia is 45 years old. As a Kotik, and as an old guy myself, I can't help but feel a kind of atavistic pride in this mind-blower. My Dad, who still speaks Russian sometimes, told me years ago that if freediving competition were ever properly organized on a global scale, the Russians would come and eat everybody else's lunch. Congratulations, Natalia. Get in touch - Deeper Blue's linguistics department will arrange to interview the new Empress in her native tongue, as is only proper.
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