PROFILE

Frederic was born in 1972. Since his childhood he has been in contact with the sea, spending several monts a year on the family sailboat. At the age of 10, he dicovered freediving and spearfishing.

After some years of practice, he became a padi and cmas scuba diving instructor and starts to teach freediving in 1991. Then, two years after completing his publicity and communication studies, he sets his 1st world record in 1995 and decides to dedicate his life to freediving and begins to travel the world.In 1996 he participated to the first world cup and attained the deepest announced depth of the competition.

The following year, he started a freediving school in Porquerolles island, in south of France, organised a competition and sets his 2nd world record. In 1998 he participated to the second world cup, became Apnea Academy instructor and organised freediving courses with Umberto Pelizzari. In 1999 Frederic won the constant weight event of major competition of the year, the red sea dive off' and sets his 3d world record in Switzerland. It's also in 1999 that Frederic passes the100m's mythical barrier in no-limits for the first time in the waters of Porquerolles island.

He became vice president of AIDA international, the freediving's
governing body. As an AIDA judge, he has already been present on over than 15 world records.In 2000, he won two rounds of the world cup with the Belgian team, set his 4th world record in UK and initiated a freediving research program, working with universities, hyperbaric medecine center and sport teachers.

In 2001, he took part in training and organisation of two world records withTanya Streeter. In october he was in the Belgian team for the world championship.Few freedivers have such an extensive experience of all the aspects of this wonderfull sport.


Records and competition achievements:

- world record variable weight fw -51m, Belgium 1995
- best anounced depth during team World Cup with -51m, France 1996
- world record constant weight fw -53m, Switzerland 1997
- winner of the Caledonian cup, 1999 New-Caledonia
- 2nd at the International Derby team competition, Monaco 1999
- winner of the Dolphin Cup by team, 1999 Switzerand
- winner of the Red Sea Dive Off' (constant weight)with -60m, Egypt 1999
- world record constant weight fw -58m, Switzerland, 1999
- winner of the Dolphin Cup by team, Switzerland 2000
- world record constant weight fw -65m, UK 2000
- winner of 2 rounds of the World Cup with the Belgian team in 2000