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Everything (hopefully) you need to know about Bristol Blue 2025

Schedule

Saturday 8th March
10:30 Registration Opens
12:00 Athlete Briefing
13:00 Poolside Open
14:00 - 16:30 DNF Competition
16:30 DNF Presentations
17:00 End of Day 1
17:30 Social and Food

Sunday 9th March
10:00    Poolside Open
11:00 - 14:00    Static Competition
14:45 - 17:15    Dynamic Competition
17:30 Presentations
18:00       Social and food

* Timings may change slightly based on the number of athletes taking part.

Registration

Registration does not open until 10am on Saturday 16th November. Until then the registration and payment pages will be password protected and not accessible.

To enter the Bristol Blue 2025, first go to the Registration page, fill in all the details on the registration form and hit submit.

To secure your place please then go to the Payment page to pay your entry fee. Places are limited and your spot is only secured on receipt of payment. If you have problems using PayPal, contact us on BristolBlueComp@gmail.com for our bank details. Entry fee is £110.

Places are allocated on a first come first served basis on receipt of payment.

How long have I got to enter?

Registration opens at 10am on Saturday 16th November and closes at midday on Saturday 1st March 2025 or when all 66 places are filled, which ever comes first. Once places are filled we will operate a waiting list should anyone drop out before the competition.

Bristol Blue 2024 sold out in 90 minutes and we are expecting demand to be high again for BB25.

Mono or BiFins

Due to the amount of pool time we have, athletes will only be able to compete on Sunday in either DYN or DYNB. The disciplines will run at the same time alongside each other but athletes will not be able to do both dynamic disciplines. Athletes will need to select Mono or Bi-Fins when filling in their registration form, but can amend this up to 1 week before the competition should you change your mind.

When working out overall results, points for DYNB will be given a 15% uplift so as to be comparable to DYN scores. This is only used when working out overall winners, not when submitting DYNB results to AIDA

Fees and Refund Policy

The entry fee is £110 per athlete and payment can be made via PayPal on the Registration Page or Payment Page.

Refund Policy
We run our comps to the highest standards, not to make a profit. We put all entry fees in to the event and aim to make it the best it can be. We only spend the money once we have it in the bank so giving refunds once it has been allocated means we risk making a loss and are unable to host future comps.

As such, our refund policy is simple - if another athlete takes your spot then we will refund 100% of your entry fee no problem. If however we are unable to fill your place with another athlete then we will not be able to offer a refund of your entry fee.

In previous years we have had high demand for places and operated a waiting list so we were able to refund all athletes who were unable to compete.

Scoring and Winners

Points will be awarded for each discipline as per the AIDA scoring system. Each performance is converted into points using the following scales:

Static Apnea: 1 second of immersion = 0.2 points
Dynamic Apnea (DNF/DYN/DYNB): 1m of distance = 0.5 points
For the purposes of determining overall winners only, an uplift of 15% is added to performances of DYNB to ensure results are comparable to DYN scores

There will be medals for the top 3 male and female athletes in each discipline and a trophy for both male and female discipline winners.

Overall male and female winners will be determined by combined sores for static and dynamic disciplines and receive a medal and trophy.

Best Newbie

There will also be a bundle of prizes will be for Best Newbie. These prizes will be awarded to the athlete entering their first comp with the highest overall combined score.

Other useful information

Your medical statement MUST be signed by a doctor within 12 months of the competition date even if you tick 'No' to all medical conditions. Failure to provide this will forfeit your entry to the competition and you will not be allowed to compete. Your entry fee will not be refunded.

Athletes MUST bring ID with them to register on day 1.

Competitors must be a member of a National Freediving Association such as the BFA and have an active AIDA account.

Competitors must hold a recognised Freediving qualification.

AIDA ranking will be given for all disciplines entered.