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Weighing in Australian Ladies' records is a great way to get a reward out of doing the sport you love. There aren’t enough ladies in the sport, unfortunately, and as such there are some gaping holes in the record books where ladies records should be – LET’S FILL THEM! A few women's records that you...
Introducing the hottest new speargun to hit the market…The Adreno "???" by Aimrite. This speargun is sooo new it doesn't even have a name yet and call us crazy but we're going to let you name it.Head to our Facebook page and find the Name The Gun image for your chance to name this new...
Here is a little footage of catching a crayfish (ornate) by hand. Down in NSW it is illegal to shoot crayfish with a speargun in order to pull them from caves and cracks. Note in the short video clip that the crayfish caught clearly has eggs on it underbelly, though prior to being pulled from...
Australian freediver Christina Saenz has been training hard and her efforts paid off last week as she dived to a new Australian Women's record depth of 60m! The avid freediver now holds Titles for the Free Immersion and Constant Weight disciplines. [caption id="attachment_4020" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="New Australian Women's Freediving record holder - Christina Saenz"] [/caption]...
A month has passed since the Adreno BIG 5 competition ended. The fantastic prizes have been handed out, we have some great photos of fish, and we are now a bit sad that it all ended so quick!But we would like to take a quick moment to thank the sponsors of the competition – it...
About 6 months ago I decided that my passion for spearfishing and the ocean was becoming more than just a hobby. I was working week on week off out at the mines and no matter how much I dived on my breaks either in Cairns or Overseas it was never enough. I found myself getting...
If you’re a junior in spearfishing then you are no doubt looking up to some of the bigger players in the sport, like Cameron Kirkconnell, and wondering ‘how can I benefit from doing this sport I love, more than taking home a few fish?’. Claiming Australian Junior Records is a fantastic start!Adreno receives many sponsorship...
Competitor Category No. Species % Place Ben Thompson S 4 100.0 1 Adam Smith V 4 78.22 2 Dan Keating S 3 62.58 3 Luke Randell S 2 46.76 4 Tim McDonald S 2 43.91 5 Guy Wood S 2 43.65 6 Casey Harrison S 2 40.19 7 Sean Saville S 2 39.24 8 Tony...
On January 7, 2012 in Belgrade, Branko Petrovic did a 12 min and 11 sec breath hold – a new world record at nearly a quarter of an hour! Petrovic increased amazingly on the previous time of 10 minutes and 23 seconds achieved at Submania Cup in Zagreb, November 2011.Petrovic hopes that this achievement “will...
UK scientists have found large numbers of a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor that they have dubbed "The Hoff" because of its hairy chest. The animal was discovered living around volcanic vents off South Georgia.Great piles of the crabs were seen to come together. The creature has still to be formally classified,...