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G at Australian Seachange Newsletter - Southern Freedivers

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Australia and New Zealand continued, Hawaiians appeared as relaxed as ever and the Tahitians’ sang<br />

and played their musical instruments to the pleasure of everyone.<br />

Final Placings<br />

Place Country % Score<br />

1 st Australia 200%<br />

2 nd New Zealand 173%<br />

3 rd Tahiti 154.2%<br />

4 th Hawaii 125.8%<br />

South African N<strong>at</strong>ional Titles and 1 Day Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Between South Africa, the SAUFF Team and Australia.<br />

As a preamble to a story about a gre<strong>at</strong> week of diving I would like to set the scene.<br />

During World Titles in Venezuela In October 2008, the South Africans invited Australia to <strong>at</strong>tend<br />

their N<strong>at</strong>ional Championships and a 1 day Intern<strong>at</strong>ional, early in May 2009.<br />

The competition area, <strong>Southern</strong> KwaZulu/N<strong>at</strong>al, from Hibberdene to Port Edward, had also been<br />

proposed as the venue for the 28th CMAS World Titles in 2012.<br />

This would be an opportunity for Australia to scout and acquire valuable inform<strong>at</strong>ion in the lead<br />

period to the 2012 World Titles.<br />

We were already committed as hosts to the Inter Pacific in WA l<strong>at</strong>e in April 2009.<br />

Due to the tight schedule we selected two teams, one for each competition.<br />

AUF Mission: Bring Sport, Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion and Awareness to the Underw<strong>at</strong>er World

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