Molchanovs Freediving

Freediving education, gear, and content - by freedivers, for freedivers.

Molchanovs is all about freediving. Whether you’re looking for training tips, gear info, technique guides, dry routines to do at home, or just a healthy dose of underwater motivation - that’s what we’re here for. Our mission is to share our love of freediving with the world.

As the great Natalia Molchanova once said, “Freediving is not only a sport. It’s a way to understand who we are.”

Let us help you discover who you really are.


Molchanovs Freediving

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5 months ago | [YT] | 7

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NEW WORLD RECORD by Alexey Molchanov 🔥

On September 26th, in Limassol, Cyprus, Alexey Molchanov dived to a depth of 126m (413 ft) with bifins and set a new AIDA World Record in CWTB discipline during the 35th AIDA Freediving World Championship

This marked Alexey's 40th World Record in his 20 year-long freediving career!

Read full competition reporting: molchanovs.com/blogs/latest/35th-aida-freediving-w…

Stay tuned for the video of the dive 😌

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Join Alexey Molchanov for a Live Guided Breathwork

In this FREE online session, World Champion Freediver and 39x World Record Holder Alexey Molchanov will guide you through his favourite breathwork exercises, allowing you to experience the instant benefits of his unique methodology and approach to breathwork.

🗓️ Thursday, September 4th at 20:00 Athens time

✅ Register Now: molchanovs.com/#breathwork-with-alexey

After registration, you'll receive a confirmation email including the link to join.

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Molchanovs Freediving

Big news from Talya Davidoff!

She just reached 100m for the very first time — her new personal best! 💯🙌

To celebrate this milestone, we’re sharing one of her most powerful stories:
a deeply personal journey about her relationship with her late father, how he inspired her love for the ocean, and how every dive has become a way to honor him.

💙 “I miss you. I love you. I’m taking you down with me.”

🎥 Watch the full story here: https://youtu.be/zkBx9ruGXRM

9 months ago | [YT] | 6

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TWO ABSOLUTE WORLD RECORDS and 5 MEDALS at the WORLD GAMES by Molchanovs ATHLETES 🔥🔥

🔥 Zsofia Torocsik became the first woman to touch 300m wall (in DYN discipline)

🔥 Julia Kozerska renewed her absolute world record in DNF - 222,5m

🥇🥈 Zsofia won gold in DYN and silver in DNF

🥇🥈 Julia won gold in DNF and silver in DYN

🥈 Also, Alexey Molchanov won silver medal with 305,5m in DYN

Congratulations to our athletes and all freediving community 🥳🥳🥳

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Ten years ago today, the freediving world lost Natalia Molchanova – a champion, a teacher, and an individual whose influence reached far beyond the water.

Natalia was more than a record-holder. She showed us that freediving is not only about depth, but about stillness, presence, and connection with the ocean and with ourselves. She inspired thousands to look beyond limits and discover the beauty in every breath.

Today, we remember her.

Last year, we dedicated a significant tribute to the Life of Natalia. We invite you to take a moment to watch and celebrate her remarkable journey.

https://youtu.be/Vf2or6kg42w

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𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝗗𝗬𝗡𝗕 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 (𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲)

On June 28, 2025, during the 34th AIDA Freediving World Championship in Wakayama, Japan, 𝗭𝘀ó𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗧ö𝗿ő𝗰𝘀𝗶𝗸 (𝗛𝗨𝗡) swam 259m (850ft) with bifins and set a new AIDA World Record in DYNB. She surpassed the previous 243m (797ft) mark set by 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵-𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 (𝗣𝗢𝗟) in 2022 (AIDA Polish Freediving Pool Championships). While Magdalena still holds the absolute world record of 263.64m (865ft), set during the CMAS World Freediving Indoor Championship 2023 in Kuwait, Zsófia’s performance marks a phenomenal milestone in her freediving career that has been developing at lightning speed.

Zsófia discovered freediving by chance during a snorkelling trip to Malta in October 2022. A Hungarian guide took her group to explore the famous P-31 shipwreck, and despite her background as a triathlete, Zsófia had always felt uneasy in the sea. That changed the moment she submerged and saw the wreck below. Drawn in by curiosity, she dove down, touched the boat, and waved at the scuba divers. That experience became a revelation: she had always sensed a special connection to water but only then realized she’d found what she’d been unconsciously searching for. Just a few months later, in January 2023, she began training, and by April, she entered her first competition in Hungary.

Over just two years, Zsófia’s freediving journey has been a whirlwind of triumphs and setbacks. She debuted at the 32nd AIDA World Championship in 2024, immediately making waves by finishing 5th in DYNB with 207m (679ft), earning silver in DNF and DYN with dives to 180m (591ft) and 250m (820ft), respectively. Her rapid ascent continued, but not without challenges. At the CMAS 14th Indoor World Championship, she blacked out just 3m (10ft) short of 200m (656ft) in DNF. Still, she bounced back; during the 2025 CMAS World Championship Freediving Indoor, she nailed that elusive 200m in DNF and became the fourth woman in history to achieve it. At the same CMAS World Championship, she earned bronze in DYNB with 250m (820ft) and pushed herself to an eye-watering 289m (948ft) in DYN, alas, falling short with another blackout, yet showing the world that greatness is within reach.

To sum up, within just two years, Zsófia progressed in DYNB from 207m (679ft) and Vice-Champion status to 259m (850ft) and world record holder status. We’re counting the days to the moment we can celebrate Zsófia as an absolute world record holder!

Congratulations, superstar!

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