Kathryn Nevatt was taking plenty of positives from her failed world freediving record attempt in Masterton yesterday.
Nevatt, from Martinborough, came up just 4 metres short of the record of 160m set by Russian Natalia Malchanova in 2009 in the discipline of dynamic without fins on the opening session of a freediving competition at the Genesis Recreation Pool .
But she is confident of doing better at other sessions planned for today (10.15am to noon and 4.45pm to 6pm), tomorrow (9.45am to 11.30am), Tuesday (10.15am to 11am) and Wednesday (10.30am to 11.15pm).
"I know I can do it, there's no reason why it shouldn't happen,' Nevatt said, minutes after ending her first attempt so tantilisingly close at 156m.
The 33-year-old architect said nerves were her worst enemy yesterday.