Freediver Kathryn Nevatt after surfacing for the fourth time this week without a world record. Photo / APN
Freediver Kathryn Nevatt was again red-carded in her bid to break a world record in Masterton today, but also came up one metre short of the world mark.
Nevatt swam 159m underwater on a single breath, surfacing just short of the 160m record.
She was also red-carded by judges for
failing to complete her post-surfacing protocol without 'head nods', which show brief losses of consciousness.
The large turn-out at the Genesis Recreation Centre pool in Masterton had affected her nerves, she said. "I was pretty shaky, I think having so many people come along to watch got to me a bit," she said. "The support has been amazing, that will help drive me [tomorrow]. I want that record for the supporters as much as I do for myself."
She was determined to make the record tomorrow, despite having made four attempts in five days.
