Natalia Vadimovna Molchanova

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Natalia Moltschanowa, 2009

Natalja Wadimowna Moltschanowa ( Russian: Наталья Вадимовна Молчанова ; often transcribed Natalia Molchanova ; * May 8, 1962 in Ufa ; missing since August 2, 2015 off Formentera , Spain ) was a Russian freediver .

Life

Molchanova began her athletic career as a swimmer, but withdrew from sport after the birth of her first child. It wasn't until she was 40 that she began to train again, this time as a freediver. In 2003 she took part in the Russian Freediving Championships for the first time and immediately set a national record. Later she worked as a freediving lecturer at the Russian State University for Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism.

Molchanova was the most successful freediver of all time. She set 43 world records in freediving , two of which were revoked after new rules were introduced. Of the eight possible world records according to the guidelines of AIDA International , she held seven when she disappeared on August 2, 2015. She has won 20 gold medals at world championships.

Natalja Moltschanowa (right) with her son Alexei Moltschanow at the Freediving World Championships in Maribor , 2007

Moltschanowa leaves behind a daughter and her son Alexei Moltschanow , also freedivers. Among other things, he also developed her diving suit.

Lost during a dive

During a routine dive on August 2, 2015 off the Spanish island of Formentera , she disappeared without a trace. She had anchored about three kilometers offshore in the yacht Pumpkin owned by the Russian entrepreneur Pavel Tyo and had practiced dives on a rope to a depth of 20 m with two novice divers. She herself laid out the rope for herself in the range of 30 m to 40 m and is said to have used breaks for beginners for their own dives into these depths. When Natalja Moltschanowa did not return to the surface after a dive, the crew of the Pumpkin alerted the coast guard. By the morning of August 3, the coast guard, a helicopter and private boat owners were looking for the missing person. Underwater robots and additional rescue workers were also used. On August 4, her son Alexei said he was not expected to find his mother alive.

On August 5, the Spanish police stopped the underwater search without any results. On August 9, 2015, the search for Molchanova at sea was completely stopped.

World records

discipline record date place
DYN 150 m May 26, 2003 Limassol (Cyprus)
DYN 155 m April 25, 2004 Moscow (Russia)
DNF 108 m April 23, 2005 Moscow, Russia)
DYN 172 m April 24, 2005 Moscow, Russia)
DYN 178 m August 25, 2005 Renens (Switzerland)
STA 7:16 min. August 25, 2005 Renens (Switzerland)
DNF 124 m August 25, 2005 Renens (Switzerland)
CWT 086 m September 3, 2005 Villefranche (France)
FIM 078 m November 5, 2005 Dahab (Egypt)
CNF 055 m November 7, 2005 Dahab (Egypt)
DNF 131 m December 20, 2005 Tokyo (Japan)
STA 7:30 min. April 22, 2006 Moscow, Russia)
DYN 200 m April 23, 2006 Moscow, Russia)
FIM 080 m June 3, 2006 Dahab (Egypt)
DYN 205 m July 5, 2007 Maribor (Slovenia)
STA 8:00 min. July 6, 2007 Maribor (Slovenia)
DNF 149 m July 7, 2007 Maribor (Slovenia)
FIM 082 m June 10, 2008 Dahab (Egypt)
CNF 060 m June 12, 2008 Dahab (Egypt)
CWT 095 m July 25, 2008 Crete (Greece)
FIM 085 m July 27, 2008 Crete (Greece)
DYN 214 m October 5, 2008 Lignano (Italy)
DNF 160 m August 20, 2009 Aarhus (Denmark)
STA 8:23 min. August 21, 2009 Aarhus (Denmark)
CWT 101 m * September 25, 2009 Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt)
FIM 090 m * September 27, 2009 Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt)
CNF 062 m Dec 3, 2009 Blue Hole (Bahamas)
DYN 225 m April 25, 2010 Moscow, Russia)
VWT 125 m June 16, 2010 Kalamata (Greece)
CWT 100 m April 16, 2011 Blue Hole (Bahamas)
CWT 101 m September 22, 2011 Kalamata (Greece)
FIM 088 m September 24, 2011 Kalamata (Greece)
CNF 066 m May 8, 2012 Dahab (Egypt)
VWT 127 m June 6, 2012 Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt)
CNF 068 m April 25, 2013 Dahab (Egypt)
DNF 182 m June 27, 2013 Belgrade (Serbia)
DYN 234 m June 28, 2013 Belgrade (Serbia)
STA 9:02 min. June 28, 2013 Belgrade (Serbia)
CNF 069 m 16th September 2013 Kalamata (Greece)
FIM 091 m 21st September 2013 Kalamata (Greece)
CNF 070 m May 15, 2014 Dahab (Egypt)
DYN 237 m September 26, 2014 Sardinia (Italy)
CNF 071 m May 13, 2015 Dahab (Egypt)
*   The two records over 101 and 90 meters from 2009 were later revoked after the introduction of new rules.

Explanation:

  • Still current world records (as of July 22, 2018).
    • STA = static apnea. Time diving without movement (given in minutes and seconds).
    • DYN = Dynamic apnea with fins. Distance diving with fins or monofin.
    • DNF = Dynamic apnea without fins. Distance diving without fins.
    • CWT = Constant weight with fins. Deep diving with constant weight to overcome buoyancy (with fins or monofin).
    • CNF = Constant weight without fins. Deep diving with constant weight to overcome buoyancy (without fins).
    • FIM = Free immersion. Deep diving without fins using a rope.
    • VWT = variable weight apnea. Deep diving with the help of a sledge on the descent; Ascent on your own on the guide rope.

    Web links

    Commons : Natalja Moltschanowa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Ashifa Kassam and Matthew Weaver: Natalia Molchanova: world's “greatest freediver” feared dead. In: The Guardian . August 5, 2015, accessed August 5, 2015
    2. ↑ Natalia Molchanova. molchanova.ru, accessed August 6, 2015
    3. ^ Sara Campbell: Queen Natalia taught us that freediving is about reaching emotions not depths. In: The Guardian . August 10, 2015, accessed August 10, 2015
    4. ↑ a b Ashifa Kassam: Natalia Molchanova was giving diving lesson when she vanished, son says. In: The Guardian. August 7, 2015, accessed August 10, 2015
    5. ↑ Freediving legend disappears in the ocean. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . August 5, 2015, accessed August 5, 2015
    6. ↑ Adam Skolnick: Free Diver Natalia Molchanova Descends for Fun, Then Vanishes. In: The New York Times . August 4, 2015, accessed August 10, 2015 .
    7. ↑ Simon Rilling: Diver has an accident: Natalia Molchanova has no hope. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten . August 7, 2015, accessed August 9, 2015 .
    8. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Natalia Molchanova. ( Memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) apneamania.com
    9. ↑ Nigel McKie: Freediving in cyberspace . In: Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society . Volume 34, 2004, pp. 101-103. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
    personal data
    SURNAME Molchanova, Natalia Vadimovna
    ALTERNATIVE NAMES Молчанова, Наталья Вадимовна (Russian spelling); Molchanova, Natalia Vadimovna (English transcription)
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian freediver
    DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1962
    PLACE OF BIRTH Ufa , Soviet Union
    DATE OF DEATH after August 2, 2015
    Place of death in front of Formentera , Spain