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Alexey Molchanov

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Alexey Olegovich Molchanov, born on 6 March 1987, is a Russian freediver, multiple world champion and current world record holder in several disciplines. He is president of the Freediving Federation, head of the Natalia Molchanova Freediving School and founder of the Molchanovs freediving brand, and he is the son of the champion freediver Natalia Molchanova. He set his first world record in 2008 with 250 metres in a pool using a monofin, then focused on depth: 125 metres in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2012, 128 metres at the 2013 AIDA World Championship in Kalamata, 130 metres in the Bahamas in 2018 and 136 metres at the CMAS World Championship in August 2023, a mark he confirmed under AIDA rules in September.

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    In 2021, during the Vertical Blue competition, he extended the record to 131 meters.
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