Apoyo Crater Challenge - Summer 2025

21 athletes fighting it out through all four depth disciplines using an innovative point system which allows fair ranking of male and female competitors together in one single category.
1000 USD entry – 40% of the entry fees redistributed to the athletes!
If the competition is full, winner will take home 5000 USD!
August 16th-24th. Unlimited depth. 0 current guaranteed. WR status.

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Best freshwater conditions on the planet

  • 150m maximum depth
  • 28 degrees celsius at the bottom
  • No waves
  • No current
  • No marine life
  • Easy access to the dive line via electric boat transfer

Unique mixed-gender ranking system

We have engineered an innovative new ranking system allowing both female and male athletes to compete to win the overall title!

For each dive, athletes will score an amount of points equal to the percentage that this dive represents of the WR in this discipline (for the relevant gender). Only the athletes deepest dive per discipline will be added to the final total score.

This system will not only allow both genders to be ranked against each other in a fair way, but also will allow the final scores to be compared among different competitions.

Logistics

Schedule

  • August 16th -> Competition Briefing at 3pm
  • August 17th -> Day 1 – Diving 7am to 3pm
  • August 18th -> Day 2 – Diving 7am to 3pm
  • August 19th -> Day Off
  • August 20th -> Day 3 – Diving 7am to 3pm
  • August 21st -> Day 4 – Diving 7am to 3pm
  • August 22nd -> Day Off
  • August 23rd -> Day 5 – Diving 7am to 3pm
  • August 24th -> Day 6 – Diving 7am to 3pm – Awards ceremony & Afterparty
Logistics

Competition Briefing

This is an event meeting where all competing athletes must be present. It will take place on August 16th 2025 at 3pm at Freediving Nicaragua. What you need to bring:

  • Passport or national ID card.
  • Lanyard including belt for CNF for checking by the judges.
  • A medical statement, signed by a physician, that says you’re “fit for Freediving” and is not older than one  year.
    If you have experienced blackout or barotrauma since you got the statement you will need a new one.
  • We will take depth announcements for the first diving day.

After completing the registration of all athletes we will give a review of the competition rules and we will also publish the start list for day one. The meeting will finish at around 5.30pm with a group picture.

Legal

Rules

Each competition day, athletes will be free to choose in which discipline to compete (FIM / CWT / CWT-B / CNF).
Only the highest scoring dive in each discipline will be included in the overall ranking count.

Cancellation Policy

After registering online you will receive an invitation to pay the competition fee or package fee to reserve your slot. If we do not receive payment within a week, your registration will expire and we give priority to the next athlete on the waiting list.
Registrations are non cancellable but can be transferred.