STATIC FINAL

On the last day of the WC it was the Static Final and there was a great final heat at the end between some heavy-weights where the medals were going to be handed out. Or so we thought...Goran Colak had early on done a 8.10 min hold and probably thought that was a bit weak for a medal and Adrian Kwiatkowski had done 8.09 min.But in the final heat the always smiling Guy Brew drifted away after little over a minute ( packing BO?) and left were William Trubridge, Ulf Dextegen and Alexey Molchanov.
Trubridge came up first on 7.21 min and the two silver and bronze medalists from the last WC stayed down and looked really strong. Then Ulf came up on 7.57 min with a white card and then Alexey on 8.03 but got a red card and disqualification.
So gold to Colak, silver to Kwiatkowski and bronze again to swedens Ulf Dextegen. Really impressive...

I did a competition personal best with 7.15 min and finished on 9th place and was pretty happy with the way the dive went. Felt better from the beginning and had control all the way. My thoughts wandered away a few times but I managed to slow the thoughts down  to slow motion and kind of enjoyed the experienced.

Photos from a film by Stig Severinsen

Coach Petter ( in fashion trendy shorts) again did a great job. Not to much talking but the right words at the right times. He is also really relaxed before the dive which makes it easier to stay focus, without overdoing it.

Il Capitano Philip was busy with his camera and  took some great photos during the hole competition that we might see more of some day. He has a way with pictures...