Betty Nandi, aka Beata Grickevich, breathes up with dive buddy Kristof Coenen in preparation for a deep constant weight dive in Dahab’s Blue Hole. This is within a week after participating in Dahab’s RedCcup competition in which on August 29th Betty, after just completing a Latvian free-immersion national record dive to 63 meters, was disqualified due to improper surface protocol. Upon surfacing from the dive, she said “I’m fantastic” instead of “I’m okay” and immediately received a red card.
Afterward on Facebook, Betty stated, “My yesterday’s dive was deep enough for a Latvian national record, but maybe not challenging enough to keep me focused. It was the perfect dive from the beginning till the end. On my way up I was so euphoric about the easiness of it, that the first thing that came up in my mind during my surface protocol was: “Im Fantastic!”
“My first red card for the most beautiful and easiest dive! Lesson learned: Stay focused!”
Seaunseen wishes Betty the best of luck in her next competition where we’re certain she’ll take home the Latvian national record once and for all.
Photo taken on breath hold with a Canon VIXIA HF G30 HD Camcorder
