Andrej is an athlete from head to toe. He has been involved in sport since an early age, competing in cross-country skiing for 13 years. After his studies and his first career steps in management, he missed the challenges of sport, despite his job. Since he has loved not only frozen/solid water since he was a little boy, but also liquid water, he decided to take a course in breathing diving with Jureto Daić, who is considered the most experienced breathing diver in Slovenia.
Thanks to Jureto’s friendly and personal approach to training, as well as Andre’s immense desire for knowledge, success, especially in pool competitions, was only a matter of time. Since then, Andrej has never looked back, as he has been in the top 5 for many years. divers in pool disciplines.
Despite these results, Andrej has remained a grounded athlete and is keen to build on the knowledge he has acquired over 20 years. years of coaching in sport to share. Andrej is currently an instructor candidate with licence validation status.
10
a year of experience
14
national records
4
national championship titles
10 min 23 s
holding breath underwater
Reference
Main competition references:
- 14x national records
- Current World Champion in DYN (265.85 m SP Lignano 2018)
- 4x national champion
- 2x plaques for the best SPZ athlete in 2018 and 2017
- 5th place at EP Cagliari 2017 (07:14)
- 4th place at EP Cagliari 2017 217,51 m DYN BF
Personal bests:
- 23 years’ experience in elite sport
- (13 years in cross-country skiing and 10 years in freediving)
- 1st Slovenian to hold his breath for over 9 min (9min 3s)
- 1st Slovenian to swim 260 m (266.53 ft) in a monohull
- 1. Slovenian who swam 200 m with stereo fins
- 1st best Slovenian – overall in FAZZA (4th place)
- 1st and only Slovenian to swim the ARCH in Dahab in a monohull (2014)