Martinborough freediver Kathryn Nevatt has been rewarded for a series of outstanding performances on the international front.
Arriving in the post recently was a Best of the Best certificate from world body AIDA International, awarded for her being runner-up for the world's best female freediver title in 2011, second only to Russian Natalia Molchanov.
Nevatt finished last year ranked No 1 in the world in two disciplines, the Static Apnea (SA) with a breath hold time of 7mins 34secs and Dynamic No Fins (DNF) category where she managed a distance (horizontally) of 158m on a single breath. That SA time places her amongst the top two women ever and in the top 12 inclusive of men.
The indoor individual world championships in Lignano, Italy last October saw Nevatt win gold in the SA with a time of 7mins 12secs and a silver in the DNF.
There she recorded a distance of 148ms. She also placed fourth in the Dynamic With Monofin class with a distance of 186m.