Patrick Poggi

Freediver: since 2005 | Competitor: since 2006

Best performance swimming pool competition w/
Dynamic: 150 meters | Static: 6 min 49 s

Best performance swimming pool training w/
Dynamic: 190 meters | Static: 7min 32 s

Best sea competition performance with
CWT: 91 m (Cyprus, 2015) | CWT BF: 92m (Nice, 2022)

Best sea training performance w/
CWT: 110 m | CWT: 95 m

2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 4 selections for the French AIDA team

2015 selection for the French FFESSM team

International rankings:
2007 24th place at the first AIDA world championship (Egypt)
2009 9th place (Bahamas)
2011 8th place (Greece)
2015 6th place (Cyprus)

National ranking:
Numerous podiums mainly on the AIDA circuit
2015 FFESSM French champion in constant weight single blade w/ 87m CWT
2016 FFESSM French champion in constant weight two-fins with 72m CWT-BF
2022 bronze medal of the French championship in constant weight two-fins w/ 92 CWT-BF

avorite freediving discipline: constant weight w/ two fins
Particular sign: “apnea yes but with a gun never far away…”

Professional qualification :
– CAPTAIN 200… VALID CERTIFICATE
– MECHANIC DIPLOMA 750 KW…VALID
– CIN… VALID
– C.R.O… VALID
– MEDICAL EDUCATION 1… VALID
– STCW10 TRAINING CERTIFICATE… VALID
– BEP/CAP ELECTROTECHNIQUE
– BPJEPS OTPION WITHOUT SCUBA -APNEA

Various professional experiences :
– Multiple skipperships on vessels ranging from 10 to 24 meters for the day and stays of one to a few weeks
– Multiple deliveries and crossing Corsica/continent
– Presenter of the show Mare Nostru broadcast on France 3 Corsica Via Stella during the 2021 season.
– Conferences on stress management and surpassing oneself
– President for 5 years of a freediving sports association
– President for 10 years of the Corsican apnea commission of the FFESSM Federation
– French deep freediving champion 2015 and 2016
– Spearfishing
– Level 4 scuba diving group guide
– Welding, Electricity, Painting, Mechanics, Seamanship