Use DeeperBlue for news, federation pages for their own rules and results, and agency articles for educational context. Keep subscriptions focused on the information you use.
Use official agency and federation pages for standards and ratified results, news outlets for reporting, and educational articles for context. They answer different questions, so a useful reading list includes more than one kind of source.
This guide names a few starting points and explains how to check their role and currency. A publication’s reputation does not make every technical statement an official standard.
News: DeeperBlue
DeeperBlue’s freediving section collects reporting, features and interviews. It is useful for discovering stories across the sport. Follow a report’s link to the organizer or federation when you need an official result or rule.
Rules and events: go to the federation
Start with AIDA International or CMAS Freediving for information issued by that federation. They maintain separate systems; the applicable federation and rule edition belong beside a record or competition result.
For CMAS, the regulations index is more useful than an undated summary of the rules. Check the discipline and revision date on the actual document.
Education: Molchanovs articles
Molchanovs articles cover technique, equipment and the agency’s educational approach. They can introduce vocabulary before a lesson. Keep the source’s role visible: an agency’s article explains its perspective, while a course standard defines requirements.
Check the claim you actually need
- For a record, find the official result and its ratification status.
- For a course prerequisite, find the agency’s current standard.
- For technique advice, identify the author, intended level and setting.
- For a gear review, distinguish the reviewer’s experience from the manufacturer’s specifications.
For sustained reading, see the book guide or podcast starting points.
Common questions
What is the single most trustworthy freediving source to start with?
Choose the source for the claim: the relevant federation for its rules or results, the training agency for course standards, and a news outlet for reporting and interviews. An article may point you to the official document you need.
Are agency blogs like Molchanovs Magazine biased?
Agency articles reflect that organization’s teaching and commercial perspective. Check the author, date and supporting evidence for the particular claim; a familiar brand is not enough to validate every technical statement.
How can I judge an article’s reliability?
Check whether important claims have identifiable, relevant sources and whether the author distinguishes facts from opinion. Writing style alone cannot reliably establish who or what produced a page.
Do I really need a newsletter, or is following social media enough?
Use the format you will actually read, and bookmark the official standards relevant to you. If you choose a newsletter, check the publisher’s signup description and current availability instead of assuming it covers every important update.
