Men's vs Women's records

    I can understand how records for dynamic apnea, or "constant weight with fins" might favor a taller, thinner athlete, and so maybe men might generally perform better.


    But for static apnea, the current men's record is 10:12 (Tom Sietas) while the current women's record is 8.00 by Natalia MOLCHANOVA. For no limits using a sled, the current men's record is 214m by Herbert Nitsch, while the current women's record is 160m by Tanya Streeter. These from http://aida-international.org/. For these records, it would seem that external body shape, size, or strength would have little relevance, other than their indirect affect on on things like lung capacity.


    So my question is, why don't women equal men in these pursuits?

    I heard women make better freedivers. It probably has to do with most women not being interested in anything interesting.

    Davie Peguero

    Didn't Tanya Streeter have the all out "no limits" sled record for a while?


    I agree with Toledo, there is a higher likelihood that a man will hold the record, purely based on the statistics, but I bet there's a lot of physiological differences that will have a huge impact.

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