Zsófia Törőcsik wins world title with 108-metre Free Immersion record in Limassol
Zsófia Törőcsik won the Free Immersion title in Limassol with a 108-metre dive, setting a world record pending ratification.
Limassol, Cyprus. Zsófia Törőcsik won the Free Immersion title at the World Apnea 2026 Depth Championships with a 108-metre dive. The official results list the performance as a new world record, pending the applicable ratification process.
World record changes hands again
The Free Immersion world record has changed hands for the fifth time in 2026, returning to Törőcsik.
In Free Immersion, athletes descend and return to the surface by pulling themselves along a dive line with their hands, without using fins.
Törőcsik completed her 108-metre dive in four minutes. After returning to the surface, she completed the required surface protocol and presented her tag to the judges before celebrating by throwing it high into the air.
Zharkova takes silver
Nataliia Zharkova of Ukraine won the silver medal with a 103-metre dive, finishing five metres behind Törőcsik.
The result continued the rivalry between the two athletes, who have repeatedly exchanged world-record honours during the 2026 season.
First world championship medal for Sanchez Aran
Isabel Sanchez Aran of Spain took bronze with a 92-metre dive, also setting a Spanish national record pending ratification.
The result marks her first medal at an AIDA World Championship and the first World Championship podium finish of her freediving career.
Conditions were described as ideal for the day’s deep diving.
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