Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Kristina Zvaritch

http://www.kristinazvaritch.com
Kris is an AIDA/Molchanovs Freediving Instructor, freelance writer/editor, and one of the founders of SaltyMind Freediving on the little island of Xiao Liuqiu, Taiwan. She has written 100+ articles centered around freediving for DeeperBlue.com and co-authored the Molchanovs Wave 4 - Competitive Freediving manual. When Kris isn't writing or teaching freediving, you'll find her either training depth somewhere in Southeast Asia or struggling to learn Mandarin over coffee.
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