We were testing the new glow-in-the-dark rope, which William had ordered for the competition. The idea is that the athletes wouldn’t need a flashlight in order to see the rope and retrieve the tag from the bottom, even when the conditions are not ideal, like now. Unfortunately Rob and Johan both reported not having seen the rope passed 60 meters. I was diving on the other side of the platform, using the old, regular rope. But for now, I am diving with shuteyes most of the time, so I do not care too much.

Since my dives during the previous 3 days felt so comfortable, I increased my target depth another 10 meters, to 90 meters. I was very happy to have reached this depth in such a short time, well ahead of my training expectations. Tonight we are invited for dinner by Ryuzo Shinomiya (JAP). He is staying at Ellen’s In, which is an apartment complex 10 minute down the road.