"The Ultimate Depth of Difficulty" — Valery Kondrashov
Valery Kondrashov is a man who has been in diving since 1977! The most difficult underwater tasks, the most difficult objects, the harshest conditions. Valery Ivanovich's path in diving is worthy of admiration: from a first-class diver to a Marine Rescue Service instructor.
"Depth of Field" — Alexander Akivis
Alexander is a man without whom not a single Russian Freediving Championship according to the rules of the Freediving Federation has been held for many years. Filming from the shore, from the side, underwater, from the depths, from the bottom of the pool, in the thickets of an underwater forest, in corals, at the competition rope, from the side, from above, from below — for Alexander Akivis, nothing is impossible.
"Search and find" — the diving club "Divo" and Sergey Kulikov
The team of the Oryol diving club "Divo" both independently and together with the scientific research center 1XPEDITION has been searching for and finding underwater artifacts for 8 years now, expanding our knowledge of the past and preserving the memory of many people and events.
"Horizontal of depth" — the X-WATERS team
Alexander Bazanov — the inspiration for the largest Russian swimming series X-WATERS — a man who changed everything for himself and for thousands of other people — created with a team of like-minded people a large-scale water community, whose members enjoy diving into the water in the most incredible corners of our country and abroad.
"Depth without borders" — Denis Redkin
The nomination dedicated to inclusive underwater sports will be presented at the show by: the first diver with tetraplegia in Russia, who completed a diving course in Egypt with dives in the Red Sea — Denis Redkin. At the age of 14, he injured his spine after an unsuccessful dive. Most people who found themselves in such a situation would probably prefer to stay away from water. And Denis went to Egypt to learn diving.
"In one breath" — Maria Olshevskaya
Maria Olshevskaya is an international master of sports in underwater sports, a Russian record holder in freediving, a Guinness World Record holder for static breath holding in icy water without a wetsuit and a Russian record holder for diving to the depths in icy water without a wetsuit, a freediving instructor and trainer.
"The Path of the Catch" - Ivan Kerbis
For the disclosure of the topic of underwater hunting in a unique region of Russia - the Republic of Tuva, for active expeditionary activities, for a tangible contribution to the popularization of underwater hunting and the creation of films revealing the beauty of Tuvan lakes and the large pikes living there, we are pleased to present the award to video blogger, underwater hunter with 12 years of experience Ivan Kerbis.
"Ice Heart" - Eduard Smaglov
Eduard Smaglov is a third-class rescue diver of the search and rescue squad of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Magadan Region, an ambassador of cold-water diving and an organizer of dives in the Magadan waters for those who, like him, are in love with this land of permafrost.
"The Ultimate Depth of Influence" - Vitaly Vinogradov
Vitaly Ivanovich Vinogradov is a loud and respected name in the underwater hunter community. A famous underwater hunter, a member of the Union of Journalists of Russia, an active defender of the rights of underwater hunters, an anniversary man who celebrated 65 years of personal experience in underwater hunting in 2024, and to this day continues to hunt both in summer and winter.
"The Ultimate Depth of Influence" - the festival of natural photography "Wild Underwater World" named after D. Vinogradov
The underwater photography festival "Wild Underwater World" celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2024. For 10 years, starting in Moscow, the annually changing exhibition travels to cities in Russia and beyond. For 10 years, the festival organizers and participants have been "raising the water’s edge” for those who want to get acquainted with the beauty of the underwater world.
"The Ultimate Depth of Influence” — a magazine about the underwater world "Neptune XXI Century”.
