Kate Middleton (free-diver)

Freediving CWF Kate Middleton from New Zealand
Kate Middleton is a yoga instructor.

Kate Middleton (born 23 December 1987) is a New Zealand-born somatic therapist, embodiment coach, and former professional freediver. She co-founded a yoga and freediving centre in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia, where she taught breathwork, underwater movement, and body-based healing practices.[1] As a freediver, Middleton set 18 national records and earned a silver medal in Constant Weight with Fins (CWT) at the 2015 AIDA Depth World Championships,[2] ranking among the top three women globally in depth for that discipline.[3]

New Zealand records

  • 97 metres in CWT at Vertical Blue 2017, Bahamas (bronze medal)
  • 84 metres in FIM at Vertical Blue 2017, Bahamas (gold medal)
  • 85 metres in CWT at Vertical Blue 2016, Bahamas
  • 72 metres CWT and 76 metres FIM at[4] Cyprus, Limasol, Depth World Championship 11–20 September 2015 (silver medal)
  • 68 metres CWT and 73 metres FIM at[5] Vertical Blue 2014, Bahamas, Bali, December 2014
  • 66 metres CWT at the One Breath Jamboree, Tulamben, Bali, October 2013
  • 65 metres FIM at the One Breath Jamboree, Tulamben, Bali, October 2013
  • 61 metres in FIM at the AIDA Individual World Championships, Kalamata, Greece, September 2013

An in-depth movie was made in 2012 about her life in Indonesia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Say namaste to the freediving island yogi". Suunto. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Business As Usual at the 2015 Depth World Championships". Freedive Earth. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Kate Middleton – About". Kate Middleton Yoga. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Business As Usual at the 2015 Depth World Championships". Freedive Earth. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. ^ Francesca Koe (28 November 2014). "Kate Middleton Breaks Freediving Record at #VB2014 –". Deeperblue.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.