Paola Tagliabue Explained

Paola Tagliabue (born 7 November 1976, in Como, Lombardy) is an Italian world champion free-diver.

Tagliabue belongs to Tresse Diving Club of Saronno and she is also a member of the Italian national team. In 2005 at "Blue 2005", the most important worldwide free-diving convention, she published a work about lactic acid in free-divers.[1] In 2006, Tagliabue became the world champion in dynamic apnea free-diving with a 152.77 m dive, a CMAS world record.[2] In June 2007, she won the Italian championship, setting a new record with a 156.55 m dive.[3] In March 2008, she won the first Italian spring championship in dynamic apnea without fins with an 87.70 m dive, an Italian record.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interviste: i campioni dell'apnea. Paola Tagliabue.. 11 August 2008. Apnea e Pesca. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20101222192349/http://www.apneaepesca.com/apnea/apnea-e-interviste/164-intervista-paola-tagliabue.html. 22 December 2010. 18 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Mondiali di Tenerife: Parenti squalificata, Tagliabue mondiale!. Balbi. Alberto. 15 October 2006. Apnea Magazine. Italian. 18 February 2023.
  3. News: "La Provincia" di Como. 26 June 2007. 36.
  4. Web site: ESORDIO CON SUCCESSO PER LA 1° EDIZIONE DEL CAMPIONATO ITALIANO PRIMAVERILE DI APNEA DINAMICA SENZA ATTREZZI. 31 March 2008. F.I.P.S.A.S. News nazionali. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20080526000058/http://www.fipsas.it:80/dettaglioNews1.asp?id=4. 26 May 2008. 18 February 2023.