Hi Competitive Chairs for USOA Clubs and Councils,

You will find attached the approved “U.S. National Freedive Spearfishing Championship bid for next years event.  Please pass this bid to your club/council/members so they can make plans for the 2010 event which will be hosted by the Midwest Diving Council (MDC) and held on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs, Arkansas. This is going to be a great event at a beautiful new location.  You will be allowed to spear up to 15 game fish plus the normal rough fish.

One of the issues we will need to figure out is whether we will have a Mixed or Women’s team division this year.  I am asking each club to get back to me by May 31st with the tentative number of teams they would like to send for each of these divisions.

Also, as a reminder, this years National Championship scores will be added to 2011 National Championship scores to determine who will represent the U.S. at the 2011 Pan-American Spearfishing Championships and the 2012 World Spearfishing Championships.   The 2011 U.S. Nationals will be held somewhere in Florida most likely, so Florida divers have a big incentive to come in 2010 and work towards a World team berth.

Best Regards,

Dave Edlund

USOA National Skindiving Director

Final Bid for the 2010 Nationals