Chris “Elvis” James
A former emergency services trainer and adventure consultant, Chris has made the Caribbean his home for the past 7 years. He helps with the running of other prominent freediving schools in the Caribbean, however the lure of the cenotes of Mexico and great tacos has encouraged him to permanently base in Tulum, Mexico.
He still spends a lot of time in other Caribbean locations assisting with the growing number of world class freediving competitions held there.
Due to his involvement in the freediving competition community, Chris has officiated, safetied or assisted in rescues in over 30 freediving world records and attempts.
Chris’s Resume
2021
CMAS Judge. Alejandro Lemus 3 x World Records (Freshwater) Feb 2021. Mexico.
2020
AIDA Judge. William Trubridge World Record Attempt. Bahamas, Dec 2020
CMAS Judge. Fatma Uruk 3 x World Records (Freshwater) Nov 2020. Mexico.
AIDA Judge. Yum Kin Freediving Competition. Sept 2020. Mexico.
Freedive Rescue Training Courses. The pinnacle of Freedive Rescue Training. Professional and competition based training courses being delivered in Mexico & South East Asia. Conducted with AIDA Doctor Héctor Ruiz.
March 20-23 Freedive Tulum, Mexico. April 6-9 SecretBlue. Moalboal, Philippines. April 12-15 Freedive Superhome. Cebu, Philippines. April 18-25 DEEPWEEK. Amed, Bali. April 27-30 Apneista. Amed, Bali. May 4-7 Freedive HQ. Cebu, Philippines. May 11-14 Apnea Total HQ. Koh Tao, Thailand.
2019
Chief of Safety. Xibalba Freediving Competition. Yucatan, Mexico
Chief of Safety. Azul Challenge Freediving Competition. Bacalar, Mexico
AIDA Judge. Caribbean Cup. Roatan, Honduras
CMAS Judge. CMAS World Championships. Roatan, Honduras
Chief of Safety & CMAS Judge. Oceanquest, Curacao
2018
Chief of Safety. Nirvana Oceanquest. San Andrés island, Colombia
AIDA Judge. Caribbean Cup. Roatan island, Honduras
Chief of Safety. Xibalba Freediving Competition. Yucatan, Mexico
Safety Diver / Engineer. Vertical Blue. Long island, Bahamas
