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    Melissa Ponder

    Melissa Ponder

    US United States

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    Career Statistics

    Competitions 9
    Disciplines 8
    Podiums 🏆 23
    Records ⚡ 0
    Medal Standings
    Discipline 🥇 🥈 🥉 Total
    DNF 0 0 3 3
    DYN 0 1 1 2
    DYN-BF 0 0 1 1
    STA 1 0 2 3
    CWT 1 1 1 3
    CNF 1 0 1 2
    CWT-BF 1 1 0 2
    FIM 1 0 1 2
    Overall 1 2 2 5
    Total 6 5 12 23

    Clean Dive Rate

    79% White Card
    79% White Card Rate
    Consistent Diver 🌊
    White
    23
    Yellow
    6
    Red
    0

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    Melissa Ponder vs. United States

    Personal bests compared with the best eligible marks registered on Freedive Central.

    Women
    0 Country-leading marks 8 Disciplines
    Constant No Fins Personal best
    Athlete PB 42 m
    United States best
    Details
    Country best archived in 2026 by Lauren Matevish at AIDA Xibalba 2026
    77 m
    Progress to country best 54.5%
    World benchmark

    PB vs. World Record

    Personal bests measured against the current world-record benchmarks.

    Women
    8 Disciplines World reference
    Dynamic without Fins Competitor
    Athlete PB 68 m
    World record 222 m
    154 m to the world record 30.6%
    Dynamic with Fins Competitor
    Athlete PB 105 m
    World record 300 m
    195 m to the world record 35%
    Dynamic Bifins Competitor
    Athlete PB 100 m
    World record 278 m
    178 m to the world record 36%
    Static Apnea Advanced
    Athlete PB 05:03
    World record 09:39
    4:36 to the world record 52.3%
    Constant Weight Competitor
    Athlete PB 46 m
    World record 123 m
    77 m to the world record 37.4%
    Constant No Fins Competitor
    Athlete PB 42 m
    World record 88 m
    46 m to the world record 47.7%
    Constant Weight Bifins Competitor
    Athlete PB 55 m
    World record 112 m
    57 m to the world record 49.1%
    Free Immersion Competitor
    Athlete PB 51 m
    World record 107 m
    56 m to the world record 47.7%
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    Discipline breakdown

    Exact performances and the remaining gap to each benchmark.

    World record National record
    Performance comparison by discipline
    DisciplinePersonal bestNational bestWorld benchmark% WorldNational gapWorld gap
    DNFDynamic without Fins 68 m 171 m 222 m 30.6% 103 m 154 m
    DYNDynamic with Fins 105 m 257 m 300 m 35% 152 m 195 m
    DYN-BFDynamic Bifins 100 m 249 m 278 m 36% 149 m 178 m
    STAStatic Apnea 5:03 7:07 9:39 52.3% 2:04 4:36
    CWTConstant Weight 46 m 105 m 123 m 37.4% 59 m 77 m
    CNFConstant No Fins 42 m 77 m 88 m 47.7% 35 m 46 m
    CWT-BFConstant Weight Bifins 55 m 100 m 112 m 49.1% 45 m 57 m
    FIMFree Immersion 51 m 106 m 107 m 47.7% 55 m 56 m

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    Disciplines 8 of 8 active
    Depth Disciplines
    Pool Disciplines
    4 active disciplines

    Depth Disciplines

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    PB
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    Performances
    6
    Career gain
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 105 m
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    Position 7
    Announced 45 m
    Realized 45 m
    Points 45 pts
    Competition Freedom Depth Games 2021 AIDA
    Date Oct 14, 2021 D8 · AIDA
    Card White
    Notes —
    Position 10
    Announced 51 m
    Realized 43 m
    Points 34 pts
    Competition Freedom Depth Games 2021 AIDA
    Date Oct 8, 2021 D2 · AIDA
    Card Yellow
    Notes RP<AP, no tag
    Position 1
    Announced 20 m
    Realized 20 m
    Points 20 pts
    Competition AIDA XIBALBA 2021
    Date Apr 6, 2021 D6 · AIDA
    Card White
    Notes —

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    CWT-BF Constant Weight Bifins US View United States CWT-BF Results →

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    PB
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    4
    Career gain
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 100 m
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    Position 1
    Announced 55 m
    Realized 55 m
    Points 55 pts
    Competition AIDA XIBALBA 2021
    Date Apr 3, 2021 D3 · AIDA
    Card White
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    FIM Free Immersion US View United States FIM Results →

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    PB
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    4
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 106 m
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    Position 10
    Announced 52 m
    Realized 40 m
    Points 27 pts
    Competition Freedom Depth Games 2021 AIDA
    Date Oct 10, 2021 D4 · AIDA
    Card Yellow
    Notes RP<AP, no tag

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    CNF Constant No Fins US View United States CNF Results →

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    PB
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 77 m
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    Position 8
    Announced 42 m
    Realized 42 m
    Points 42 pts
    Competition Freedom Depth Games 2021 AIDA
    Date Oct 12, 2021 D6 · AIDA
    Card White
    Notes RP<AP, no tag, DQPull
    Position 1
    Announced 40 m
    Realized 40 m
    Points 40 pts
    Competition AIDA XIBALBA 2021
    Date Apr 2, 2021 D2 · AIDA
    Card White
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    4 active disciplines

    Pool Disciplines

    Pool performances across static apnea and the dynamic disciplines.

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    PB
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    Performances
    3
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 7:07
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    DYN Dynamic with Fins US View United States DYN Results →

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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 257 m
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    DNF Dynamic without Fins US View United States DNF Results →

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    PB
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    3
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 171 m
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    DYN-BF Dynamic Bifins US View United States DYN-BF Results →

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    PB
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    White card Yellow card Red card PB Record United States record 249 m
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