title: Inge Verbruggen
text: # Inge Verbruggen
  
  Inge Verbruggen is a Belgian freediver athlete.
  
  She broke several times Belgian National records in four different freediving disciplines. Inge has the rare ability to dive "handsfree", which means that she doesn't need her hands to equalize her ears.
  
  ## Career
  
  Inge Verbruggen has worked for 8 years in a transportation company before deciding to change career.
  
  Inge now has her own jewellery studio and shop in Temse. In parallel she trains freediving 3 times per week. Inge trains once per week in Nemo33, a swimming pool that is 33 meters deep. Whenever possible Inge goes to Dahab to train and participate to competitions.
  
  She is also a SSI Freediving instructor and an AIDA (Association Internationale pour le Développement de l'Apnée - International Association for the Development of Apnea) freediving instructor.
  
  She is part of the AIDA Belgium board since July 18, 2018.
  
  ## Awards
  
  She broke the following records:
  
  * Inge broke the Belgian National Record in freediving constant weight (CWT) discipline in Dahab with a performance of -48m. On October 24 she broke her own national record and reached -53m.
  * On April 28, 2017, Inge broke the Belgian National record in Free Immersion (FIM) in Dahab with a performance of -46m. On November 13, 2018 she broke her own national record and reached -55m.
  * On April 28, 2017, Inge broke the Belgian National record in Variable Weight (VWT) with a performance of -56m.
  * On May 1, 2017, Inge broke the Belgian National record in No Limits (NLT) with a performance of -61m.
  