On Friday, May 27, 2011– As a side event to the F1 Monaco Grand Prix, Pierre Frolla, multi-record-holder in free diving, today took on a spectacular challenge for a good cause.
"Operation Poseidon 2011" involved a stunning apnoea dive in the bay of Monaco to retrieve the official chequered flag of the 69th Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, the same morning plunged at a depth of more than 60m at the bottom of the sea in front of Monaco’s Oceanographic Museum!
The flag which will herald the start of the F1 Grand Prix on Sunday will be auctioned in the near future and the proceeds will go to "Peace and Sport, L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport" a charity organization which uses sport to encourage dialogue and social stability throughout the world. The wetsuit that Pierre wore for the dive will also be auctioned along with jewellery worth €10,000 donated by WK MONACO, and a watch worth €10,000 donated by DELACOUR.
This unique operation in the style of the film ‘The Big Blue’ took place today at 12pm in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Joel Bouzou, President and founder of Peace and Sport and many other famous personalities. Pierre jumped into the sea from a helicopter accompanied by the Sovereign Prince’s two nephews, (Princess Caroline of Hanover’s sons) Andrea and Pierre Casiraghi.
The Grand Prix chequered flag had previously been autographed by all of the Grand Prix racing drivers participating in the 69th Monaco Grand Prix as well as some of the greatest athletes in the world during the Monaco Tennis Open 2011, including Rafael NADAL, Novak DJOKOVICH, Roger FEDERER, Andy MURRAY, Gaël MONFILS, Sébastien LOEB and Daniel ELENAas well as H.S.H. PRINCE ALBERT II and Pierre FROLLA.
Pierre Frolla, Novak Djokovich, Sébastien Loeb et Daniel Elena are all members of Peace and Sport’s ‘Champions for Peace’ club – a group of top-level international sportspeople committed to promoting peace in the world through sport.
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