We woke up to another day with low clouds, but after just one hour delay, the sun decided it was time to come out.

The first load of the day took off just after 9:00. Soon, the remaining jumps for round 6 were done. Halfway through round 7, new records were set. We need another three hours of good weather to complete all rounds in the Open event.

This is the largest Speed Skydiving competition ever, and it is so lovely to see the return of competitors who have not competed for a long time. Welcome back!

One of them is Marco Wiederkehr from Switzerland. He started competing in Speed Skydiving in 1999, long before it was an ISC event. He is a former World Champion and multiple-time World Record holder and is now back after a seven-year break at an FAI international competition. Even though he competed last year, this is his First Category Event with the GPS measurement.

For nearly two decades the Speeds in Speed Skydiving competition were calculated using barometric pressure. This was the pioneering era of Speed Skydiving which saw it grow from the first competitions to being accepted into the ISC (FAI International Skydiving Commission) as an official competition discipline. In 2019, the measurements in Speed Skydiving changed from Barometric to GPS. It was found that at the higher speeds being attained more often by competitors, a greater number of results were inaccurate. The barometric devices were too affected by the airflow around the competitor's body at higher speeds.