In a sport based on holding your breath under water till you resurface, the 45-year-old now holds women’s national records in all four disciplines.
They’re static apnea (breath hold time), dynamic without fins, dynamic with fins and dynamic with bifins.
Another freediver had equalled her record in the third discipline and bettered her length in the last discipline.
Reclaiming those two records outright last weekend, in front of officially-sanctioned judges in the Alpine Aqualand pool, during a little competition, was also good prep for Nevatt’s first world champs in 14 years — she’ll be the only Kiwi competing in Wakayama from June 25 till July 3.
She says she has regularly competed in national champs, but not gone overseas "mainly because the world champs are in Europe and it’s a mission to get there".
"We’ve also been renovating for, like, seven years, which means you’re pretty kind of caught up in life.
"So I’ve got a bit of time back to focus on me and find my balance again — with freediving, you definitely do better if you’ve got a balanced life."
Nevatt’s last competition overseas was the Pacific champs, also in Japan, seven years ago.
A Queenstowner for the past 10 years and founder of the local freediving club, she’s a former static apnea world champion and former world record-holder in the dynamic without fins event.
And in 2008 she was voted the world’s best female freediver.
As to how she’ll go next month, Nevatt says "I’m not where I was in the world".
"I’d quite like to get a medal, but if I can get top-10 finishes, I’d be pretty pleased."
