Category: Freediving
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A Brief but Spectacular Take On Protecting What We Love | PBS NewsHour
Freediver and ocean conservationist Hanli Prinsloo has spent her life helping others connect with the ocean and understand our responsibility to care for it. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on protecting what we love.
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‘Haenyeo Safe Buddy’ Brings Modern Support to South Korea’s Ancient Free-Diving Tradition
Cheil and the Jeju Institute of Korean Medicine have launched a safety system inspired by the community-driven culture of the “haenyeo” (해녀), the legendary women free-divers of South Korea’s Jeju Province. […] Haenyeo have traditionally relied on “sunooreum,” a cooperative culture of watching over each other’s safety during diving to prevent accidents. As the number of…
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Ukrainian Freediver Kateryna Sadurska Breaks 86M No Fins Dive Record in Dominica | Euronews
Ukraine’s Kateryna Sadurska sets a new Constant Weight No Fins discipline (CNF) world record with an 86 metre dive at Blue Element, confirming her place among the most accomplished freedivers.
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Freediver Plunges 126 Meters (413 Feet) to Set New World Record | GMA Integrated News
Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov plunged 126 meters (413.39 feet) below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea to set a new freedive world record on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. The breath-defying record was set off the coast of Limassol, Cyprus on the fourth day of the AIDA Freediving World Championships. Molchanov broke his own world record…
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The Longest Time Breath Held Voluntarily Underwater | Guinness World Records
Holding your breath for even a few minutes is a tremendous challenge. But doing so while fully submerged takes it to an entirely new level. That’s exactly what Vitomir Maričić of Croatia achieved. On 14 June 2025, in Opatija, Croatia, Vitomir set a remarkable new record for the longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male)…
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The Science Behind a Freediver’s 29-Minute Breath Hold World Record | The Conversation
Most of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds. A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have an involuntary reflex to breathe. But freediver Vitomir Maričić recently held his breath for a new world record of 29 minutes and three seconds, lying on the bottom of a 3-metre-deep…
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What Freedivers Teach Us About Breath Control for Sprint Swimming | Between The Laps
Every sprinter knows the feeling — that burn in your chest, the panic rising, and your stroke falling apart before the finish. You’ve trained hard. You’ve got the strength. But somewhere between the breakout and the wall… your lungs betray you. This is where freediving science changes everything. In this video, I break down what…
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Free Diving | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2013, 60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon reported on the extreme sport of free diving, in which divers descend hundreds of feet down into the sea on one single breath.
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Salt in their Veins | Full Award-Winning Documentary | Rita Hencke
The Bajo people of Southeast Asia have a deep connection with the marine environment. As descendants of sea nomads, they traditionally roamed the ocean to fish and trade, but today, most live in coastal villages or on stilts over the water. This short film focuses on the Bajo of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, highlighting their strong…