Category: Freediving
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Swimming Beneath Finland’s Icy Waters | Gordon, Gino, and Fred’s Road Trip
Gordon, Gino, and Fred get ready to brave the freezing waters of Finland for an icy swim.
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Orlando Bloom Comes ‘As Close to Death as I Could Possibly Get’ as He Free Dives 49 Feet | People
PEOPLE got an exclusive first look at the award-winning actor’s latest venture, Orlando Bloom: To The Edge — a three-part adventure series premiering on April 18 on Peacock. See PEOPLE
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Maine Woman Sets World Record, Swimming 75 Meters Under Ice in Norway | News Center Maine
Mandy Sumner is a free diver who recently broke the world record, swimming 75 meters in frigid waters.
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Ice Diver Reclaims World Record | Reuters
Ice diver Valentina Cafolla bagged herself a new Guinness World Record by diving to a depth of around 140 meters with a single fin and without oxygen or assistance.
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World’s Deepest Swimming Pool: Behind the Scenes of Deep Dive Dubai | The Dubaians
Dubai is home to the world’s deepest swimming pool for diving. A monstrous 60-meter-deep temperature-controlled swimming pool for leisure and commercial divers to enjoy a unique underwater experience like no other. The tube-shaped pool is partitioned into several open chambers at different depth levels with unique features. Deep Dive Dubai is not just a swimming…
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Freediving Embraced by Growing Number of Australians as It Unlocks Mental Health Benefits | ABC News
The number of people taking up the sport of freediving has boomed in recent years, and the benefits appear to be more than just physical.
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Newcastle Free Diver Michaela Werner Breaks Underwater Swimming World Record in Pool
Perhaps Newcastle woman Michaela Werner should have been a mermaid. The 44-year-old free diver set a new world record on Friday, becoming the first woman to swim 101 underwater laps of a 25-metre pool in an hour. Ms Werner was able to come up and take a breath after each lap, but was limited to…
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Meet Emirati Mohammad Al Falasi an Avid Free Diver in Dubai | Gulf News
This Emirati is celebrating his lineage and taking it a notch level up. Mohammad Abdullah Bin Thani Al Falasi, 35, is an avid free diver in Dubai with a mission to save the marine environment. Delving into the uncharted depths of the ocean, his underwater expeditions have unearthed numerous remarkable findings, a testament to his…
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Extreme Breath Holding Being Explained While an Athlete Holds His Breath for 17 Minutes
Athlete Brandon Birchak stood inside a tank of water and held his breath for 17 minutes while Derek Muller of Veritasium explained the mechanics of extreme breath-holding. Muller also attempted to put what he learned about the subject to good use. See Laughing Squid