Category: Freediving
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World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland
The world’s deepest diving pool has opened its doors in Poland. Divers were seen exploring the pool near Warsaw at the weekend, when it welcomed the public for the first time. The pool is 45m deep, and is based in the town of Msxczonow, which sits around 40km southwest of the Polish capital. It is filled with 8,000 cubic metres of…
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Free-Diving: Alenka Artnik Sets New World Record (Video)
Slovenia’s best freediver Alenka Artnik has set another world record, diving to 114 meters in monofin after she and Italy’s Alessia Zecchini won the 2019 Freediving World Championships with a record 113 meters last year. Artnik now improved the record she held with Zecchini by one metre at the Blue Week competition in Egypt’s Sharm…
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Swimming Under Ice in a Bathing Suit
Freediving under the ice in Canada is one of the most unique and beautiful experiences. After gaining experience for a few years while in dive gear, Andrew Ryzebol was ready to face the next challenge to see what the human body is capable of. This dive was well planned out from a safety perspective and…
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Arnaud Palu uses freediving to find balance and calm his mind
During this time of global anxiety, London-based production company, Cheekyfire, wanted to share more stories around mental health and the tools people use to find calm. All in the hope it might help others to find theirs. In this latest film, Balance, we meet Arnaud, a freediver, long-time friend and inspiration. He uses freediving to find…
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How Benedict Cumberbatch Learned to Freedive for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Short Film
As an actor, Benedict Cumberbatch is no stranger to finding himself in uncharted territory, but when the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador went to Rakino Island, New Zealand to film with the brand for their new Polaris Memovox watches he found himself a little bit out of his depth. “I think there was something lost in translation when I…
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Arnaud Jerald: Record-breaking free diver explains the thrill of exploring ocean depths
For many, the idea of diving 100 meters below the ocean surface without an oxygen tank could induce a panic attack. Not Arnaud Jerald, whose obsession with the deep blue and free diving began at a young age. “I discovered free diving at seven with my dad in Marseilles, France,” Jerald tells CNN Sport. “At 16, I…
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Freediving: Frenchman Arnaud Jerald breaks world record
A new talent in deep-sea freediving, Frenchman Arnaud Jérald beats the world record in bi-fins (constant weight) by descending to 112 m in Kalamata (Greece) during a competition, the European Cup, in which some twenty athletes took part. […] The previous record was 111m by Russian Alexey Molchanov. See Yahoo! News and Greek City Times
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Most Rubik’s cubes solved underwater – Guinness World Records
As a Rubik’s cube trainer in Chennai, India, Illayaram Sekar decided to inspire his students by attempting the record for most Rubik’s cubes solved underwater! Illayaram began solving Rubik’s cubes in 2013 and practiced for two years to break this record.
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The Dangerous Truth Of Jacob’s Well
Located in Hays County, Texas, about an hour outside of Austin, is a submerged sinkhole fed by a natural spring known as Jacob’s Well. The well draws both those looking for some cool water to splash around in, and adrenaline junkies willing to risk it all for the thrill of exploration. If you dive deep…