Category: Freediving
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Shipwreck Freediving in the Virgin Islands
We find a shipwreck of a tug boat with some crazy life below the surface! We have been so amazed by the freediving in the Virgin Islands! How do you think this tug got there?!
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Turkish diver Åžahika Ercümen breaks women’s free-diving world record
National sportswoman and world record-holding diver Şahika Ercümen on Oct. 28 broke the 90-meter women’s cave diving (without fins) world record at the Gilindire Cave in Aydıncık, a town in southern Turkey’s Mersin. The cave was discovered by a shepherd in 1999 and dates back to the Ice Age. The freestyle driver said she was overjoyed at earning the…
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83-year-old freediver dies in Kaneohe Bay
An 83-year-old male freediver who was found unresponsive in about 8 feet of water this afternoon off of Heeia Kea Pier in Kaneohe Bay was pronounced dead at the scene, Emergency Medical Services said. The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a diver in distress with seven units, including Air 1, and 20 personnel. The first…
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The Mermaid & The Gardener
Underwater poetry in French Polynesia. Check out http://www.coralgardeners.org/ to adopt a coral. A HUGE HUGE thank you to Ben not only for filming this, but for being so generous with his creativity and also letting this live on my channel. It means so much to me and hope it makes you think about all the…
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First Freedivers Visit ‘Great Escape’ Sub
A British freediving team has become the first to dive the 52m-deep wreck of the WW2 submarine HMS Perseus, off the Greek island of Kefalonia. The Perseus hit an Italian mine in 1941 but the wreck remained undiscovered until 1997. The story of the seemingly miraculous ascent of the sole survivor has since made the…
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Maldives Breaks the Freediving World Record with 520 Participants
Maldives goes on Guiness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants on Tuesday, 1 October 2019. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with 280 people.…
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Man holds his breath under ice water for 22 minutes | 60 Minutes Australia
Stig Severinsen can hold his breath for 22 minutes. He’s the world record holder but he’s not done yet. Now, Stig is using his unique powers to free dive in the most hostile of places. On 60 Minutes, watch as Stig swims the length of three Olympic swimming pools, under metre thick ice, in freezing…
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Freediving to relax: ‘All you can hear is your heartbeat’
Michael Lazaro is a doctor who works in Manila in the Philippines. To get away from the fast-paced city lifestyle, he goes freediving – to connect to nature and clear his mind. See BBC
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Maldives to attempt free-diving world record as part of Tourism Day celebrations
An attempt will be made to break the current world record for ‘Most people free diving simultaneously’. While the current record is 280 people, achieved by Verona, Italy in 2009, Maldives will attempt the break the record wiyh 500 simultaneous divers. World Free-diving champion William Trubridge will be taking part in the event scheduled to…