Category: Freediving
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Freediver Ant Williams: Why I want to dive 70 metres below ice
Ant Williams has swum 223 meters on a single breath. He has freedived to 100m and held his breath for 8 minutes. His next freediving challenge is sub-zero Arctic depths. The 46-year-old wants to break the world record for the deepest ice dive. The record, set in 2015, is 65m on a single breath. See stuff
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Freediving under the ice of Georgian Bay
When Geoff Coombs crunches across the frozen surface of Georgian Bay, near Tobermory, Ont., he’s toting not just an auger and an axe, but a snorkel, a pair of 74-centimetre-long carbon fins and a single-minded desire: to dive under the ice.
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Champion Freediver Shows Incredible Oceans He Explores on Just One Breath of Air
World champion freediver Guillaume Néry is back with a stunning short film titled One Breath Around the World. Together with his wife Julie Gautier (also a skilled freediver), Néry takes us on a voyage under the worldwide seas. Passing through the waters of France, Finland, Mexico, Mauritius, Japan, French Polynesia, and the Philippines, Néry is our spirit guide…
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Freediver swimming Cook Strait for endangered dolphins
New Zealand’s freediving champion William Trubridge is expected to complete his dolphin-like 22km swim across the Cook Strait largely in under 10 hours this evening. He was due to finish up between 6pm and 7pm this evening, after embarking on his swim from Wellington this morning in a personal effort to highlight the plight of…
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One Breath Around The World
Our new short film (12 min) is finally out. Turn out the light, put your headphones and freedive with me around the world.
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Diver swims with 20-foot great white shark
Watch marine biologist Ocean Ramsey (yes, Ocean is her first name!) swim with a 20-foot great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. First spotted off Guadalupe in 2014, this animal, nicknamed “Deep Blue,” is thought to be the largest great white in the world. They’re definitely going to need a bigger boat. See…
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Record For Longest Dance Underwater Holding Breath
An artist and freediver duo have completed a world record feat by performing an incredible dance underwater without oxygen – for more than THREE MINUTES. Marina Kazankova and Dmitrij Malasenko broke the Guinness wold record by putting on an eclectic performance which included a sword fight and flamenco-inspired moves. The artists pirouetted for 3 minutes…
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This Man Spends His Life Diving in Sewage — and Loves It | Op-Docs
This week’s Op-Doc is “The Diver,†by Esteban Arrangoiz. Part four in “A Moment in Mexico,†our special six-part series of Op-Docs by Mexican directors, “The Diver†profiles a man who has found long lasting contentment in a dirty job: diving into the sewers and water treatment plants of Mexico City to clear blockages and…