Category: Freediving
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‘From a cripple to fantastic athlete’ all because of yoga, freediving
After suffering with psoriatic arthritis for five years and being told strong medication was his only source for relief, Stig Pryds of Denmark turned to yoga and freediving to cope with his crippling ailment and nightmarish life. Pryds started meditating and changed his diet, and after a few weeks he was completely free of medication…
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‘Sea Nomads’ Are First Known Humans Genetically Adapted to Diving
If you hold your breath and plunge your face into a tub of water, your body automatically triggers what’s called the diving response. Your heart rate slows, your blood vessels constrict, and your spleen contracts, all reactions that help you save energy when you’re low on oxygen. Most people can hold their breath underwater for…
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U.S. Freediving Federation Announces Launch
Freediver and tech entrepreneur Jeremy Stephan will announce the formation of the U.S. Freediving Federation (USFF) at the CMAS General Assembly Meeting in Phuket Thailand this week. Started in 1959 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and recognized by the International Olympic Committee and UNESCO, CMAS comprises over 130 federations including the United States as one of the…
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Turns out the SECRET to better dives is…
Freediving training in Gili Trawangan has been an absolute success! Coming here to just train with Mike Board without a freediving competition was the best decision. It has given me the time to rework many aspects of my diving, to tweak things with zero pressure so that my dives are feeling smoother and more effortless…
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The 1940s Mermaid Show That’s Still Pulling Crowds
In Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Florida, there’s a mermaid show — and there has been for 70 years. It’s one of the United States’ oldest roadside attractions, and it still does three shows a day. At least, provided the local wildlife doesn’t get in the way.
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PANERAI Traits / MARE / With Guillaume Néry
Very happy to officially announce you that I am a new worldwide ambassador of the renowned watch company Officine Panerai. To start this collaboration, let me introduce you the chapter 3 of the TRAITS campaign, named MARE.
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Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (female) – Guinness World Records
Accomplished freediver, actress and model Marina Kazankova (Russia) attempted the Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (open water, female, with fins). She swam for an incredible 154m (505ft 2.98in) to set a new record.
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AMA – a short film by Julie Gautier
“Ama is a silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions. I wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film. For this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not…
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THIS is how you train for a Freediving Competition
When a Freediving Competition is coming up, this is how I train. Every day includes both conditioning training and pool training.