Category: Freediving
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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
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Freediving World Record-Holder Herbert Nitsch Pushes the Limits of the Human Body | wocomoTRAVEL
The Austrian freediver, Herbert Nitsch, defies the depths of the ocean and goes from one amazing feat to another. He has held the world record for freediving since 2007: – 214 meters! The British director Alexander Abela, who is also a freediver, shadowed him for many months while he trained, and also during international competitions…
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Doping’s Dark Shadow Is Cast Over Freediving | William Trubridge
Freediving is the purest aquatic discipline. Since the start of my career I’ve always referred to it as “the purest measure of human aquatic potential.” But that all seems to be at stake recently, with the advent of both known and alleged doping cases. I hope that our beautiful sport doesn’t go the way of…
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Real-Life Mermaid Saved Swimmer From Blackout | My Colourful Life | Daily Star
Professional mermaid Grace Page shares the dangers behind her job and reveals she once rescued someone from blackout