Category: Freediving
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What happens to the lungs of a freediver during a deep dive?
Boyle’s law in action, this experiment plunging an upside down liquid meter to -55 meter with 1 liter of air inside. There air compressed to 154 ml at the bottom. Freediver accompanying.
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Bahamas authorities say freediver Nicholas Mevoli showed signs of drowning
See StarTribune An autopsy has found that the death of a 32-year-old New York City man during a freediving competition in the Bahamas was consistent with a drowning, authorities said Friday. Nicholas Mevoli died Nov. 17 after he surfaced from a 72-meter (236- foot) dive with breathing problems and lost consciousness. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean…
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Olympic skier Julia Mancuso deep into free diving
See ESPN When she’s not racing down a mountain at 85 mph, three-time Olympic skiing medalist Julia Mancuso loves to strip down from her snowsuit to her swimsuit. In the offseason, you’ll find the Squaw Valley, Calif., native hitting the beaches in Maui, where she lives part-time. But don’t expect to find the 29-year-old uber-athlete…
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Swimmer’s ‘idiotic’ shark hug caught on camera
See 9News The man, whose head is only centimetres from the mouth of the lemon shark, has been bagged on social media for the stunt performed while snorkelling off the Pacific island of Bora Bora recently. The lemon shark moves gently through the water as the snorkeler, dressed in board shorts and flippers, approaches and…
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32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli dies trying to set freediving record
As seen yesterday, now on CNN A New York man trying to set a freediving record died Sunday after he surfaced from a depth of more than 200 feet. Nicholas Mevoli, a 32-year-old from Brooklyn, hoped to reach 236 feet (72 meters) with one breath of oxygen and without the assistance of fins. When he…
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32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli dies in Bahamas free diving contest
Read for instance AP and AIDA‘s statement: It is with great sadness that I inform you that Nicholas Mevoli, of the United States, passed away today after a dive at the 2013 Vertical Blue Competition. Nick had performed a constant weight no fins dive to 72m, reached depth, and swam back to the surface successfully.…
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A very special friendship between a human and a dolphin
“This footage provides a touching glimpse into a unique and special friendship between a human and a bottlenose dolphin. Lasting two decades, it is the longest relationship between a dolphin and human in recorded history.” http://youtu.be/IBCqSRcpmFA
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250 Feet Below 3 Feet of Ice In Speedos – Stig Severinsen Sets New Guinness World Record
Breaking news – Today on a single breath of air, Stig Severinsen sets a new official Guinness World Record by swimming 250 feet (76.2m) below the ice in a frozen lake in East Greenland. The previous Guinness World Record for the same stunt was 236 feet (set by Stig March 2010). Post by Stig Ã…vall Severinsen.
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Behold Formula Three Freediving – One Breath Underwater Motor Racing
Or as described on performancefreediving.com, “Formula 3 Freediving (F3F), the underwater racing concept where Top Gun, meets Formula One, meets Freediving.” F3F PROMO from Performance Freediving on Vimeo.