Category: Freediving
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The Story Behind Inter Miami’s Freediver
The pictures of a young lady standing at the bottom of the sea wearing a fútbol kit instead of scuba equipment are so breath-taking that many struggles to believe they could be real. The photos are, however, real and are a result of Inter Miami having shot out of the box to create unique and…
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‘Zandi the Mermaid’ on Being the First Black Female Freediver
Going against the grain and fulfilling one’s true purpose is something Zandile Ndhlovu knows far too well. As the first black freediving instructor in South Africa, Ndhlovu’s journey has been documented on a new dynamic YouTube series titled Free Range Humans. Ndhlovu is part of eight extraordinary people from across the world who are being profiled…
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Freediver Finds Lost Engagement Ring at the Bottom of England’s Largest Lake
Viki Patel popped the question to Rebecca Chaukria and gave her the white gold and diamond ring during a trip to the Lake District on Saturday. Two days later, while on a jetty overlooking Windermere, it slipped off her finger and fell into the water. They feared it was lost forever, but freediver Angus Hosking was…
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Florida Man Captures Stunning Photos After Coming Face to Face With Bull Shark
A Florida man is speaking out after he unexpectedly came face-to-face with a bull shark. Freediver Captain John Moore and his crew were able to snap a few jaw-dropping photos of the predator after they met while spearfishing off of Florida’s east coast. “She was kind of unique in that she came powering right up…
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Longest Ever Breath Hold – Guinness World Records
A definite do-not-try-this-at-home-record! Budimir Å obat from Croatia looks to break a five-year-old record for the longest time breath held voluntarily (male).
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Dive Into Ice Water With Record-Breaking Swimmer Amber Fillary
The Insider SA meets discovers how record-breaking ice diver Amber Fillary was using the sport to overcome her challenges.
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Oscar-Winning “My Octopus Teacher†Is a Complicated Success for South Africa
The Best Documentary Feature gong for My Octopus Teacher at this year’s Academy Awards has been seen by many critics as the type of underdog story Oscar loves. The film, directed by Pippa Erlich and James Reed, was—like the other South African-themed documentary to wow the Oscars, Searching for Sugarman—the feel-good choice. The story of a man and his relationship with an…
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Cristina Francone From Italy Sets Two New CMAS Dynamic Freediving World Records
The Italian freediver Cristina Francone has set two new freediving world records of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), during the weekend of May 1 and 2, in the competition endorsed by the Italian Federation of Sport Fishing and Underwater Activities (FIPSAS) called “Sardinia Cup†held in Cagliari. Dynamic World Record with MonofinOn Saturday, May 1,…
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Climate Change Threatens to Sink Free-Dive Fishing Traditions of South Korea’s ‘Sea Women’
The centuries-old traditions of South Korean women who practise free-dive fishing without oxygen face a new threat. Already under pressure from the competition of more modern fishing methods, now the haenyeo or “sea women†face a new challenge from climate change that is harming marine habitat where they work. Jin So-hee and Woo Jung-min, some…