Category: Freediving
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South Africa’s First Black Free Dive Instructor Turns Tide on Apartheid History
Five youths from Cape Town’s Langa township squeeze into wetsuits for a snorkelling lesson with South Africa’s first Black diving coach — turning the tide on decades of apartheid history in which water sports were reserved for wealthy whites. Zandile Ndlovu’s Black Mermaid Foundation aims to introduce the ocean to the country’s black youth, millions…
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Freediving: Artnik Breaks Own World Record With 122m Dive
Slovenian freediver Alenka Artnik has further improved the constant weight world record she set three days ago by plunging as far as 122 metres deep at the Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas. Read Total Slovenia News
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Shark Attack Survivor Filled With Gratitude | NBC Bay Area
A San Francisco shark attack survivor is filled with gratitude after walking out of the hospital on the same day of the attack. Jean Elle reports.
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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.