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  • As an actor, Benedict Cumberbatch is no stranger to finding himself in uncharted territory, but when the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador went to Rakino Island, New Zealand to film with the brand for their new Polaris Memovox watches he found himself a little bit out of his depth.

    “I think there was something lost in translation when I said [to Jaeger-LeCoultre] that I love diving and want to do something in nature. I was thinking scuba diving, which I have done a bit of,” said Cumberbatch at a conference for select international press last month. What he didn’t expect to find himself doing was freediving. Despite being an avid meditation enthusiast and practicer of the Win Hof breathing method, prior to the experience, Cumberbatch said the closest he had gotten to free diving was holding his breath in a pool, while an Italian friend of his, who is a fan of the sport, recounted stories about freediving in the open ocean.

    “Even with all the noise of making a film, the calm you see me in and the breathing where I’m beginning to get into the state of lung capacity with oxygen going to the blood and the stuff in the water was real,” said Cumberbatch. “It was very easy to go into that bubble, which is very important to do as an actor as well—to be able to just switch off and focus on the present. So, I think I’m going to keep doing it.”

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  • A mother from Berks County, Pennsylvania drowned trying to rescue her three children from the waters off the Jersey Shore, officials said.

    Fire, police and rescue units were deployed to the 18th Street Beach at 3 p.m. Tuesday after a 911 call reporting four swimmers in distress.

    According to the North Wildwood Fire Department, the swimmers were a family of four from Wernersville on vacation.

    Officials said crews were able to rescue two boys, ages 8 and 10, and a 19-year-old woman.

    Emergency responders found the fourth victim, a 49-year-old woman, face down about 150 yards off the shoreline.

    See 6abc

  • The University of Denver suspended 38 men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes for recently attending a large off-campus party, in violation of local and state health restrictions as well as university policies addressing the spread of COVID-19.

    All athletes will be forbidden to participate in team activities through the rest of the fall quarter and go through the “Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) process for disciplinary action, which may include interim academic suspension for the fall quarter pending the outcome of the SRR process,” the school stated in a letter sent to DU community members signed by chancellor Jeremy Haefner and athletics chancellor Karlton Creech.

    The NCAA swimming and diving season is delayed to January because of COVID-19, and it could be pushed back further.

    Read The Denver Post

  • Wanna look cool during your next pool workout? Do the classic PT/Swim workout that Cody used to prepare for USCG Rescue Swimmer School.

  • Stevie White isn’t just a pretty face (and an average co-host), he’s also a record-breaking swimmer. Watch out Michael Phelps.

  • For many, the idea of diving 100 meters below the ocean surface without an oxygen tank could induce a panic attack.

    Not Arnaud Jerald, whose obsession with the deep blue and free diving began at a young age.

    “I discovered free diving at seven with my dad in Marseilles, France,” Jerald tells CNN Sport. “At 16, I had a lot of difficulty in school. I’m dyslexic. And this part of my life is so difficult because in the past, I’m really shy with the people.

    “When I tried diving for the first time, I went into the depths and I opened my eyes and I just saw the blue.

    “In this part of my dive, I saw a mirror and I felt what I had to do for the rest of my life.”

    Read CNN

  • In this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we are exploring a day in the life of an elite swimmer.

  • Michael Phelps is one of the most celebrated and decorated swimmers of all time. But behind the gold medals and smiles was a personal battle with anxiety and depression. Now they Olympian is speaking out and helping others as an ambassador for mental health.