Category: Freediving
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19-year-old Spanish swimmer dies after practicing breath-holding
‘Ramiro Tossone, a 19-year-old swimmer who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Regional Hospital of Malaga after being rescued from a pool, finally died on Wednesday, according to health sources confirmed to Europa Press. According to 112 sources, last Saturday he suffered an incident while practicing apnea during training in one of the pools of…
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Claire Walsh | The thrill of freediving | Life and career goals | Looking ahead
Freediver Claire Walsh joined Off The Ball to discuss her life and career.
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Lessons from Jeju | Freediving and Motherhood with Kimi Werner
Seven months pregnant and apprehensive of the effect motherhood would have on her career as a professional freediver, Kimi Werner took a trip to the island of Jeju in South Korea to meet her heroes, the haenyeo – a group of freediving and fishing women often regarded as Korea’s first working mother’s whose culture dates…
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The Real Health Podcast: Breathe for life with freediving champion Claire Walsh
Competitive freediving champion Claire Walsh joins me on this week’s Real Health to talk about breathing techniques and how they can improve your wellness and even enhance performance. Claire can hold her breath under water for 5m59 seconds, diving to a depth of 60m – the equivalent of the height of Dublin’s Liberty Hall –…
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Participate in an international clean-up today, 8 June, 2020
Green Sail is calling for a global movement to help protect our seas and oceans in just 5 minutes. On 8 June, take a break by collecting 5 pieces of waste, post a photo of your clean up using the hashtag #GreenSailTakes5 and become part of a virtually engaging clean-up challenge, no matter where you…
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Dive Reflex
“They say underwater is the last quiet place on earth… but quiet places speak loudly when you slowdown enough to listen…” About a year ago, Chelsea took me free diving for the first time. I became hooked. Since then, it’s become a bigger part of my life than I had ever imagined. Here’s a little…
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Diving Batanes THE CLEAREST Visibility in Philippines
Exploring the underwater world of Batanes. Incredibly clear waters, full of marine life and corals. By far the clearest waters I’ve scuba dived in the Philippines.
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My First Freediving Experience // Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
I’m excited to share with you my (beginner) Freedive training with Freediving World Record Holder Carlos Coste in Bonaire!
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Free Diver Hand-Feeds Tiger Shark Near Grand Bahama Island
Underwater photographer and videographer Szilard Janko was along for the journey with Weston and managed to capture a moment on video that he would not soon forget. The footage shows Weston floating above the ocean floor and reaching into a metal container and removing a piece of fish, as a tiger shark swims toward him.…