Category: Freediving
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The Mermaid & The Gardener
Underwater poetry in French Polynesia. Check out http://www.coralgardeners.org/ to adopt a coral. A HUGE HUGE thank you to Ben not only for filming this, but for being so generous with his creativity and also letting this live on my channel. It means so much to me and hope it makes you think about all the…
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First Freedivers Visit ‘Great Escape’ Sub
A British freediving team has become the first to dive the 52m-deep wreck of the WW2 submarine HMS Perseus, off the Greek island of Kefalonia. The Perseus hit an Italian mine in 1941 but the wreck remained undiscovered until 1997. The story of the seemingly miraculous ascent of the sole survivor has since made the…
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Maldives Breaks the Freediving World Record with 520 Participants
Maldives goes on Guiness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants on Tuesday, 1 October 2019. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with 280 people.…
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Man holds his breath under ice water for 22 minutes | 60 Minutes Australia
Stig Severinsen can hold his breath for 22 minutes. He’s the world record holder but he’s not done yet. Now, Stig is using his unique powers to free dive in the most hostile of places. On 60 Minutes, watch as Stig swims the length of three Olympic swimming pools, under metre thick ice, in freezing…
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Freediving to relax: ‘All you can hear is your heartbeat’
Michael Lazaro is a doctor who works in Manila in the Philippines. To get away from the fast-paced city lifestyle, he goes freediving – to connect to nature and clear his mind. See BBC
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Maldives to attempt free-diving world record as part of Tourism Day celebrations
An attempt will be made to break the current world record for ‘Most people free diving simultaneously’. While the current record is 280 people, achieved by Verona, Italy in 2009, Maldives will attempt the break the record wiyh 500 simultaneous divers. World Free-diving champion William Trubridge will be taking part in the event scheduled to…
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Watch Water Baby: How free divers William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto had baby Mila under water
Freediving royalty William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto were determined to bring their baby into their world – but giving birth in the ocean turned out to be a step too far. A Loading Docs short documentary, Water Baby, released on the NZ Herald website today, follows Trubridge – an 18-time world record holder and current world freediving champion…
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Gordon Ramsay Learns to Spearfish | Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted
Gordon Ramsay is in Maui learning to spearfish with freediver Kimi Werner.
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Free divers explore Tonga’s mysterious and beautiful Swallow’s Cave
Swallow’s Cave in Tonga is a natural formation in the side of one of the Islands of Vava’u. Formed by volcanic activity, these beautiful islands are made of porous rock that has some very mysterious and beautiful chambers. Swallow’s Cave is one of the most famous. The narrow opening gives way to a large cavern…