When people started to try and plumb the depths of the oceans on a single breath they were confronted, rather quickly, with the desire to breathe, thereby curtailing their efforts and rendering their dives shallower than they may have wanted. In the past, when freediving was purely a method of fishing or gathering,
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THE past weekend was very interesting for me, because I could finally try the Geronimo CRESSI 115 Elite . I can not complain with the prize I got after trying it out. A good Cabrilla (Leopard Grouper – Mycteroperca rosacea ) (not seen very often around here)
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We often get asked about neck weights and I recently needed a heavier neck weight so I decided to create this post to show how to make one. Below are two images showing the supplies needed. The bag of lead pellets can be purchased at Bass Pro
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Just got my hands on one of these ever so sexy Omer Zero 3 masks the other day. Probably slightly sexier than other masks as it was designed in collaboration with Momo (they design motorcycle and car stuff… and they are Italian so that helps I guess?). First
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In our years of learning and teaching freediving, we have always implicitly applied a principle that has been first described by the Philosopher Immanuel Kant in 1784. We have come to the understanding that Freediving is one of the purest forms of the application of Enlightenment as Kant describes
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Putting on your wetsuit can be a task, to say the least. When you don´t have showers to go under to put on your wetsuit then you have no option other then lubrication of some kind. I´ve tried shampoos of all kind and even washup liquid. My
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A good duck dive can be the difference between a comfortable and successful dive and an absolute failure. Its easy to get right, but also just as easy to get wrong. In this post I will take you through the basics. Obviously this cannot take the place of real
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Dynamic training tends to be pool based, for obvious reasons. Its safe, controlled, warm and familiar. What happens if we take those familiar exercises in to the sea? All of a sudden we have currents, deeper water, waves, no pool edge and variable visibility. Doesn’t sound that
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Freediving means something different to every person that enjoys it as a sport. Whether you are a freediving professional or an aspiring amateur each diver has something different to say about the sport that they love. David has been freediving since 2007. He is an AIDA freedivng
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The three Islands that make up the Maltese Archipelago ; Malta, the largest; Gozo, the mythical isle of Calypso; and tiny Comino, famous for its Blue Lagoon ; form a very special diving area at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. Further more there are four uninhabited
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