Freediving and Seals Underwater The deep dive into this research was inspired by lead author Chris McKnight’s interest in elite freedivers — athletes who push the limits of human breath-holding ...

Allie Penovich, a Cocoa Beach High School graduate and former college triathlete, is now an International Free Diving Champion.

The tradition of freediving is as ancient as the world itself ... of the human body by diving hundreds of feet deep on a single breath of air. Video by Olga Khrustaleva Commissioning Editor ...

He adjusts his mask, swallows a big breath of air and then dives into the sea. And he won’t come back up for several minutes. Néry is a former world champion in the sport of freediving ...

In the Yucatan Peninsula, Fisher discovered freediving – a sport where people dive underwater while holding their breath. After completing his first course, Fisher was hooked. “I would just ...

Competitive freediving is strictly regulated to prevent accidents, yet blackouts caused by oxygen deprivation (hypoxic syncope) still occur. While an average person can hold their breath for 30 to ...