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How to hold your breath for nine minutes0

May 10th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

Illusionist David Blaine is attempting to break the world record for holding breath under water. But how do you hold your breath for nearly nine minutes?

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Capital diver is frozen out of record bid0

April 16th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

The intrepid Arctic diver Daros Gray has been foiled in his attempts to break a world record - because the water was too cold.

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New Zealand Police urge divers to be safety conscious0

April 10th, 2006 by admin in Scuba diving and Freediving and NEWS

Wellington, New Zealand - NZ Police say excellent training, well maintained gear and good health are the keys to safe underwater experiences for recreational divers in New Zealand. more…

New World Free Dive Record Set1

April 4th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

Martin Stepanek has gone where no man has gone before — more than 100 meters below the sea without an air tank.”I’m officially the deepest man in the world,” Stepanek said. “That’s the record. It’s like 35 stories.”

Stepanek dived 106 meters in 3 minutes and 45 seconds, setting a new world record at a competition off the Cayman Islands over the weekend.

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Freediver aims to go where no American diver has gone before0

March 31st, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

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SANTA ANA, California USA. - Climbing Mount Everest takes weeks of acclimatizing, getting used to the altitude and little oxygen. The same is true in freediving, except you’re going in the opposite direction with no oxygen at all.

For three weeks, George “Doc” Lopez of Laguna Beach, Calif., has been holding his breath and diving to new depths daily off the Cayman Islands. He is preparing for the Cayman 2006 Sink Faze on-April 7.

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Sleeping with the fishes0

March 14th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

Brendan O’Brien explores the murky and lung-busting world of free diving with the sport’s greatest exponent, Patrick Musimu.

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Italian to attempt under-ice record0

January 27th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

Trento, Italy Italy’s Simone Arrigoni is set to attempt a new world record in the dangerous discipline of under-ice swimming.

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AIDA Hellas announces 2006 Winter Apnea Games0

January 8th, 2006 by admin in Freediving and NEWS

AIDA Hellas announces the “AIDA Hellas 2006 Winter Apnea Games” competition that will take place at the swimming pool of Holmes place Heath Club, Agiou Konstantinou 40, Marousi, Athens, Greece.

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