During a freedive, the airspaces inside our body reduce in volume. As we dive deeper, this reduction in volume deceases. It goes without saying that during a dive, we must shift air into the throat and oral cavity to compensate for this reduction. During the first few metres of a dive, most beginners would instinctively
The residual volume of the average human is approximately 1/4 of the total lung capacity (TLC). As a freediver starts to descend on a single breath, the residual volume will be reached at 30 metres. Fully exhaling on the surface and freediving on this lung volume is known as exhale diving or RV diving, which
Freediving during winter in cold water proves to be challenging for many freedivers, and the truth is most avoid it. Few people are conditioned to the cold and can spend hours in the water. They simply don’t get cold. Cold water freediving comes with many challenges that do not exist in warm water, and overcoming
Equalisation is a relatively big topic in freediving. From beginners equalisation all the way to advanced, covering movements, air shift techniques, control of certain and specific structures / doors, it comes with good reason. And whilst certain air shift techniques may come ‘naturally’ to some, most freedivers will eventually get stuck at some point. For
The Oxygen advantage is perhaps one of those books beginner freedivers (as well as experienced and especially instrucors) should pick up after completing their first course. Granted, much of what the author Patrick McKeown writes about is already mostly understood by freedivers, but there are some other specific gasses and chemicals, such as EPO and
Malta & Gozo, situated in the middle of the mediterranean, boast some of the best weather conditions with hot summers and mild winters for freediving. No wonder it’s voted one of the best diving destinations in Europe, making it the perfect freediving destination if you’re looking to escape the cold and not so common sunshine
Established by two of the world’s most successful freedivers, the late Natalia and her son Alexy Molchanov, originally for the purpose of producing top quality equipment made by freedivers for freedivers, the mother and son duo eventually decided to create an education system for the Freediving Federation. A few years later, co-founders Alexey Molchanov and
Born from the foraging needs of coastal people who took it upon themselves to push their bodies to adapt and survive under water so that they could gather food or precious materials, nothing can make you feel as free and at one with nature around you just as much as freediving does. And if you’re
A sport as old as time itself, there’s nothing more exhilarating than plunging into the depths of the sea with only the air in your lungs, the power of your body and the will of your mind while you embark on exploring the world beneath the surface. And whether you’re new to freediving or have