Mar 20

Herbert Nitsch discusses his final dive with 60 Minutes/Red Bulletin

Just caught this must-read article in the UK version of Red Bulletin magazine. It’s not the complete article so you’ll have to pick up the March issue to read the fully story and to answer questions like…”Will he try again???” He also did an interview with 60 Minutes on the fateful dive, saying, “I knew …

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Mar 11

Office Freediving: Apnea for the desk jockey

Office breath-hold

Yes, I realize there’s not much good freediving around the office, but now that I’ve gone back to working a desk, I’ve had to be more creative with my training. I have to go to 6am gym sessions and have MacGyver-ed a stand-up desk so I don’t have to sit all day. Luckily I really …

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Feb 19

Freediving Top Gun video hits the internet!

So excited to have been a part of this in Grand Cayman this past year. It was fun to shoot, though we packed it into only a couple days, and came out amazing thanks to Goh Iromoto, Performance Freediving, Pacific Coast Freediving and Evolve Freediving!!!! F3F TOP GUN from Performance Freediving on Vimeo.

Nov 21

Ashley Chapman Breaks CNF Freediving World Record

Ashley Chapman freediving world record

American freediver Ashley Futral Chapman broke yet another world record to 67 meters/ 219 feet in the discipline of constant weight no-fins yesterday at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Ashley has broken this record twice in the past, only to have it rebroken by the Russian freediving great, Natalia Molchanova days later. With more …

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Nov 08

Freediving with Team GoPro

freediving humpback whales GoPro

Many of you have probably seen the new GoPro video for their new Hero3 camera by now. (If not, crawl out from under that rock and check it out!) The video itself is just over five minutes of pure adrenaline-pumping, goosebump-giving, makes-you-wanna-ski-off-a-cliff excitement. But in those short five minutes you see much more than just …

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Oct 17

GoPro’s new Hero3 Freediving Video!

GoPro

Wanted to share this new video with you all from GoPro! In this short film, Mavericks, GoPro highlights their new Hero 3 by showcasing amazing footage taken solely with these new cameras, both above and below the water. They’ve included everything from kayaking, to surfing to….yes, freediving! You’ll also recognize a few familiar freedivers in this film- …

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Oct 08

Freediving Masks and Mustaches- Advice from a Master

Freediving with Mustaches

  I mustache you a question. Today I answer the question that has plagued mankind for centuries. Mustache on or off? Itʼs a delicate subject, especially for the freediving man. On one side thereʼs the group that says a big fat “no” to the ‘stache. Their main concern is that it doesnʼt allow their mask …

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Oct 05

Avoiding Freediving Faux Pas

Freediving, like so many other small communities, has a culture, a style and yes, even a language of its own. And while the freediving world can be very tight-knit, it’s also very welcoming to newcomers and other explorers of the ocean. But if you really want to break into the freediving community, it’s always important …

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Sep 04

Freediving Tattoos- the Good, the Bad and the Misspelled

shark tattoo

Remember when Wolverine got tricked into getting adamantium bones? Well, imagine that scene but instead of a metal skeleton it’s gills and imagine Wolverine was a little drunk. Then instead of getting really mad and jumping off a waterfall naked, he cried a little and had to walk home alone in the rain. That is …

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Aug 20

A Photographic Tribute to Shark Week

Shark Cartoon

We all know what week this is. Its that week when going into any body of water gets incredibly dangerous. ITS SHARK WEEK!!! This week sharks are everywhere. The ocean is thick with them. They can be in rivers and lakes. I wouldn’t even trust your swimming pool, because I’m sure you remember from last …

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