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The lessons we learn from freediving don’t always come from the darkest of depths or the longest of breaths. Sometimes, they come from a place even deeper.
Whether your freediving problem is mental or physical, it’s probably much more common than you think. You might not know this, but every freediver has encountered a roadblock if they’ve been freediving long enough - some people have them initially, and others have them somewhere else down the line (no matter how ‘naturally’ freediving came to them at the start).
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The Hydro Dynamic pool competition is held in the suburbs of Vienna, central to many European countries. BSFZ Südstadt’s pool in Maria Enzersdorf allows nearly 50 athletes to compete in a shallow 31°C (87.8°F) pool for STA and a 50m pool with a constant depth of 2m for DNF, DYN, and DYNB. The world-record-status competition also serves as the Austrian Championship for DYN and DYNB.
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Six women and nine men representing Canada, the United States, China, and the United Kingdom gathered at Howe Sound in West Vancouver, Canada, for the seventh edition of the Howe Deep Competition. Seven of the 15 competitors were competing for the first time.
The two-day competition, hosted by Oceanoid, takes place on a dive platform anchored in 200m (656ft) of water just 500m (0.3mi) from the shore. Competitors enter the water at a nearby beach and swim to the competition area, and spectators are welcome to watch the event.
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The two-day competition, hosted by Oceanoid, takes place on a dive platform anchored in 200m (656ft) of water just 500m (0.3mi) from the shore. Competitors enter the water at a nearby beach and swim to the competition area, and spectators are welcome to watch the event.
Matthieu began his underwater journey as a pro scuba diver, but didn’t enjoy it as much as he thought. He began playing with underwater photography, and after discovering the artistry Guillaume Nery’s freediving videos, Matthieu was blown away. He started freediving, and switched from a scuba to a freediving instructor career path - but quickly hit the depth limit of his island. However, once he moved to the Philippines, he discovered Mouthfill Frenzel and had access to depth, quickly propelling from 40m (131ft) to 70m (230ft) of depth.
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