Free divers swim to extreme depths underwater (the current record is 214m, more than 700 feet) without any breathing apparatus. Champions can hold their breath for extraordinary amounts of time—the ...

Marine scientists, freedivers and local volunteers have been working beneath the waves in Pembrokeshire to help restore one ...

Aaron Fisher’s mental health, like that of many people around the world, suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. “I started ...

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A freediving instructor had once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde's whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in Mexico's Pacific waters. Emily, of Baja California Sur, Mexico, was ...

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While the idea of venturing deep into the ocean fills many people with dread, for thrill-seeking freedivers it's an exciting sport. Now, a study has revealed that elite freedivers who dive unaided to ...

Whales are extremely shy animals, making it hard to study them in their natural habitat. But a group of marine scientists has managed to record their behaviour up-close by freediving with humpbacks ...