Today is day seven, I’m to do dynamic apnea tonight with the Saint Raphael Apnee Club. My hamstrings and shoulders are sore morning from yesterday’s yoga workout, but I’m getting accustomed to soreness…
Today is Day 5 of my freediving training program which meant Static Apnea was on the schedule. I half fell, rolled, and slithered out of bed. It was like my brain was up and out but my body forgot to follow. It was so sore that it was stuck.
5 eme jour de mon programme d’entraînement, une séance d’apnée statique est au programme ce soir. Les journées précédentes ont laissé des traces et si le moral n’est pas atteint, la mécanique est un peu grippée.
My swimming training program for freediving with interval & sprint swimming. This develops the endurance and velocity needed for freediving.
Training day two and day three with home workouts that train aerobic fitness and weight training. Perfect for freediving physical preparation.
After enjoying fine cheeses and delicious wines in the French Riviera, freediving in near freezing waters of Annecy Lake, seeing the beautiful green hillsides alongside snowcapped mountains in Switzerland, and an intensive five hour hike to San Fruttuoso in Italy, vacation is now […]
Being an avid freediver, water lover and creative type, I’ve arranged a collection of underwater photos to recall and share my earliest underwater experiences in Africa. The photos were taken in Tanzania from January – March 2014, a liminal time, juxtaposed of self and sea […]
It was 6:15 am when my alarm went off on August 25th, 2016, the first day of the 5th annual RedCcup competition. The day before, I had announced a 55 meter constant weight dive, which was scheduled for precisely 11:20 […]
Last training day before the competition, I woke up rested yet sleepy at the same time, I’d fallen asleep while listening to Erick Brown’s Sports Hypnosis audiobook which had plunged me into a very “deep, deep, sleep,” all night long […]
Today was the last day training free-immersion before the RedCcup competition, which would begin in three days. The session was to be a test run, to go through the same sequence I would on comp day […]
Was quite cold this training, as the patched hole in the right arm of my suit had opened, allowing a stream of water to flow into my suit. A chill in the entire right side of my body had me feeling anxious […]
Breathing-up, I noticed tension along the small of my back and the upper part of my legs, I tried to relax and focus on my breathing… “long exhales” I reminded myself. Then, when ready, I took my final breath and duck-dived down headed to a tennis ball at 60 meters […]
Feeling stiff and unflexible in my 5mm wetsuit, I walked to the edge of the water with monofin in hand. I maneuvered around groups of dazed, snorkeling tourists, and stepped my way through pebbly shallows to the edge of the Blue Hole. As I viewed the windy seascape, my mind lost in […]
Woke up 7:15, feeling rested and strong, happy to have finally defeated the cold which plagued me for weeks 😀 The day started-out in the usual way… walked straight from my bed to the kitchen to turn on the kettle, then to the living room for 10 empty-lung-stretches, getting my lungs, ribcage […]
Woke up tired today, I slept little and we started diving one hour earlier in order to avoid the crowds and get back sooner to work. During my morning meditation, I noticed my mind was having difficulty focusing (more so […]
The Dive I lean back to float Upon the still, bright sea Weightless and suspended Ready to break free Waves cradle my body In this place between two worlds One of breathless skylit air The other clear blue unfurled I […]
Free from Time Deep in the ocean blue I’m alone with my thoughts, Sinking into an abyss Falling towards the edge of something… A desolate path But I travel it anyway Part of me wants to turn back But […]
Taking a no-limits sled ride to the Arch at 53 meters (174 feet) deep in Dahab’s Blue Hole with freediving variable weight world record holder, William Winram. Big thanks to William for filming, as well as Pim Vermeulen, from Immersion Dahab, […]
