Apr. 8th, 2009

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It turns out the area I'm staying in is a major center for freediving. 

Here are some videos of freedivers... the first two feature a man and a woman diving down 165 ft, going through a 90ft long underwater arch, and then coming back up again, all in a single breath:

A woman crossing the arch using a big monofin -- With the monofin she looks like a mermaid.  Her movements are incredibly fluid and beautiful. 


A man crossing the arch (no fins!)  -- He does long slow strokes to conserve energy. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrXQbucZUDA

And here's a video of the slightly ridiculous, completely insane category of no-limit freediving, where the diver can use any means necessary to get down and back.  He goes down almost 600 ft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck1SobK2WPU


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