Freediving
How This Guy Dives 112 Metres Underwater with a Single Breath
World-record-holding freediver Arnaud Jerald on his breathing techniques and what happens to your mind that far down.
It’s Hard to Hate Your Body When You’re Diving 100 Feet Without Oxygen
Learning to dive without SCUBA equipment reduces your existence to the next breath you're taking.
Endearing Portraits of South Korea's Elderly Female Freedivers
South Korea's first woman underwater photographer has documented the dwindling community of Korean women who freedive for sea food well into their seventies.
Endearing Portraits of South Korea's Elderly Female Freedivers
South Korea's first woman underwater photographer has documented the dwindling community of Korean women who freedive for sea food well into their seventies.
Exploring the Mysterious Underwater World of Apnea with Champion Vincent Mathieu
Static Apnea is a discipline in which a person holds their breath underwater for as long as possible. We asked Vincent Mathieu – winner of the 2016 Apnea Indoor World Championship – to explain the unique challenge that has become his passion.
Watch a 76-Year-Old Freediver Make His Descent
Aharon Solomons says plunging into the fathomless blue deep is a feeling of “pure pleasure.”
How Freedivers Hack Their Own Bodies to Go Without Air
What happens when you hold your breath underwater—and how to delay that process.
Remembering Nic Mevoli
On Sunday, Nic Mevoli died while trying to set a freediving record in the Bahamas. Many writers and commenters have expressed surprise and confusion as to why Nic would have chosen such a risky and physically demanding hobby, but having known him, I...