127m?! How do your ear drums not blow up that deep??? And even 35m... I feel the pressure in my ears after just 3 meters and start to panic!
Super interesting to know more about this sport. I look forward to the next posts :)
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Just like when you board the airplane and equalise your ears, you do the same underwater and there's no need to panic :) I think you will find this TED talk interesting from a French freediving champion describing what it's like :)
Amazing Ted Talk! Thanks for sharing :) I had never seen that one. I was going to mention "Le Grand Bleu". Being French myself, this film had such a huge impact on the kids of my generation. And I love that he mentions "The pale blue dot", by far one of my favourite videos out there... brings a tear to my eye every time I see it. Great that he compared the sensation of being in the bottom of the sea to the Pale Blue Dot.. now I sort of understand what freedivers are "searching" for.
Yeah i think when jacques mayol introduced meditation and yoga to the sport it was revolutionary, shifting the mindsets from competing who has the biggest lungs and muscles, to who has the strongest mind and awareness of their physiologicals. Definitely one of my favourite movies of all time. Im glad you're getting more interested, why not try it out, it could be life-changing like it was/is for me :)
True. I just might. I'll look into it :)