Try something right now: hold your breath for 5 seconds. Probably easy, right? Now, take a deep breath and double it: hold your breath for 10 seconds. Then 20. If you practice holding your breath a ...

I'm sinking. This is my favorite part of free diving, a sport I came to Hawaii's Big Island a dozen years ago to learn, before I had any idea that I'd make the island my home. I've been a water person ...

Explore California’s thriving freediving and spearfishing communities—where ocean culture, conservation, and coastal ...

The target depth was 125 meters — and in the past, Lozano had made it to 122 and 123 meters. Yet Lozano has realized he's lucky to be alive after this particular attempt in Roatan, Honduras, in May ...

In recent years, underwater freediving—diving without breathing equipment—has found new popularity. Dating back thousands of years, it’s an ancient tradition and a recognized sport, but for Carlos ...

The threat of imminent death gives a trite and morbid focus to “The Deepest Breath,” an otherwise moving documentary tribute to the record-setting Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini and her close ...

This story contains spoilers from the documentary "The Deepest Breath." In 2017, Laura McGann read a story in the Irish Times about a fatal accident involving Alessia Zecchini, a preternaturally ...

Found this cool place in Oslo while freediving. So much fun to play around in. #freediving #underwater #underwaterphotography ...

If you like to hold your breath underwater, freediving could be for you. It’s an extreme sport where athletes challenge themselves to dive as deep as they can without any supplemental oxygen or dive ...

In recent years, underwater freediving—diving without breathing equipment—has found new popularity. Dating back thousands of years, it’s an ancient tradition and a recognized sport, but for Carlos ...