Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Let's go deep

 

Noting an article about the current world's best free diver, Alexey Molchanov.  Unfortunately, that's a designation that has been passed on several times, due to the danger of this particular sport.

The Triumph and Tragedy of the World's Best Freediver

"For the casual observer, freediving can seem like an unforgiving sport. It’s not uncommon for divers who push beyond their limits to suffer short blackouts from lack of oxygen, or blood in their lungs from the extreme pressure. In fact, just a couple days earlier, in another discipline that involved diving to more than 90 meters with no fins at all, Alexey blacked out briefly as he surfaced and was struck by a hypoxic fit, or loss of muscle control, known in the sport as “samba.” "

Heading down:



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