When James Nestor first witnessed free diving, he nearly threw up. Then he got hooked. He learned to hold his breath for four minutes, hung out with a “shark whisperer,” and even traveled, Jules Verne ...

I had been floating face-down in the swimming pool of Matamanoa Resort in Fiji for nearly three minutes, eyes closed, breathing through a snorkel, when my freediving instructor’s voice reverberated ...

Free divers swim to extreme depths underwater (the current record is 214m) without any breathing apparatus. Champions can hold their breath for extraordinary amounts of time – the record for women is ...

There’s whale song in the ocean today, carrying miles and miles. Bella Massey breaks the surface of the water, droplets of salty ocean cascading down her neoprene hood, and smiles. “Can you hear it?” ...

It’s the first Monday in October and the weather gods have been kind, says Hongkonger Kenze Leung – the clear, calm waters and bright sunny skies are ideal for freediving. “Visibility improves after ...