freediving

freediving
UK [ˈfriːˌdaɪvɪŋ] / US [ˈfrɪˌdaɪvɪŋ] noun [uncountable]
the sport of staying under deep water for as long as possible without using oxygen containers

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  • freediving — UK [ˈfriːˌdaɪvɪŋ] US [ˈfriˌdaɪvɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the sport of staying under deep water for as long as possible without using oxygen containers Thesaurus: swimming and divinghyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Freediving — Apnoetauchen, auch Freitauchen genannt, ist Tauchen mit der eigenen Atemluft. Der Taucher atmet vor dem Abtauchen ein und benutzt nur diesen Luftvorrat. Den Zeitraum zwischen dem Einatmen und dem Ausatmen bezeichnet man als Apnoe (griech.:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The British Freediving Association — (also known as AIDA UK) is the governing body for the sport of freediving in the UK.HistoryThe BFA was set up in 1999 to represent the sport of freediving in the UK.Activities of the BFAThe objectives of the BFA are to promote freediving both… …   Wikipedia

  • Performance Freediving International — Performance Freediving International(PFI) is an organization established by Kirk Krack which is doing freediving related business. It runs a freediving school and does promotional work.Central part of PFI is PFI Team with members: Mandy Rae… …   Wikipedia

  • Free-diving — Free diver with monofin, ascending. Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spear fishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree,… …   Wikipedia

  • Francisco Ferreras (free-diver) — Francisco Rodriguez, better known as Francisco Pipin Ferreras (born January 18 1962) is a Cuban free diver. Life Ferreras was born in Matanzas, on the northern coast of Cuba, and began to practice free diving at the age of 5. Pipin was his… …   Wikipedia

  • Marcus Greatwood — Born 18 March 1973 (1973 03 18) (age 38) United Kingdom Occupation Free diver, Freedive Coach …   Wikipedia

  • Martin Štěpánek (free-diver) — Martin Štěpánek (born in Náchod, Czech Republic on June 5, 1977) is a world class free diver and record holder. From 1984 to 1997 he was a competitive monofin swimmer (finswimmer) (distances 50m and 100m). Martin s academic background follows a… …   Wikipedia

  • Umberto Pelizzari — (born August 28 1965) is an Italian freediver, widely considered among the best of all times. Of his era, he is the sole to have established world records in all the then existing disciplines of freediving. Life Pelizzari was born in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Sara Campbell — is a British freediver. She is the former world record holder in Free Immersion (FIM) (diving to a depth of 81m),[1] Constant Weight (CWT) (96m) and Constant without fins (56m). Sara Campbell is Freediving Face of The Underwater Channel. On April …   Wikipedia

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