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    Demonstration of Freediving held during 2004 Olympics

    Posted on July 8, 2004 by Cliff Etzel

    If you’ve seen Luc Besson’s movie classic THE BIG BLUE, then you will have an idea of what the sport of freediving is about.

    On Saturday, the 21st of August, 2004 – Multiple World Record attempts will be made by International Freedivers on the Greek island of Spetses. The dive is a demonstration of the sport of Freediving as a part of the 2004 Olympic Games.

    Divers will attempt depths as deep as 130 meters (429 feet) and return to the surface on a single breath of air.

    World Champion freedivers such as Martin Stepanek of the Chez Republic and Fred Buyle of Belgium will demonstrate the sport by attempting to break existing world records in the CONSTANT WEIGHT and VARIABLE WEIGHT CATEGORIES.

    Teams of safety divers and underwater camera operators will ensure the absolute safety of the divers as well as cover the event for the media.

    The dives will be supervised by AIDA the sport’s governing body.

    For more information, visit their website at www.2004.net

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    • Rscratcher@aol.com

      But she was coughing up blood! That can't be good, I was shocked that they took it so lightly. I would have asked to be checked out in hospital.

    • Yugyug

      The people that need to learn a lesson is Omer - this diver was was trapped because of the stupid clip they put on their Stingray footpockets (and the Millenniums had this unnecessary clip too, though the Stingray design is worse). How they could not consider the risk is unbelievable.  No other footpocket design includes anything that line can catch on.

    • uberman

      the diver is feeling fine after a minute under water with a 1/2 breath, then the next thing is hes panicking because...hes out of breath completely!!! (hyperventalation?)Always surface well before you absoultely need to, with about 15 seconds to lesuirely get up. That way, if you find yourself stuck, you have time to assess and release if tangled. If that doesnt work, cut the line immediately with no hesitation. Lines are super dangerous anytime, especially in murky, kelp heavy water.

    • Tom

      Lesson learned: no fish is worth dying for! If you're trapped underwater and you need to breathe, get your knife and cut through the line. I have been trapped underwater once by some fishing line that got tangled around my weight belt at 6m, and I was amazed at how calmly I reached for my knife and cut myself free. 

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