I WON THE TITLE of World Champion in 2006 and then again in 2008, the latter being memorable, having set a world record in the most difficult, but purest freediving discipline: Constant Weight No Fins. At the time that record […]
I WON THE TITLE of World Champion in 2006 and then again in 2008, the latter being memorable, having set a world record in the most difficult, but purest freediving discipline: Constant Weight No Fins. At the time that record […]
In-water skills are important for productive interactions with often elusive marine life. Here are a few tips that may accelerate the learning curve. DIVE GEAR Mask The mask is probably the most significant piece of personal gear because it’s important […]
Good buoyancy control is the cornerstone of safe and enjoyable diving. Despite this fact, too many divers lack real skill in this vital area. Anecdotes abound of divers who, due to lack of buoyancy control, have a miserable and stressful […]
MOST WOULD associate the word “hypothermia” with the severe form of the condition. In fact, lesser degrees of hypothermia occur when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it – something that is very common in diving. Significant […]
All divers love to dive, sometimes they do so in spite of themselves. The following are in the list of NOs for safe diving: Very serious head injury even in the remote past, epilepsy, active asthma, spontaneous pneumothorax, CNS (brain […]
INEXPERIENCE is often listed as a factor during analyses of deaths on roads, falls in climbing and fatalities in diving. But what is experience, and how does it affect divers’ risk of injury? Experience involves some exposure to diving, but […]
Mastering the art of getting your buoyancy spot on (Text by Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT, and Patty Seery, MHS, DMT. Images by Stephen frink) Early in dive training, students learn that there are three elements involved in buoyancy control: the […]
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