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This book is dedicated to Nitrox rebreather diving and the basic principles and skills that every rebreather diver should know and master. It covers some topics like balance and trim with a rebreather, risk management, and proper Nitrox dive planning.
Freediving
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Antalya, Turkey will host the CMAS 1st European Championship of Apnea from August 30 to September 6, 2008.
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|Antalya, Turkey will host the CMAS 1st European Championship of Apnea from August 30 to September 6, 2008.
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|Along the North Coast many divers become entangled in kelp. Those that can calmly free themselves survive but tragically, several divers drown every year in this same situation. The truth is, most entanglements can be easily avoided.
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|Freedivers from all over the world met in the small, picturesque village of Sougia, located south of Chania, Crete, where they underwent training for a few days, before the actual 3-day long official competition, between July the 25 th and the 27 th.
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After the Turkish Freediving Cube Championship last weekend, Turkey’s freedivers look set to both become the champions of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS) 1st European Apnea Championship at the end of August and to break more records.
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Pearl divers and sponge fishermen have been doing it for thousands of years: swimming into the depths and holding their breath underwater for longer than many people might think possible. It's called free diving, and it's emerging as a popular sport in the United States and around the world. Free-diving fans say it's addictive, but there are significant risks.
— via NPR - National Public Radio (source)
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Freediving related articles from X-Ray
Freediving
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Published in X-Ray Issue: 18 - Aug 2007
Just their name, their size, and their menacing looks can evoke feelings of terror, fear and instinctive rejection. However, if you have the privilege to be able to dive with big tiger sharks, as I have, you might fall in love with them, at least you will bond with them in a mysterious way. They are certainly not as “cute” as marine mammals or nthropomorphized clown fish, but they will have an impact on you that could change your perception of sharks, and marine life, forever.
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