Freediving
Croatian freediver Boris Milošić breaks underwater walking world record
Croatian freediver, Boris Milošić, has set a new record for the longest underwater walk in one breath in Kaštela Marina pool in Split, Croatia
New CMAS men’s Dynamic No Fins world record
Poland's Mateusz Malina set a new World Record in the Dynamic No Fins (DNF) discipline at the CMAS World Cup Indoor Series held in Poland
RAID launches new freediving courses
Dive training agency RAID expands its breath-hold training programmes with new Static Apnea and Advanced Freediving courses
Alessia Zecchini sets new CMAS freediving world record
Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini breaks her own freediving world record at the Philippines' Camotes Freediving Challenge
Oceans: Life Under Water podcast – E01: The Water Planet
A new 12-part podcast in association with Greenpeace UK is exploring life below the waves, with BBC presenter, Hannah Stitfall
Valentina Cafolla smashes under-ice freediving record
Croatian freediver Valentina Cafolla has set two new world records on consecutive days in February at Lake Anterselva in South Tyrol, Italy.
William Winram smashes freediving world record
Canadian freediver William Winram, has broken the CMAS world record for the Variable Weight, No Fins freediving discipline by almost 30m.
Freediver Andrea Zuccari missing, presumed dead in Egypt
Record-breaking freediver Andrea Zuccari is missing, presumed dead after failing to surface from a dive in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
‘The Deepest Breath’ freediving documentary on Netflix now
The tragic consequences of freediving to world-record depths are explored in 'The Deepest Breath' documentary released on Netflix this week
Freediver bitten by oceanic whitetip shark
Colombian freediver is bitten on the leg by an oceanic white tip shark during training session for the AIDA freediving competition
Breathe Easy – Emma Farrell’s top tips for underwater breathing
Freediving and Olympic breathing coach, Emma Farrell, shares top tips and two exercises to help improve underwater breathing for divers
Garmin announces Vertical Blue sponsorship
Garmin has announced it will be title sponsor of the Vertical Blue freediving competition, set to take place from 20-30 July in the Bahamas
Longest underwater kiss world record broken
The world record for longest underwater kiss has been broken by South African Champion Freediver, Beth Neale, and her Canadian partner, Miles Cloutier
New Fourth Element RF2 freediving wetsuit
Fourth Element's roll-out of new gear for 2022 continues with the introduction of its new RF2 high-performance freediving wetsuit.
Meet Laura Hudson – the UK’s first PADI Mermaid Instructor Trainer
An interview Laura Hudson - aka Mermaid Twinkle - a professional mermaid and the UK's first PADI Mermaid Instructor Trainer.
International Women’s Day: inspirational PADI women
For International Women's Day 2022, PADI is celebrating eight women who have turned their passion into a life's mission to save the ocean
PADI launches new Mermaid certification programme
PADI has launched a Mermaid training course, designed 'to give water-enthusiasts an additional means to explore their underwater passion.'