Posted on 11/17/2013 8:56:38 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Switzerland-based worldwide federation for breath-holding diving says Mevoli reached the 72-meter depth of the no fins dive, swam back to the surface but had difficulty breathing while completing surface protocol and lost consciousness.
Freedivers, unlike scuba divers, enter the water without air tanks, regulators and hoses and swim to various depths relying entirely on the air held in their lungs.
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