#129 | Stig Severinsen | Breatheology
Stig Severinsen has a degree in biology and a Ph.D. in medicine. He began experimenting with holding his breath as a child at the bottom of his parents’ pool. Stig has played underwater rugby at an elite level, he's been a freediving world record holder, he's broken a few Guinness world records, he was the first to break the 20m breath hold barrier on pure O2 among other feats of human endurance, and now he works on spreading the word about his system Breatheology, a set of tools and techniq...
18 Maalis 20221h 44min
#128 | Jennifer Wendland | Top of The World
On today's show is Jennifer Wendland, Jennifer is a current World Record-holding freediver from Germany and unless anything has changed since we recorded this interview two months ago, currently holds all of the German national records, and has done for quite a long time! We talk about how she manages to balance training as a top-level athlete while working a regular human job, we compare athletes of other sports and talk about what challenges she faced over the years and how she overcame the...
5 Maalis 20221h 10min
#127 | Florian Dagoury | Mr. 10 Minutes
On today's show we are talking to Mr 10 minutes himself, Florian Dagoury. Florian is French freediver with more than 10 years experience in the sport and has reached in these last few years, the amazing performance of 10 minute in static apnea, his chosen discipline - a performance that very few in the world have achieved. Florian is based in Thailand, from where he joins me today. We'll hear about his journey as a freediver, his work in Thailand with his school Blue Immer...
19 Helmi 20221h 11min
#126 | Petar Klovar | Croatian Phenom
Petar Klovar is a World Record breaking Croatian competitive freediver. In the 2022 CMAS World Championships he dived an incredible 92m in CNF (Constant Weight No Fins). In this episode we discuss: Is Croatia trying to take over the freediving world? Petar has gone from 70 to 90+ metres in 2 years of CNF!! He has a good background in swimming. Petar is from the coastal city of Rijeka in Croatia. Gym training for appearance and a spell in kickboxing. How has focusing on freediving affected P...
5 Helmi 202258min
#125 | Ted Harty | The Art of Instruction
On today's show we have a Freedive Cafe favourite returning to the show. Founder of Immersion Freediving and the Freedive Live Podcast, Ted Harty came back and we had a conversation sharing some of our experiences and advice regarding the instruction of freediving. So this episode may offer up some helpful or insightful information for new or aspiring freediving instructors and my even hold a few gems for experienced instructors too. In this episode we discuss: Ted has moved to Georg...
26 Tammi 20221h 34min
#123 | Vitomir Maričić | Training Talk
World Record Holder Vitomir Maričić returns to The Freedive Cafe to answer the legendary Training Talk questions! We also discuss his experiences with nitrogen narcosis and decompression illness. The Training Talk Questions are: What is your favourite freediving discipline and why? Do you have a coach and who do you train with? Do you periodise your training through the year? What kind of dry training do you do? Do you have a dry EQ practice, if so, what kind of exer...
7 Tammi 20221h 25min
#122 | James Nestor | Breath
Originally aired on Thrivers Podcast exactly one year ago, in this fascinating interview we discuss James Nestor's latest book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. James Nestor originally appeared on episode #19 of The Freedive Café when we discussed his previous book Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves. In this episode we discuss: How did the Coronavirus situation affect the release and promotion of the book? Was James nervous to go on Joe Rog...
31 Joulu 20211h 6min
