#129 | Stig Severinsen | Breatheology

Huang Hua Yang is a former farmer and the deepest freediving athlete from the beautiful country of Taiwan. One of the deepest men in the world, he shares his freediving story and philosophy with us. In this episode we discuss: Huayang joined us from Panglao, Philippines at the time of recording, where he was training for the Asian Freediving Cup. Comparing conditions in Panglao and Taiwan. Donny lived in Taiwan for ten years and started a freediving school there. Huayang was a farmer fr...

20 Apr 1h 22min

David Mellor is an English freediver who started freediving at 49 years old and achieved the incredible goal of freediving to 100 metres, in competition, at the age of 60 years old. In this episode we discuss: David and Donny sat down at The Little Blue in Dahab, home of True Depth Freediving, for this interview. David became a grandfather! David moved to Poole in England when he was 12 years old. He was a tool maker by trade and eventually opened his own factory. After three kids and a divor...

2 Mar 1h 12min

Marco Nones is one of the most influential persons in the development of freediving on Egypt's Red Sea and a coach to some of the best freedivers in the world. In this episode we discuss: We met for this interview at Only One Apnea Centre located in Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh. Marco first came to Sharm in early 2000 as a scuba diving instructor. The AIDA World Championship was organised by Marco in 2007 and 2008. Marco is from Genoa, Italy. He started in the scuba busines...

5 Jan 1h 15min

Enchante Gallardo is a Hawaii born freediving athlete who has recently surpassed the 100m depth. In this episode we discuss: Enchanted was born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii. She went to school in California and lived for many years in Puerto Rico. She did her first course with FII in Hawaii and immediately fell in love. She spent a lot of time around the water as a kid in Hawaii. About surfing and growing up surfing, and wild ocean conditions. Questions from Patreon supporter Philip. About tr...

3 Des 20241h 4min

Heike Schwerdtner is a trainer of nurses from Germany and also the first woman to beat Natalia Molchanova's static apnea world record. A record that has stood for eleven years. In this episode we discuss: Heike recently broke the 11 year old STA record held by Natalia Molchanova. Shout out to her coach Rami Bladlav who appeared on episode #133 Heike lives in Bavaria in Germany. Heike started swimming at 3 years and began training springboard diving from 7 to 12 years old, then was a profess...

15 Okt 20241h 4min

Lotta Ericson is co-founder, owner and manager of Freedive Dahab, the longest established freediving centre in Dahab, Egypt. She has a deep history in freediving as a competitive athlete and developer of the freediving education systems. In this episode we discuss: We are in Home Sweet Home, Dahab for this one! Lotta is from Sweden and was a social worker before moving to Egypt. Lotta’s early days in Dahab, starting in 1998. Shout out to Tom Sietas, Episode #52 of the podcast. How Dahab has c...

21 Sep 20241h 22min

Samo Jeranko is an elite freediver and top-level coach to freediving athletes, based in Slovenia. In this episode we take a deep dive into the coaching and training strategies he employs for his clients and himself. In this episode we discuss: Samo was recently in Croatia for spearfishing and the sea temperature was worryingly warm. Samo Jeranko first appeared on episode #86 of The Freedive Cafe Podcast. Samo now has two long daughters of 3 and a half years old and 6 weeks old. How does hav...

13 Aug 20241h 38min

Originally produced between 2019 and 2021, the Lost Episodes of The Freedive Cafe were originally released as exclusive content for Patreon subscribers, then lost to time. Recently unearthed in the Sinai desert, I can now deliver them for your listening pleasure! This episode with Johnny was originally released on Patreon in July 2020. To become a supporter of the podcast through Patreon visit: https://www.patreon.com/freedivecafe Johnny also appeared on Episode #68 For all episodes of the...

15 Jul 202438min