Huge collection of freediving links (websites, courses, online stores), and freediving related media (video, books, magazines, documents, CD, DVD, VHS, movies, calendars, software). More ...
The interface is interactive - you can view videos and other media filtered or sorted by discipline (STA, DYF, DNF, CWT, CNF, FIM, NLT), by a keyword, by a competitor, location, language, author, publisher, year, and many other criteria. Almost each database entry comes with a list of related media. You can access details about the competitors, the author, and much more information.
The Media Base contains not only websites and media in English, but also entries in many other languages (i.e. French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Czech, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and many others). You will find here the most complete collection of freediving links for many other countries - often several times longer than on popular or official freediving portals of the respective lands.
The database is being permanently updated and enhanced. If you are the author of any freediving related website or media, do not hesitate to add it to the database. Being listed here will greatly improve its exposure, and it will also improve its search engines ranking. You are, of course, also welcome to add 3rd party links and media. You can also edit present records - correcting or completing data, adding keywords or language versions, etc - just click on the "edit" link at the top of the pop-up card of the media you wish to modify.
Searching a Buddy? Traveling?
Searchable database of APNEA.cz members offering their hospitability to other freedivers traveling in their area. More ...
Not only it is very dangerous to dive alone, but it also makes more fun sharing your passion with fellow souls. When traveling, and often even in you home location, it may be difficult to find a buddy for your next diving trip.
You can have a look at the User Map - there are hundreds of experienced freedivers registered on APNEA.cz, and the interactive map makes it easy to locate the closest ones. You can click on the red markers to get closer info about the respective freediver, and you can contact him or her through a Private Message after clicking the envelope icon in his Profile. Markers without the white stripe belong to members with a hand adjusted position, hence possibly pointing directly to their house. There is also a text version - the User List. You can filter both the list and the map by country - just enter the name of the country in the search box.
But the Freediving Hosting feature of APNEA.cz offers more than just the user map. Registered members who have a good possibility to accommodate guests, and especially who are indeed enjoy doing so, can select the hosting option in their User Profile. You can see the list of hosting freedivers both in the form of a text list and a graphic map. The advantage of this list (in comparison to usual member lists of freediving forums) is that you can be pretty sure that the respective member likes receiving guests, and that he or she is an experienced freediver (who passed the strict APNEA.cz test). In the same time, for the same reasons, the host will be better assured when getting a request from an APNEA.cz member than if contacted on a common public freediving forum, where there may be often people not knowing anything at all about freediving.
In each country, there are many more freedivers in the ATM database, but many of them were not accepted because they did not meet the high standards APNEA.cz sets for the applicants (freediving safety theory test, age limits, and accordance to the terms and conditions). You can view them and their locations too - by selecting the mode "all" near the search box.
Apnea Training Manager is an interactive application helping freedivers to plan and exercise their static and dynamic training sessions. But unlike other static apnea table programs, it offers much more ...
On the web, there are a number of programs for the training of static apnea tables available. You can find them listed in the Software category of the Freediving Media Base. However, Apnea Training Manager goes beyond the functionality offered by other programs - not only it allows you to run interactive hypoxic and hypercapnic tables, it also offers a great choice of other freediving static, dynamic, depth, and theory exercises, full training sessions (containing multiple tables or exercises), or even entire courses or yearly training plans. You can run the exercises in real-time for dry training in front of your PC, but you can also print them out and take them to the pool.
If you founded a team for your local club, you can greatly improve the planning and management of your training sessions - simply select appropriate session, adjust the level for each respective group of freedivers (or even individuals) according to their performance, and print it out. And of course, you can add new exercises, or edit the present ones as much as you wish.
More features for the training management are in development - planning calendar, training subscriptions, analysis and statistics of past training sessions, ranking, and much more. Stay tuned ...
Collection of unusual, strange, or revolutionary products, and inventions in the field of underwater propulsion. More ...
I started to post about diverse unusual fins and propulsion concepts on the DeeperBlue.net forum, but since older posts and images often get lost there, and because this website offers better possibility of formatting and maintenance, I placed my collection together with the contributions of other DB members here too.
It includes diverse unusual bi-fins and monofins, hand fins, animal-tail shaped fins, and even some very odd propulsion systems like for example the Aqueon, or an underwater bicycle.
Safety related articles, documents, equipment, links, and other resources. More ...
After launching the APNEA.cz website in May 2007, it became surprising but apparent that the percentage of failed attempts of the Apnea Training Manager registrations is quite high. Many freedivers, amazingly also many upper level competitors among them, had problems passing the registration quiz. The quiz was written to avoid letting people with no or low knowledge about risks in freediving using the Apnea Training Manager and possibly harming themselves.
In the Freediving Safety section, there will be a series of articles about topics questioned in the ATM Quiz. Comments, additions, or entire articles from members and external freedivers are welcome!
Currently available freediving safety links in the Freediving Media Base:
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Petit voyage dans l'univers marins. Ce soir, un peu de détente... Invasion dans le monde aquatique. Détendez-vous: Si le temps vous le permet, ne vous en allez pas trop vite... Prenez encore vingt minutes pour partir à la découverte de la bale...
Related Articles Foraging behavior of humpback whales: kinematic and respiratory patterns suggest a high cost for a lunge. J Exp Biol. 2008 Dec;211(Pt 23):3712-9 Authors: Goldbogen JA, Calambokidis J, Croll DA, Harvey JT, Newton KM, Oleson EM, Sch...
Related Articles Changes in pulmonary blood flow do not affect gas exchange during intermittent ventilation in resting turtles. J Exp Biol. 2008 Dec;211(Pt 23):3759-63 Authors: Wang T, Hicks JW The breathing pattern of many different air-breathing...
沖縄もめっきり寒くなっ まいりました。つい半月ほど前までは最高気温が30 もあったのに、今日の最高気温は22 ・・・。関東、関西で頑張っ ...
Compétition en Serbie Le club de plongée 'Svet Ronjenja' organisera le 7 décembre prochain une compétition AIDA. Discipline: STA, DYN \ DNF Piscine: 25 mètres de long pour 2,20 de profondeur (pour DYN et DNF). Petit bassin de 12 mètres de lo...
Michele Monico reports: On November 8, 2008, after three weeks of filming for a documentary series called Ocean Quest (more details on http://futurapnea.canalblog.com/), four-time freediving world record holder Fred Buyle nearly found death... Th...
Kiteboarder Gets Whacked by a Whale Gadling, CA - 2 minutes ago Then, I thought about those times when I've surfed alone or gone free diving and remembered the real fear that crept into my mind: There's a whole world in ...
Sunday, November 16, 2008 Bush Radio Newsroom, South Africa - 19 minutes ago ... Institute (NSRI) Kommetjie was alerted that 22 year old George Lucas had gone missing at sea while free diving with his dive Partner Scott Russell. ...
From January 22-29, during the peak whale-migration season in the Caribbean in 2009, ten times world record holder freediver Tanya Streeter, will be resident at the Amanyara resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands and sharing her knowledge wit... ...
Search enters fifth day: Family members maintain vigil at Inarajan ... Pacific Daily News, GU - 43 minutes ago Siguenza, 36, was reported missing Wednesday after going on a free-diving expedition outside the reef off Inarajan. The Coast Guard dep...
Coast Guard mourns drowned Seaman Trinidad News, Trinidad and Tobago - 11 minutes ago According to a coast guard report, at about 3 pm, a routine ...free diving... (without breathing apparatus) exercise was being conducted at Staubles Bay. ...
Aerial Search Called Off For Missing Fisherman Pacific News Center - 6 minutes ago Siguenza was reported missing late Wednesday after he went free diving with two friends along the reef off Inarajan and did not surface. ...
Family keeps hope alive: GPD says it may switch from rescue to ... Pacific Daily News, GU - 21 minutes ago By Brett Kelman ... Pacific Daily News bmkelman@guampdn.com ... November 15, 2008 Siguenza, a 36-year-old fisherman, went missing on Wednes...
TravelVideo.tv (press release) JOIN WORLD'S BEST FREEDIVER AS HUMPBACK WHALES MIGRATE PAST ... TravelVideo.tv (press release) - 14 minutes ago From January 22-29, during the peak whale-migration season in the Caribbean in 2009, Tanya Streeter...
RDV sur Mondebleu ---------------MARDI 18 NOVEMBRE 2008-------------- -------------INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE EQUIPE DE FRANCE AIDA,...
i95.5 FM Coast Guard To Launch An Inquiry Into The Drowning Of Kevin Lawrence. i95.5 FM, Trinidad and Tobago - 26 minutes ago Mr. Lawrence drowned on Wednesday this week while he was part of a training unit conducting a routine free diving exerci...
UH lands Keli'ikipi's brother Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 6 minutes ago In his rare spare time, Keli'ikipi and his brother go free diving off the Wai'anae coast. 'We shoot fish,' he said. 'It's kind of fun. ...
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The British navy killed two Somali pirates, and captured several others, after the attempted hijacking of a Danish cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden. News | Africa - Reuters.com The Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with heavy weaponery and 20 members of i...
By reading this thread I just discovered that I (might?) is doing BTV some times (dry)... and never knew it. I have the click and roaring sound of breathing and can hold it for a few seconds - cant wait to try it wet! Thank you all for contributing.
HI Rob No wonder the bass see me before I see them, it is from working in those radioactive areas eh. rubbble jetty must be thick with big pollack now. tight lines. Greenhorn (Bish)
Diving & Surfacing efficiently Some articles on sinuses at this post
i have been scuba diving recreationally for about 4 years now and i just recently got back from a trip to catalina island and while i was there someone was telling me about free diving and how you can take someone with little experience and teach ...
They are still perfecting the fin and showing as much as they can. I think they are feeling the pressure of public demand, but I'd rather see them come out with the proper design and not have to have upgrades in a few months as the design is refin...
This is my latest injury, happened about 10 days ago but I have just had the bandages removed so I was a little shocked myself!
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Now I am rather confused are we Extreme Ironing at the bottom of the lake instead of the fancy dress freedive or are we doing the Extreme Ironing in fancy dress. I suppose my main question is should we all try to be sharks this year and have anoth...
Even before I read that I figured you love Norway. Anybody with that kind of enthusiasm deserves, and will likely find, what they are looking for. Norway looks great but personally, I need a little more sun (pity global warming never worked out, ...
Hello I have recently become interested in freediving, I have done a bit of research but have the following questions - What is purging? - Can the top athletes hold there breathe longer in water as opposed to land - Where can I get those hydrodyna...
'Back in the day' (I am thinking of Andy LeSauce, Maren Isgkeit, Natalie Desreac etc) there used to be separate dynamic records for 25m pools and 50m pools. I assume that this has changed now - when and why? Are all AIDA dynamic records/competitio...
It is fun to read my old blog and all the support from the DB divers. Four years down the road on the path of life, three hip operations (same hip), a scary visit to the isolation wing of the hospital and PBs that are few and far between. Today wa...
Hey, everyone. I'm new to the forum, am lucky enough to be able to live and work from almost anywhere, and am thinking about relocating to FL so I can spend more time in the water chasing fish. Freediving only and would like to be in an area where...
Well, back from my French surf trip with a suspected case of mild whiplash after attempting a too late late-drop on a 6ft Moliets beachy. Watched some fishermen pull out a few fish from the Capbreton river but settled for a fresh dorado from the f...
Well, I figure being in Miami and having the Keys right nearby would mean some type of swimming. Since SCUBA is so gear intensive I decided to pursue freediving. I did a resort course/dive SCUBA one time and it was great in 25ft of water but for n...
There will be fish feeding somewhere at every state of the tide, problem is being in that place at that time because its also always changing. Springs for me, opens up more unexplored ground.
yeah i seem to remember that as a kid i was 11 years old when i saw it, i didn't sleep for days i thought they were under the bed,i'm glad you brought it up,cos i saw it again last year,except its me that sleeps under the bed now,the shark is in t...
Has anyone been able to use the program and can give any comments on it? Does, it do the job? Cheers! Christian
Just wanting to clarify something to clear up an argument that is happening merely in my own little head. Was there a time when free-immersion tended to mean 'pull down on the descent but ascend WITHOUT using the rope', and does it now mean 'use r...
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They are still perfecting the fin and showing as much as they can. I think they are feeling the pressure of public demand, but I'd rather see them come out with the proper design and not have to have upgrades in a few months as the design is refin...
Dynamic no fins practise Oslo Norway. Author: sschjager Keywords: dnf freediving fridykking apnea dynamic with out fins fridykning oslo norge norway nygard nygaard Added: November 18, 2008
la video de la semaine 2 Author: xavcalvino Keywords: apnée siestasse les cigales mifsud Added: November 18, 2008
Here is a 5 part documentary where a french TV crew from France 2 (second biggest french channel) followed me, during the last days before my 109 meters constant weight world record attempt in September 2006. Author: guillaumenery Keywords: apn...
Here is a 5 part documentary where a french TV crew from France 2 (second biggest french channel) followed me, during the last days before my 109 meters constant weight world record attempt in September 2006. Author: guillaumenery Keywords: apn...
Here is a 5 part documentary where a french TV crew from France 2 (second biggest french channel) followed me, during the last days before my 109 meters constant weight world record attempt in September 2006. Author: guillaumenery Keywords: apn...
Here is a 5 part documentary where a french TV crew from France 2 (second biggest french channel) followed me, during the last days before my 109 meters constant weight world record attempt in September 2006. Author: guillaumenery Keywords: apn...
Here is a 5 part documentary where a french TV crew from France 2 (second biggest french channel) followed me, during the last days before my 109 meters constant weight world record attempt in September 2006. Author: guillaumenery Keywords: apn...
My wife and I went to Hawaii for our honeymoon. A week on Maui and 3 days on the big island. Of all the excursions we went on, this one was the greatest, on our last full day on the big island. Our deepest gratitude to John Float at dolphinessenc...
Nanja verbreekt voor het eerst in training Renates voormalige Wereld Record met dynamisch zonder vinnen! Het sp was goed, maar het was wel een duidelijk samba. Gelukkig is er aan de techniek genoeg te sleutelen om de volgende keer wat helderder b...
Hello Everyone, Bo here, I am going to be visiting Oahu this winter and would really like to do some freediving. I am a recreational freediver and safe diving is my number 1 priority. I would describe myself as an average freediver. I enjoy diving...
Very happy with the white card on this performance. Norwegian national record 6.09 Long night of Apnea Berlin 2008 Author: sschjager Keywords: apnea fridykking freediving konkurranse competition berlin long night of norsk rekord statisk lmc Added...
Les vendéns se mettent à l'apnée! Challans, La Roche sur Yon, Fontenay le comte... La mer et les conditions ne sont pas vraiment favorable à la pratique de l'apnée, mais il existe à Civaux, prés de Poitier un outil trés sympa: Une fosse o...
Well, Its been one whole year since this thread has been used and we still have not seen the video... Also, was this dive ruled invalid or something? Why is this not the current USA national record?
I test Eric's new hinged monofin. Author: gre9fe Keywords: monofin freedive Added: November 16, 2008
Snorkeling at Nuololo with Captain Na Pali Adventures, Inc. Author: CaptainNaPali Keywords: captainnapali mcarmstrong14 snorkel nuololo captain na pali napali freedive Added: November 16, 2008
Speed is much more important for me with FRC. That's why I want to get as much propulsion from the dolphin toe flick kick (the one shown in the video is too wide - I find I haven't imprinted the right technique for the kick yet so that it is auto...
Demonstrate midle/central/speed snorkle and camera stick. The yellow 'Y' shape conector what sits on botom part of a snorkel reversed on 180* degree. The upper pipe of a snorkel conects/attached to dive-mask by velcro-tape. Vilcro-tipe is doble s...
NIKY KAPPA DJ- APNEE NOTTURNE.. TECKHOUSE MUSIC.. IL NUOVO SINGOLO.. Author: nikykdj Keywords: TECKHOUSE Added: November 15, 2008
Freediving and exploring caves and reefs Author: zomazno1 Keywords: freediving stingray caves Added: November 15, 2008
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