freediving

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Italian Championships - Training Updates

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Italian Championships - Training Updates

For the third consecutive year, I find myself in Riva del Garda for the Italian Outdoor Freediving Championships. This is the fifth year in a row that the Italian championships, organized by FIPSAS and led by Michele Geraci, are held at the lake.

Freediving and competitions: learning from our mistakes

Freediving and competitions: learning from our mistakes

Behind every success, there’s 100 failures, trials, and mistakes to correct.

As I’m preparing for the last freediving competition of the year, I look back at my past season and the 6 depth competitions I had, which have proved to be huge learning experiences: 

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You’ve got talent! Wait… What? Let’s talk about the SOFT SKILLS in Freediving

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You’ve got talent! Wait… What? Let’s talk about the SOFT SKILLS in Freediving

When people tell me that I have a natural talent in freediving, I tend to nod in silence, but really, deep down I don’t agree, and I feel my past experiences and hard work are somewhat diminished by the word “talent”.

Whilst my ego agrees it’s nice to feel you have somehow been infused with godliness at birth, on the contrary I feel very human and my ‘talent’ is only a consequence of my hard work (hard skills) and past experiences (soft skills).

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You've got talent! Or better, let's talk about the Hard Skills in Freediving

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You've got talent! Or better, let's talk about the Hard Skills in Freediving

Recently I have given a beautiful workshop in my hometown, Genova.

Most of the theoretical part of the workshop was concentrated around the concept that there is no such thing as talent in freediving, nor in any other thing if that matters. My work as a coach has been that to give a name to all things and skills that can be quantifiable in freediving.

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The Complete Guide | How To Achieve Relaxation Through Breathwork For Freediving

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The Complete Guide | How To Achieve Relaxation Through Breathwork For Freediving

As most deep freedivers will tell you, relaxation plays a massive role in the outcome of a dive.

In the new episode of Alchemy - The Complete Guide, Simona Auteri, one of Italy's deepest women, will show you how to achieve relaxation through simple breathwork tips.

How to approach a freediving competition - Tips for Newbies

How to approach a freediving competition - Tips for Newbies

As Freediving Competition starts doubled between 2009-2019, a great number of newbies, myself included, approached competitive freediving for the first time.

The idea of joining their first competition might sound daunting for many but it doesn't have to be.

Here below are some recommendations and tips on how to make your first experience a smooth one.

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Squeezes - Freediving lung or trachea injuries and Postural Vanity

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Squeezes - Freediving lung or trachea injuries and Postural Vanity

A squeeze is essentially a damage or injury to the lungs or trachea as a result of the effects of increased pressure on the closed gas spaces of the lungs during breath-hold diving. Medically, it is known as lung or trachea barotrauma.

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Top 5 freediving destinations

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Top 5 freediving destinations

Whether you are looking at line training, diving to explore the underwater world or discover the megafauna, there’s enough wet spots in the world to please every taste.