Jindřiška is a Czech freediving athlete, instructor, and swim coach. She is a multiple national record holder and a pool WCH medalist. Thrown into the pool by her parents in early childhood, she has remained in the water ever since, pursuing and sharing her passion for freediving.

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Michele Usai is an Italian Freediver from Sardinia.

In recent years, he has committed himself fully to freediving, embracing the discipline, physical conditioning, and mental strength that he believes are essential to excel in this sport.

Since entering depth competitions last year, he has achieved top-level results, becoming an Italian Champion, freshwater World Record holder in CNF, and Vice Italian Champion in CWT.

He has reached depths beyond 100 meters in several disciplines.

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Aaron Fisher is a Canadian national record holder in static breath-holding who’s deeply curious about the mind, meditation, surrender, and the nervous system. After years of studying breath and body practices and developing custom meditations that helped him break through his own barriers, he now works with other athletes to do the same.

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Maria Bobela is a Polish Freediver and World Champion (2024), competing in depth disciplines.

She is the founder of "DROP Freediving", under which she operates, teaches Freediving using a holistic approach and provides in-person coaching in multiple international locations, and author-led workshops.

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David Mellor is a Freediver with 13 years in the water and 6 years competition experience. He's a seven time CMAS Masters Category 2 World Record Holder, a UK National Record Holder, and the first 60-year-old to dive to 100 meters in competition.

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Davide Carrera is an Italian freediver and world-record holder, known for diving to depths of 130 meters and setting both national and world records. He combines his athletic passion with a deep commitment to nature, spirituality, and healthy living; drawing on yoga, meditation, and sustainable lifestyle practices to inspire and coach others.

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Eugen is an Austrian Freediver and national record holder. He learnt to dive in the military and in this episode he is sharing a very different approach to Freediving than what most of us are used to.

Gus Kreivenas is a Master of Underwater Sport, Athlete, Freediving Coach and founder of Touch Down Freediving School.

He is a strong believer that Freediving can save the world. Don't believe him? Try! It's proven by practice!

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Gary is a British national record holding Freediver diving to well over 100m. He's also one of the busiest coaches in Dahab.

In this episode we are going to talk about mental health in and outside of the water.

Gary has always been very open about mental health in the hope that others can feel able to be more open about themselves and reach out for help.

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In today's episode I'm sharing 3 things that I find important to "build your mental foundation" for Freediving:

- Defining your WHY in Freediving

- Defining your core values in Freediving

- Separating your worth and identity from Freediving

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