William Trubridge is a world champion and multiple world record holder. He currently holds the huge 102m CNF record which may just be the most impressive thing a human being has ever done on one breath!

He is the owner of Vertical Blue freediving school and organiser of the Vertical Blue competition which many of you will know as the ultimate venue of freediving competition in the world.

Will first appeared on Episode #69

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

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Today on the show we have the inimitable Aharon Solomons. Aharon is a legend in the freediving community, known for his forward thinking attitude towards training, his irreverent sense of humour and general passionate dedication to our beloved sport for decades.

Aharon first appeared on Episodes 15 and 16 of the show. If you want to hear Aharon's fascinating backstory and an introduction to his training methodology then check those out, in this episode we further explore in great detail the training side of his ideas while reflecting in the developments in the sport in the three years since we last spoke.

Life in Israel during the time of Coronavirus
Aharon has been doing online coaching for years.
The core reasons for failure to equalise in freediving beginners.
The sacred cows of the freediving education organisations.
Is hyperventilation really as dangerous as it's made out to be?
Haldane effect.
The dangers of packing.
Michael Board's accident – was is CAGE?
The athletes scene and developments (or lack of ) on the competition front.
Is freediving becoming more of an elitist sport?
Which athletes has Aharon been most impressed with these past couple of years?
About monofin style and who is mastering it? (Alessia Zecchini, Alenka Artnik, Nataliia Zharkova)
Free Immersion is not like a monkey going up a pole and having an epileptic fit in the process.
What is unconscious equalisation and how do we achieve it?
Recapping what RV diving is and why Aharon has no use for FRC dives.
Can anyone learn BTV (hands-free equalisation)?
What is the cheekfill?
On the topic of periodisation and a 6 month plan.
Static is not training for depth.
The benifits of apnea walking for depth diving and how to structure it.
The importance of focusing on one discipline at a time.
A side-note on yoga.
Practice visualisation instead.
Aharon is not a fan of alarms.
What does Aharon wish he knew about freediving and what are difficulties in finding out?
A question from Matt Malina about writing a book?
The Desert Island Questions

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

For all episodes of the Freedive Cafe Podcast, visit www.freedivecafe.com

For freediving courses and training in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.freediveandthrive.com

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Bill Streever, a biologist, is the award winning and bestselling nature writer behind In Oceans Deep, Cold, Heat, and And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind. He has worked on issues ranging from the environmental effects of underwater sound to the evolution of cave crayfish to the restoration of tundra wetlands to climate change. With his wife, marine biologist Lisanne Aerts, he lives aboard the cruising sailboat Rocinante, currently in South America.  When he is not busy fixing the boat, he spends his time sailing, diving, hiking, rowing a dinghy, paddling a kayak, seeing the world through the twin lenses of science and history, and, of course, writing.

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

For all episodes of the Freedive Cafe Podcast, visit www.freedivecafe.com

For freediving courses and training in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.freediveandthrive.com

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#39 – Mateusz Malina – Part Two

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

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Dean Chaouche began his relationship with the ocean at a very young age on the beaches of the Gower just off Swansea, Wales.
He began surfing at a young age and from that I developed a strong desire to travel and surf all over the world.
On his travels he decided to take a surf trip to Indonesia, while looking for a yoga school to practice, he stumbled across “Freedive Gili & Yoga” run by UK record holder Mike Board. There he stayed for around a year and a half, both training and teaching under SSI. While there he developed a taste for deep diving and decided to follow this avenue of freediving with more fervor. This is where he began the next phase of his life, competitive freediving.

Dean is a 9x British Record Holder and Molchanovs Instructor Trainer.

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

For all episodes of the Freedive Cafe Podcast, visit www.freedivecafe.com

For freediving courses and training in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.freediveandthrive.com

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Nays Baghai is an independent film maker and underwater cameraman based in Sydney, Australia.

Nays became fascinated with the worlds of film and diving when he saw The Blue Planet at age seven, and has gone on to win over 20 awards for his short films across various international festivals. His first feature film, Descent, is a psychological documentary about ice freediver Kiki Bosch, and won the Best Australian Documentary award at the Academy Award-qualifying Sydney Film Festival.

He is currently expanding Descent into a larger documentary series. As an underwater cinematographer and photographer, Nays’ work has been showcased by numerous dive brands, including DeeperBlue, Molchanovs Freediving, Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions, Cressi Australia, and many more. He is a PADI-certified Freediving Instructor and Master Scuba Diver, and can dive to 40m both with and without tanks. In his free time, Nays can be found freediving (both with and without his cameras), cooking vegan pasta, playing his guitars and basses, meditating, and developing ideas for new film projects.

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

For all episodes of the Freedive Cafe Podcast, visit www.freedivecafe.com

For freediving courses and training in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.freediveandthrive.com

To support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/freedivecafe

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

For all episodes of the Freedive Cafe Podcast, visit www.freedivecafe.com

For freediving courses and training in Dahab, Egypt, visit www.freediveandthrive.com

To support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/freedivecafe