#scubadiving #extreme Extreme Scuba Diving Brown W. Cannon III The latest extreme phenomenon is scuba without equipment. Brad Gooch goes deep (in the Cayman Islands) to see how far his own oxygen can take him From November 2000 By Brad Gooch I call it being in the zone, explained Dan Hodgins, a 34-year-old instructor at Divetechs free-diving certification course on Grand Cayman. Youre in harmony with the water. You can hear a parrot fish chewing on the algae. As your heartbeat slows down and you get a cool sensation in your arms, you can literally feel the switch-over from terrestrial to aquatic. This metamorphosis from human to merman was a supposed perk of free diving—also known as breath-hold diving—one of the latest extreme sports to lure Americans into pushing their physical envelopes. Unlike skysurfing or in-line speed skating, free diving has a mellow, natural vibe. Simply put, its scuba diving without the equipment. Pressurized tanks are traded for quicker descents on a single breath with only a mask, weight belt, and fins, leaving no telltale air bubbles to scare off skittish fish.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:00:01 +0000
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