Mermaids, Mer-Babes, and Competing in My First Freediving Competition
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ต.ค. 2024
- Hey guys, so this vlog post is chock full of content, including fun diving with sardines and Filipina freedivers in Moalboal, what the process of entering and competing in a freediving competition looks like, and short conversations with two local freedivers on Cebu that people in the freediving community might want to connect with while on the island. To make it easier for you to find the info you're interested in, I've included the time stamps below:
*Fun diving in Moalboal: 1:30 - 2:37
*The competition process: 0:55 - 1:12; 2:46 - 8:14
*Find training partners and fun dives on Cebu through Sawum Freedivers (with Bang Gumalo): 8:58 - 9:50
*Using underwater photography to benefit local children in Moalboal (with Nicco Stevens, Gallery of Hope): 9:50 - 11:13
*Below is a link to AIDA competition rules for those who want to learn more about competing in AIDA freediving competitions (click on the link for AIDA competition regulations):
www.aidaintern...
*To learn about Imam of the Sama Tribe:
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*To learn more about Nicco and the Gallery of Hope:
• The Gallery of Hope
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FREEDIVING AND MERMAID INSTRUCTOR: I ended up becoming an SSI Level 2 Freediving Instructor and Mermaid Instructor! All of my equalization issues that I had to work through gave me a solid foundation to help others work through their equalization issues. I’m now running courses in both Las Vegas, Nevada and near Port Angeles, Washington. For more information or to schedule a course near you, feel free to reach out! www.aquanautsfreediving.com
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DIVING EDUCATION FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION: I recently won the title of Miss Mermaid Nevada 2021, and it has been my goal to provide affordable diving education to get people into the ocean and more passionate about ocean conservation. To learn more about this project, please look up We of the Sea on Facebook.
FREEDIVING AND MERMAID INSTRUCTOR: I ended up becoming an SSI Level 2 Freediving Instructor and Mermaid Instructor! All of my equalization issues that I had to work through gave me a solid foundation to help others work through their equalization issues. I’m now running courses in both Las Vegas, Nevada and near Port Angeles, Washington. For more information or to schedule a course near you, feel free to reach out! www.aquanautsfreediving.com
OCEAN-THEMED ATHLEISURE CLOTHING LINE FOR OCEAN ENTHUSIASTS: For those who have been following my vlog or other social media, you’ll know that I’m a very active person and I love to cram as many activities into my day as possible, from rock climbing, to freediving, to trail running, cycling, acro, and more! I’ve created an athleisure line geared towards freedivers, merfolk, and other ocean enthusiasts. The matching rash guards, leggings, and sports bras provide stylish and color coordinated protection against the sun and jellyfish stings, and they’re a reef friendly alternative to chemical sunscreens! I have merchandise for both men and women. Check out my clothing line at www.aquanautsclothing.com and let me know what you think!
DIVING EDUCATION FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION: I recently won the title of Miss Mermaid Nevada 2021, and it has been my goal to provide affordable diving education to get people into the ocean and more passionate about ocean conservation. To learn more about this project, please look up We of the Sea on Facebook.
5.8 minutes!!! holy crap dude! 1 minute id be gasping lol
Haha, 5 minutes and 8 seconds. Not 5.8 minutes. I'd probably pass out lol
@@thesailingsiren lol you knew what i meant good job any way
@@razzorbladz haha don't want to spread rumors that I have a six minute breath hold! Maybe someday...life goals haha.
@@thesailingsiren I though your time was massive but then I seen a guy just set the new world record at 24 minutes!! holy hell!!
@@razzorbladz was he breathing pure oxygen beforehand? According to my knowledge, the world record is a bit over 12 min!
Have you done a freediving competition? If so, where did you do it and what was your experience like? Would you recommend it to other freedivers who are just getting into competitions? Do you have suggestions for upcoming videos? Let me know!
I just found your channel. I subscribed so I can see more of your vids. Please keep the videos coming.
working on the next one right now! Thanks for finding my channel!
Hi,
I'm willy,
My new goal is to try freediving and I let to my self 1year to get the informations and get ready.
So,I subscribed to your chanel because it's well explained, step by step from day 1. It's difficult to find a video from a real begginer in freediving.
I following, Guillaume Néry for few years and Adam Stern to learn but it's little bit difficult when you have no experience is freediving.
I'm also skydiver and I wish I can try this sensation in the water !!!
Thanks so much
love your channel my class starts sept 23
nice content love!!
Thanks for being a part of it!
@ 5:08 breath hold, you have definitely reached mermaid status.
haha thanks Mike! It's a continual process of improvement. :)
Congrats! 👏
thank you!
I'm looking into programs but unsure which agency to go with ( aida, padi ) which would be better I'm also trying find a good program 🤔
I would go with the instructor over any particular agency, although PADI is still pretty new. Choose a reputable dive center rather than an agency. And it also depends on if you want to do it recreationally and know the basics or pursue competitions. It also depends on where you want to take your courses! So many things to consider! I can help narrow down your choices depending on what your location is!
@@thesailingsiren I was requesting info on the zero to hero program in Koh Tao about 3 months plus I work part time after I'm done but I noticed you said you had to do certain stuff though Aida to compete would I be allowed to if it's not Aida but the cert is national ? The program I was looking Into was with blue immersion I've been training pretty hard so I'm ready for the course even tho they don't ask you to
But I am in Northern Florida so there isn't many freedivers out here
@@StephenAlexanderVideos When are you going to Blue Immersion? I've heard good things about their program...you'll get a lot of teaching experience and rack up certs fast! Plus Flo is a super knowledgeable instructor trainer if you get to learn from him. I'm not quite sure i understand your question...a competition is different than an instructor internship. Could you rephrase your question so I can try and give you a good answer? Congrats on looking into internships!
@@thesailingsiren I realized I worded it pretty bad and I have the dates in my email but it's like 6 months give or take. What I took from the video about the competitions is that you had to be certified through them but I just emailed the place I'm going to and they told me I just have to pay the dues and I can compete. I was confused for a bit but I found the answer!
I have a highly ambiguous feeling about freediving competitions and freediving in general. My background in freediving is a frustrating story of getting an Aida 2* which left me highly traumatic and afraid of going any further because of contractions and especially the depth part where contractions already start around -7 m on my way down(!) making me suffer miserably. I have never ever been able to do a single -16 m dive where contractions didn't start at least before I was halfway my entire dive. Contractions are extremely uncomfortable and frightening for me, even when they just only started. Having to perform anything in freediving, even recreationally makes me shut down somehow. And having someone say I should continue even more. Please don't take this personally because there are a lot of self proclaimed "heroes" and so called "influencers" who do stuff like you do, and I happen to spill out my frustrations here, but these kind of video's just make me want to run away from freediving as far as I possibly can. They somehow give the impression that anyone can do it. And that it is easy. Even if it's only between the lines. You know what I mean? It's always the magic saying: "if I can do it, so can you, if only you believe in yourself enough." This doesn't motivate me, on the contrary. You see, whatever you do, if you fail, it's because you didn't believe enough in yourself, so the one saying the motivational stuff is always right. You just can't say: I'm not made for freediving, I can't stand the contractions, they're too uncomfortable. Oh no, they won't take no for an answer. It's like: "sure, you can do it! And it's all in your mind..." But they forget that everyone's different and freediving does NOT come as natural for everyone as most freedivers seem to claim. And I find contractions to be very physical. I simply despise the claim that it's easy. It's not. It's freaking hard. So, no, there's no chance I'll ever enter a competition. I'm simply not good enough for freediving on itself and second, I'll have to perform and that will make it a very lousy performance by definition. And another thing is this: I always hear(read) that freediving competitions are there not to compete against eachother but rather against yourself. I get the point, but then why do they still give a ranking of who's first, second and third? And then still, everyone is doing as if that isn't important... I don't get it. .....this writing oozes with frustration, I know, but I'm not even sorry for. Anyway, whatever. I'm glad you're glad. I guess.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Just because I have had a positive experience with competitions doesn't mean that everyone is going to have the same experience. I have a background in competitive running, and it's taught me similar coping mechanisms with the feelings of competition that are somewhat relatable to freediving.
As you said, freediving is a different journey for different people. I also get contractions on the way down whenever I'm progressing to a new depth, and I don't go deeper until the contractions go away. I struggled to get to 5 meters for two weeks as I learned about what I was doing wrong in my equalization. I don't know if you'd find this useful, but here is a link to a start of a 4 part series about causes of contractions at depth and misconceptions that people might have. It's by a guy named Harry Chamas of Freedive Passion, and his teaching style really resonates with me.
th-cam.com/video/fC-7T-HDezk/w-d-xo.html
I'm sorry that you had a negative experience with your AIDA course. I'm thankful that the place I learned didn't have time limits for completion of courses, as getting to a certain depth or a certain time before a certain deadline can be stressful and even dangerous for people who need more time to adapt, to learn, and to get concepts. If we went by those metrics, I failed my Level 1 and my Level 2 because it took me longer than projected to complete the course requirements! No pressure, but if you ever decide to experiment with freediving again, consider coaching sessions rather than courses, and let your metric for success be comfort and a solid understanding of what is going on in your body. Better to be a competent and comfortable diver at a depth that is enjoyable for you than a diver that gets new PB's but struggles to reach them. More about that in my next video. I wish you the best in your decision to pursue or not pursue freediving, and don't feel bad about sharing your experience! It's useful for people to see all sides of freediving training, not just mine. :)
I am still fascinated that it seems your static time is limited by your body "shutting" down rather than the willpower of pushing yourself and tolerate the pain of urge to breathe. Do you think we experience this differently or is it the fact you tolerate pain better than others? OR what do you feel on record breath hold dives? Seems like you are fresh as a daisy when coming up, while I feel like dying in agony..
Hey Keun, thanks for the compliment haha, but I am far from fresh as a daisy at 5 minutes. I do think that it is perfectly possible that we experience contractions differently. I don't feel pain. I feel discomfort, I feel contractions, but I do not feel pain. I also have experience training with people of all levels and backgrounds. Some have contractions that look like they're doing the worm, whereas others have nothing at all for 4 minutes. Some people don't have contractions but their sign to come up is a "sense of impending doom". It really varies from person to person. I did get past the mental barriers by training breath holds very frequently. Almost daily before any depth training. Just one dry static max a day can make a world of difference!
@@thesailingsiren Then we probably feel record holds differently, because I feel " discomfort" on halfway. :) Thanks for your views and opinions, appreciate it!
@@eppene Well regardless of how we feel it, I think the solution is finding a balance in training enough to allow our bodies and minds to acclimate but not so much that we overtrain. Good luck with your training! Keep me posted!
Sailing Siren Yes, for sure! And thanks again for thoughtful replies.
@@eppene she not fresh tho as she say she was hypoxic which is could lead to bo if she keep pushing it which means you she is not ready yet at least i dont think she will save from lmc or bo more than 5:20 which is can be training be traditional o2 table or maybe some physical training to lower resting heart beat so more effecient of o2 consume,mind control,relaxation if still can be more relax and etc
Hey , Can i give challenge underwater ?
I'm not sure what you're asking.
@@thesailingsiren Sorry if i Have a Bad english... i am french
Hmm Can you try make one eyes on water and one eyes underwater?
@@thesailingsiren super ! Peux-tu ouvrir un œil sous l'eau et le deuxième œil au dessus de l'eau?
Ou bien sortir de l'eau en gardant les yeux grand ouvert?
@@lucastout Let me get back to you after a friend of mine translates haha.
@@lucastout Another thing. What is the reason behind asking me to do this? In French!