Freediving has been going on for hundreds of years, starting with pearl diving. It's holding your breath and diving without ...

The Freediving World Championship opens in Japan on Wednesday with Hong Kong upping its representation this year to six divers, amid a boom in the sport. Tens of thousands of people each year across ...

She holds the world record for longest breath held underwater (nine minutes and two seconds), can dive 778 feet on one breath with a monofin, and in September 2009, she became the first woman in ...