Shirley Turner UK Dyn 116m
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Experience Cornwall freediving with Freedive UK
A montage of footage showcasing our freediving courses in Cornwall. Cornwall has possibly the best open water freediving in the United Kingdom, with clear, clean water, plenty of sealife and an incredible coastline. We can take you to wrecks and reefs or for more advanced divers, DEEP open water. Come and experiece what Cornwall has to offer on one of our courses. freediveuk.com
Mermaid swimming in Sea Life Manchester with Apneists UK Freediving school
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Mermaids: Anita Mermaid, Maša Mermaid
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Landlocked Colorado Teens Dive With Sharks To Further Education
Dillon Thomas was the only reporter behind the scenes of the Denver Aquarium, as landlocked Colorado teens were given the opportunity to study marine sciences in a shark tank.
Sail Ionian - Speedo Trip
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Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
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Blue Heron Bridge Overview:
The Blue Heron Bridge is the premier beach dive site in the country! And the best part about it, it’s in our backyard! It’s so popular that there’s even a Blue Heron Bridge Dive Club Facebook Page that we recommend all divers to join.
The Blue Heron Bridge is a FREE beach dive and is accessible from Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach, Florida.
EVEN THE PARKING IS FREE AT THE BLUE HERON BRIDGE!
Diving the Blue Heron Bridge is permitted 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset.
With the Blue Heron Bridge being a tide-dependent dive, enter the water no earlier than one hour before high tide, and be out no later than one hour after high tide. Doing a dive which is a half hour before and after high tide is recommended for people not familiar with diving here.
Blue Heron Bridge Tube-Dwelling Anemone The bridge is home to countless creatures, small and large, so take your time, don’t rush! Be on the constant lookout, especially for those smaller creatures which may be hiding. On busy days, well over 100 divers will scuba and snorkel the Blue Heron Bridge. Be observant of your surroundings so you don’t get tangled up with someone else’s flag or the bridge itself.
When navigating around the Blue Heron Bridge, remember not to scuba dive in the swim area. Scuba in this area is not permitted. But don’t worry, the lifeguards are cool with divers surface swimming.
Like most dive sites in South Florida, a dive flag is a must at the Blue Heron Bridge. You run the risk of getting a ticket if you enter the water without a flag. TRUE STORY.
Diving The Blue Heron Bridge:
There are 3 primary dive areas of the Blue Heron Bridge:
• The Blue Heron Bridge East Span
• The Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail (South of the bridge)
• The Blue Heron Bridge West Span
Blue Heron Bridge East Span:
The East Span of the Blue Heron Bridge is a little over 20ft deep. There is minimal light here, so many divers bring a light with them. Under the bridge you will find pilings and small sunken boats that many creatures at the Blue Heron Bridge call home.
For the geographically challenged, the East Span of the Blue Heron Bridge is on your left as you’re walking to the water.
Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail:
The area straight out from the beach sits in 6-10 feet of water and is the shallowest area of the Blue Heron Bridge. 600 tons of limestone boulders and prefabricated reef modules were used to build the 800-foot-long Snorkel Trail. The various shaped piles are separated with a trail of smaller boulders. After the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail was completed in August 2012, sea life quickly made these newly placed reefs their home.
To dive the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail, enter the water from the beach and swim south (straight out). Once you reach a reef module, continue on by exploring east and west Be careful not to enter the boat channel near the West Span when you’re diving the western portion of the Blue Heron Bridge Snorkel Trail.
Blue Heron Bridge West Span:
The first rule of Fight Club the West Span is to NEVER enter the boat channel! To dive the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge, enter the water on the right side of the beach. This side of the bridge is where many divers see seahorses! If you stay close to the bridge footings, you will see where the boat channel begins. Fortunately for us divers, it’s pretty easy to recognize, as the last set of bridge footings looks like a wall. Once you reach the wall, do not explore any further west. The other side of the wall is the boat channel.
Blue Heron Bridge Seahorse near the Beach With the West Span of the Blue Heron Bridge having many smaller organisms, take your time. You can explore the pilings by zig-zagging back and forth. Make sure to scope out the growth below and between the pilings as well as the bottles/cans/trash that cover the West Span. From our experience, there are always fire worms and scorpion fish here, so watch where you put your hands (Wear gloves!). Both will cause a ton of pain! The max depth here is about 20ft.
Blue Heron Bridge Scuba Diving | Riviera Beach, FL
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How to Dive into a Swimming Pool | Front Crawl
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Spearfishing Freediving Diet / Dieta w łowiectwie podwodnym i freedivingu
Te informacje zamieściłem już w jednym ze ostatnich swoich filmów, ale są tam mocno zagrzebane (bodaj od 17 do 19 minuty długiego filmu). Pewnie mało kto dooglądał aż do tego momentu... Dlatego postanowiłem je wyciągnąć i podać jako oddzielną całość. Na tym kończę krótki serial filmów przekazujących to co sam wiem w temacie...
Daily diet (freediving, spearfishing).
You should eat well balanced and easy to digest meals:
carbohydrates: pasta, groats, rice, rye bread
animal protein: red low-fat meat, dark meat (without fat) - beef, veal, chicken breast or turkey (preferably boiled, baked in aluminum foil, fried without oil, or braised), eggs
Unsaturated fats: sea fish, olive oil
Nuts and sunflower seeds are recommended as snacks.
Fruits and vegetables are a desirable part of the diet (although not eaten raw just before training)
Rich and regular irrigation is advised: water, isotonic drinks, fresh fruit and vegetable juices
Drinking alcohol or caffeine is not recommended (coffee, cola, etc.)
This should not be done before the period of freediving or spearfishing activities:
consume alcohol and caffeine,
consume stodgy products,
consume foods like: peas, beans, cabbage, bigos, etc.
Commencing activities that require breath-holding is best to have an empty stomach. This way:
- you can comfortably take in more air at once
- no digestion means reduced oxygen consumption
- it is easier to loosen up the muscles and internal organs
- it is easier to relax
- it is easier to endure contractions of the midriff
- there is no problems with the reflux that may otherwise occur due to frequent vertical descents to greater depths (spearfishing)
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Codzienna dieta (freediving, spearfishing), która sprzyja dłuższemu wstrzymywaniu oddechu:
Należy spożywać posiłki lekkostrawne, zbilansowane:
węglowodany złożone: Makaron, kasza, ryż, chleb żytni
białka zwierzęce: Czerwone chude mięso, ciemne mięsa - wołowina, cielęcina, piersi z kurczaka lub indyka (najlepiej gotowane, pieczone w folii aluminiowej, lub obsmażone bez tłuszczu, a następnie duszone), jajka
Jako przekąski dobre są orzechy, nasiona słonecznika
Dobrym składnikiem diety są owoce i warzywa (ale surowych nie należy spożywać bezpośrednio przed treningiem)
Należy dbać o obfite i regularne nawadnianie: woda, napoje izotoniczne, świeże soki owocowe i warzywne
Nie należy spożywać alkoholu, ani kofeiny (kawa, coca-cola itp.)
W okresie przed treningiem fredivingu lub uprawianiem spearfishingu nie należy:
spożywać alkoholu i kofeiny,
spożywać produktów ciężkostrawnych
spożywać produktów rozdymających: groch, fasola, kapusta, bigos itp
Przystępując do uprawiania sportów wymagających wstrzymywania oddechu najlepiej mieć pusty żołądek. Dzięki temu:
- można nabrać jednorazowo więcej powietrza bez uczucia dyskomfortu,
- bez trawienia zużycie tlenu jest mniejsze
- łatwiej rozluźnić mięśnie i narządy wewnętrzne
- łatwiej się zrelaksować
- można o wiele łatwiej znosić skurcze przepony (kontrakcje)
- nie ma problemów z refluksem w wypadku częstego pionowego schodzenia na większe głębokości (łowiectwo podwodne)
Scuba Diving Lundy Island
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving in which a scuba diver uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) to breathe underwater.
Unlike other modes of diving, which rely either on breath-hold or on breathing supplied under pressure from the surface, scuba divers carry their own source of breathing gas, usually compressed air, allowing them greater freedom of movement than with an air line or diver s umbilical and longer underwater endurance than breath-hold. Scuba equipment may be open circuit, in which exhaled gas is expelled to the surroundings, or a closed or semi-closed circuit rebreather, in which the breathing gas is scrubbed to remove carbon dioxide, and the oxygen used is replenished from a supply of feed gas before being re-breathed.
Scuba diving may be done recreationally or professionally in a number of applications, including scientific, military and public safety roles, but most commercial diving uses surface supplied diving equipment when this is practicable.
A scuba diver primarily moves underwater by using fins attached to the feet, but external propulsion can be provided by a diver propulsion vehicle, or a sled pulled from the surface. Other equipment includes a dive mask to improve underwater vision, a protective diving suit, equipment to control buoyancy, and equipment related to the specific circumstances and purpose of the dive. Scuba divers are trained in the procedures and skills appropriate to their level of certification by instructors affiliated to the diver certification organisations which issue these certifications. These include standard operating procedures for using the equipment and dealing with the general hazards of the underwater environment, and emergency procedures for self-help and assistance of a similarly equipped diver experiencing problems. A minimum level of fitness and health is required by most training organisations, but a higher level of fitness may be appropriate for some applications.
Diving masks and helmets solve this problem by providing an air space in front of the diver s eyes. The refraction error created by the water is mostly corrected as the light travels from water to air through a flat lens, except that objects appear approximately 34% bigger and 25% closer in water than they actually are. Therefore, total field-of-view is significantly reduced and eye–hand coordination must be adjusted.
This also affects underwater photography: a camera seeing through a flat port in its housing is affected in the same way as its user s eye seeing through a flat mask viewport, and so its operator must focus for the apparent distance to target, not for the real distance. This is only relevant for manual focusing.
Cylindrically curved faceplates such as those used for firefighting full-face masks produce severely distorted views underwater.
Commando frogmen concerned about revealing their position when light reflects from the glass surface of their diving masks may instead use special contact lenses to see underwater.
Dive lights
Water attenuates light by selective absorption. Pure water preferentially absorbs red light, and to a lesser extent, yellow and green, so the color that is least absorbed is blue light.
Environmental protection
Protection from heat loss in cold water is usually provided by wet suits or dry suits.
Wetsuits
A wetsuit is a garment, usually made of foamed neoprene, which provides thermal insulation, abrasion resistance and buoyancy.
A good close fit and few zips helps the suit to remain waterproof and reduce flushing - the replacement of water trapped between suit and body by cold water from the outside.
Suits range from a thin (2 mm or less) shortie , covering just the torso, to a full 8 mm semi-dry, usually complemented by neoprene boots, gloves and hood.
Dry suits
A dry suit provides thermal insulation to the wearer while immersed in water, and normally protects the whole body except the head, hands, and sometimes the feet. In some configurations, these are also covered.
Dry suits are designed to prevent water entering. This generally allows better insulation making them more suitable for use in cold water.
Diving Antarctica! | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD
In this season 2 finale, Jonathan treks all the way to Antarctica to investigate life south of the polar circle. Along the way he dives in the majestic kelp forests of Patagonia, where crabs rule the sea floor. Once he arrives in Antarctica, his adventures continue. He swims with penguins, dives under an iceberg, meets a massive jellyfish 3 feet across, and has an incredible encounter with a Leopard seal, the apex predator of Antarctica. This program won a New England Emmy Award!
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My journey begins with several flights from my home in the United States to the southernmost city in the world—Ushuaia, Argentina at the tip of Tierra del Fuego.
My home away from home: the Aleksey Marychev, a 210 foot long Russian research vessel with an ice-strengthened hull.
On our way down the Beagle Channel to open water, we pass a small rock island covered in South American Sea Lions.
And then we pass the famous Beagle Channel Lighthouse.
After leaving the Beagle Channel, we will round Cape Horn into the Drake Passage and make our way more than 600 miles south until we reach the protection afforded by end of the Antarctic peninsula.
My first glimpse of the underwater terrain reveals mostly just some seaweed on the bottom, flowing gently in the current.
But a closer look reveals a community of bottom-dwelling invertebrates, including vast armies of limpets, snail-like animals with cone-shaped shells. They eat the algae on the rocks.
A bright red sea star hunts down limpets for lunch.
Nearby, Anemones wait for prey, their stinging tentacles armed and ready for an unwary fish.
A sea cucumber uses feathery, branching arms to grab plankton out of the water to eat.
It’s a Gentoo penguin, swimming around with the grace of a dolphin and the speed of a torpedo!
These birds might not be able to fly, but underwater they sure can swim. Their wings are adapted for providing underwater propulsion, and few animals in the ocean can swim with such grace and speed as a penguin.
A Gentoo Penguin is easy to identify because of its bright red beak.
Many of these Gentoos are barely more than chicks, waiting patiently for their downy baby feathers to fall off. These poofy feathers keep them warm when they are little, but they’re not good for swimming.
As the birds get older and their adult feathers grow in, they start gathering down by the ocean.
Soon, they take short hops into the freezing water to hunt in the shallows for krill and small invertebrates.
Penguins on the move porpoise in and out of the water like dolphins—but then they can hop right back up on land like no dolphin I’ve ever seen!
As I rise toward the surface at the end of my dive, I encounter a huge wall of ice. It’s an iceberg, that drifted into the bay.
The wall of the iceberg is covered in dimples, like the ones on a golf ball. This pattern forms as the iceberg melts. Thousands of tiny bubbles are released from the melting ice as well, making the water near the iceberg look like a fizzy drink!
The iceberg only rises a few feet above the surface, but its more than thirty feet deep.
When you see an iceberg floating by, there’s not that much above water sometimes, but that’s because 90% of an iceberg is underwater. If I flip it over, you can see just how much ice there is. That’s why icebergs are really dangerous to ships, because you can’t see the part that’s hidden underwater. Fun with ice!
I carry my camera down to the boat and we’re off. Today we’re hunting quietly for a very special animal.
And sure enough, we found them. Leopard seals sleeping on an iceberg. These animals which reach 12 feet long, are the apex predators of the Antarctic. There are no sharks in the waters of Antarctica, but these seals fill that niche in the food chain.
Soon, the Leopard seals wake from their nap and come over to investigate us.
They have been known to bite and deflate Zodiacs when they are being territorial.
The seal makes a few passes to check me out, but he seems a lot more curious than aggressive.
Divers are not very common down here. This Leopard seal has probably never seen a diver, or a video camera before.
Either he sees his reflection in the lens, or he’s looking for a career in show business. Either way, this animal sure doesn’t seem to mind my presence.
The leopard seal is so curious, that he stays around for more than an hour. I even have enough time to get my still camera and take a few pictures.
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How to Swim Underwater | Swimming Lessons
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Just learning how to swim? Learn how to swim underwater with this online swimming lesson.
How to swim underwater. Push off the wall in a streamlined position, and begin to glide under the water about 6 to 8 inches under the water, and begin to do the breaststroke arms with the breaststroke kick, without coming up for a breath. This will help you stay underwater for a certain period of time without needing to come up for a breath. If you would like to have a great swim underwater, it's suggested that you exhale a little bit so your body can stay underwater while you move your arms and your legs to push yourself through the water. The arms are kind of down like the butterfly.
You push all the way down with your arms to your hips, kick with your legs, and then recover your arms by bringing them as close as possible to your body, and reach forward to begin the repetition again. Push down, bring your arms down all the way to your hips, and come up with your arms forward. If you begin to run out of air, come up to the surface, take a breath, and then dive down again and repeat the butterfly arms with the breaststroke kick in that repetition. That's how you swim underwater.
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The outer has a brand new and innovative camouflage coloring that combines with the two tones of grey used in some zones of the wetsuit to make the diver more or less invisible even at very short distances. The inner is lined with Black Metallite, a material that guarantees great wear and tear and makes it easy to put the suit on and take it off.
The internal John has durable knee pads. The jacket has an incorporated hood, anti-wear reinforcements at the elbows, breast padding and a groin closure with dovetail lanyard. A fantastic design and an amazing wetsuit!
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Lake Michigan shipwreck SCUBA diving, 7/28/2018 #4
A late July Saturday morning excursion out to the near-Calumet Harbor shipwrecks on Lake Michigan (Material Services Barge and the Tacoma. Wearing my Viking Protech drysuit, OTS Stealth full face mask, Aqua Lung Military Brotula BCD, Hollis AUG100 undergarment, Hollis F1 Fins, and using the Sealife DC2000 underwater camera for video and stills. Air temperature 78 degrees, water temperature at 35 feet: 70 degrees. waves calm/1 feet. Visibility fair/good.
Craig & Jonny Freedive
After a fun summer dive at Horsea Island, Craig & Jonny decide to try a bit of freediving. However, Craig learns the hard way how buoyant a new wetsuit can be... :-)
How to Snorkel
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If you want a better look at what's underwater, all you have to do is snorkel.
Step 1: Collect your gear
Find a mask that fits your face and a snorkel. Attach the snorkel by sliding its hook through the strap on the side of the mask. Carry the mask, snorkel, and fins into a shallow part of the water.
Step 2: Put on your mask
To keep your mask from fogging, rub saliva around its interior and dunk it in the water. Then, bring it to your face, place the straps around your head, and pull them until the mask is snug, but not tight. Hold your face underwater briefly to ensure the mask doesn't leak.
Tip
Before using a brand new mask, rub the inside with toothpaste -- not gel -- and then rinse it with warm water to help prevent it from fogging.
Step 3: Get used to the snorkel
Place the snorkel's mouthpiece in your mouth and breathe through it. Practice putting your face in the water and breathing in and out through your mouth as you rest your teeth lightly on the rubber tabs.
Step 4: Use your fins
Lift your feet out of the water, put on your fins, and push off the ground lightly to begin swimming. Kick your legs calmly and evenly to propel you through the water, keeping your fins below the surface and your body parallel to the sea floor.
Tip
Do not position yourself perpendicularly, as you are more likely to step on live coral or stir up sand and debris.
Step 5: Purge your snorkel
If water enters your snorkel, clear it by exhaling a short burst of air, similar to saying the word two. If that fails, lift your head out of the water, take out the mouthpiece, turn the snorkel upside down to drain it, and return it to your mouth.
Step 6: Go with the flow
Stay aware of your location, your energy level, and other divers as you relax and enjoy peeking in at the mysteries of the deep.
Did You Know?
The coral reef tract off the coast of the Florida Keys is home to over 5,500 species of marine life.
Navy Recruiting Station LHC
Petty Officer Martin discusses third class swimming qualifications in boot camp as well as the navy PFA swim standards.
Tails from the islands (1986)
There are five species of rock lobster found in tropical Australian waters, but by far the most abundant is the Ornate Lobster, Panulirus ornatus. This species forms the basis of a dive fishery in both the Torres Strait and in the Gulf of Papua.
Since 1980 researchers from CSIRO and Papua New Guinea''s Department of Primary Industry have been carrying out an extensive research program, tagging the lobsters in order to trace their movements. In the course of the work, a most remarkable picture of animal migration is unfolding. The lobsters undertake a journey that takes them hundreds of kilometres across the Torres Strait to their breeding grounds in the Gulf of Papua. After breeding, they seem to disappear.
Understanding the biology and behaviour of the lobster is vital, so that a sound foundation of knowledge is established on which better management of the industry can be based.
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