The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

Amber Bourke stands on the ocean floor, facing away from a black abyss while holding her breath. Slowly, she crouches down and pushes off, arching her back gracefully and spinning down into the ...

Years ago, while working to build an orphanage in Tanzania, Renee Blundon got into ocean swimming for exercise. Swimming turned into snorkeling, then to scuba diving, to underwater hockey and ...

I had been floating face-down in the swimming pool of Matamanoa Resort in Fiji for nearly three minutes, eyes closed, breathing through a snorkel, when my freediving instructor’s voice reverberated ...

A pair of divers set the world record for the longest underwater kiss. The couple held the kiss for four minutes and six seconds, breaking a record set 13 years ago. It gave them a newfound ...