[harbour seal]

Originally Posted by Cornholio

This is good to read:

http://forums.deeperblue.net/freediv...swb-story.html


Experience and conservatism cannot be relied on. Unexpected things can and do happen.

the unsettling thing about that story is that it was a very experienced diver, diving well within his capabilities, using accepted and "safe" practices for solo-diving (e.g., proper breathe-up technique and long rest-duration between dives). basically, the freediver experienced a nasty SWB out of the blue, while not making any obvious "mistakes" to cause the blackout (e.g., pushing too hard, going too deep, staying longer than usual, lack of sleep, drinking the night before, dehydration). anyway let me add a couple more useful links.

two additional accounts of SWB:

http://forums.deeperblue.net/safety/...nightmare.html

http://forums.deeperblue.net/freediv...ous-enemy.html

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http://forums.deeperblue.net/safety/...ing-death.html

"freeding death" - very good discussion, including: an account of the death of a spearfisherman, a discussion of some of the risks involved in freediving, and then a lengthy discussion by some very experienced divers on the issue of solo-freediving and possible safety protocols.

all of them make for very sobering reading and i highly recommend them to everyone.

cheers,
sean
vancouver, canada