Apnea accident

[Petko]

Apnea accident
My name is Peter from Slovakia currently living in UK.
I am pretty new to free diving I have not been training for long just a few months from September.
The point I want to make to make it short is for past few days I have encounter a problem.
I have fainted during the training.
Most probably I have made a big mistake with over ventilation.
In two occasions instead of taking 3 big fast breaths I have taken about 10+.
I have lost consciousness just after few seconds. I felt dizzy and what I remember was just being in a bath not remembering anything what happened for past few seconds.
The worst part I was doing squads on breath hold.
I took 10-20 big breaths empty my lungs taking big breath and after 3-4 squads I felt dizzy and following 5-6 squads I remember blurrily after that I was told by a witness that I was shaking on the floor.
I am sorry for being dull asking an advice.
I did get scared even though I new I was supposed to take no more then 3 breaths but could there be any other reason for loosing it.
Thank you.
Peter

 

[fcallagy]

Hi Peter hard to understand from your description what happened but seems like you hyperventilated then swam and blacked out and were luckily rescued or do you mean dry trianing? anyway in either case try and do a course and train with others in the pool plenty of places in the UK.

 

[rnsaicic]

Hi Peter,
it seems pretty obvious that the two episodes you described were induced by hyperventilation. It is better to learn the lesson - do not hyperventilate! - in this way (during dry training, without injuries) than in the pool, or even worse - in the sea. Practicing apnea without proper knowledge can be very dangerous (not only in water, but also during the dry training, where a sudden loss of consciousness can result in falls and serious injuries). There are many more things one should know before starting breath hold activities. If you intend to practice apnea and freediving, you should follow a course on it, organized by qualified instructors, and subsequently perform your trainings and underwater activities in line with the rules you will learn, in order to do it safely.
Good luck,
Radomir