hello from tacoma

[marquezdl]

Hi there I am a newbie wannabe freedivir. I'm 60 years old but I love to swim, have always loved swimming underwater especially, and I have good lung capacity. I downloaded an app onto my iphone called "breath hold" and using the training table it sets up, I can do both the CO2 and O2 sets for a 6 minutes breath hold without extreme discomfort. so I guess the next step for me is a beginners freediving course..
Any ideas of where/when that might be available? As far as I can tell, the nearest freediving community is in Vancouver BC.

 

[ReefTroll]

Firstly, welcome in!

You'll find a fair few Canadian freedivers in here, try posting in one of the regional sections.
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[Salehthefish]

Hello and welcome on DB... You say 6 min!!! Thats great job Hardly i can hit 4 min... Do it safely with a buddy and all best

 

[marquezdl]

actually it was a 5 minute hold for the O2 table to train for a 6 minute hold....I could not do 6!!!
Five and a few seconds is my best so far

 

[DerekB]

There tight nit freedive crew in the puget sound called the bottomsounders ( yahoo group)
Cool guys who go out frequently. Often setting up line dives in Alki beach ( west seattle).

There are also some nice wreck dives in the puget sound. If I wasn't moving to hawaii in 6 days I would have loved to show you some basics and dive spots .

 

[Salehthefish]

Hey 5 min is still great... Keep it up!!

All best
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[agbiv]

Welcome from Texas!