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I had a lunch with Trevor Hutton yesterday, and he said something that struck a chord with me, and is in fact relevant to this discussion.
When he started freediving, he went to the sea and found peace and quiet.
Freediving was a small activity, practised by a small group of people who were doing it for pure reasons. Because in the ocean, and in their freediving, they found peace, quiet and solitude.
Do we really want freediving to become a mainstream sport with thousands of 'athletes' clammering onto boats and descent lines every weekend, where Dahab, Sharm, Spetses, and all these places start to resemble Disney World during summer vacation? The more I think about it, and speaking as a media person myself, the more I'm not sure that I'm unhappy if the media forget we exist. ??????
Kind Regards
Jeff