Howdy All,
I've seen the "Our records indicate that you have never posted..." ...a lot... I finally gave in.
My name's Ivan, a Union Boilermaker and a beginner freediver (as far as freediving training goes). Growing up in the water (from Santa Cruz to Western Australia) and and later in the military, I've always been more comfortable swimming underwater. Lately, out of pure necessity (and after learning a few physiological parameters the hard way), I discovered "freediving" and "apnea" and have been obsessively researching everything I can online. (DeeperBlue has been super helpful.) What I take away from all the research is just how dangerous it can be, especially in my case, with no dive buddy and a static apnea of over 3 min. I swim a lot (in my in-ground pool) and even trying not to train alone in the water, I know my regular/normal swimming's effectively dangerously close to training, whether it's called swimming or training.
I'm real interested in spearfishing and just enjoy being underwater, period. It's the closest I get to flying in the air... like in dreams, of course. Apnea abilities help in other activities too, in my own experience. I'm 37 and wonder how I've made it this far without knowing about voluntary apnea training in general. I've called a dive shop just south of Tally (is it ok to say the name on here?) and talked to a receptive guy named Jeorg that's highly interested. We plan to meet and form a loose, grassroots group, for obvious reasons. Jeorg told me there's a small group that free-spearfishes off a boat out on the gulf from time to time. I know Henning is here in Tally, too. I don't know if he reads these forums, however. What I do know, is a guy such as Henning living right here is a real and rare goldmine if and when any of us in the area commit to the sport. We just can't take risks on our own, this much we know for sure.
Ivan
NW Tally
I've seen the "Our records indicate that you have never posted..." ...a lot... I finally gave in.
My name's Ivan, a Union Boilermaker and a beginner freediver (as far as freediving training goes). Growing up in the water (from Santa Cruz to Western Australia) and and later in the military, I've always been more comfortable swimming underwater. Lately, out of pure necessity (and after learning a few physiological parameters the hard way), I discovered "freediving" and "apnea" and have been obsessively researching everything I can online. (DeeperBlue has been super helpful.) What I take away from all the research is just how dangerous it can be, especially in my case, with no dive buddy and a static apnea of over 3 min. I swim a lot (in my in-ground pool) and even trying not to train alone in the water, I know my regular/normal swimming's effectively dangerously close to training, whether it's called swimming or training.
I'm real interested in spearfishing and just enjoy being underwater, period. It's the closest I get to flying in the air... like in dreams, of course. Apnea abilities help in other activities too, in my own experience. I'm 37 and wonder how I've made it this far without knowing about voluntary apnea training in general. I've called a dive shop just south of Tally (is it ok to say the name on here?) and talked to a receptive guy named Jeorg that's highly interested. We plan to meet and form a loose, grassroots group, for obvious reasons. Jeorg told me there's a small group that free-spearfishes off a boat out on the gulf from time to time. I know Henning is here in Tally, too. I don't know if he reads these forums, however. What I do know, is a guy such as Henning living right here is a real and rare goldmine if and when any of us in the area commit to the sport. We just can't take risks on our own, this much we know for sure.
Ivan
NW Tally
