It’s the first Monday in October and the weather gods have been kind, says Hongkonger Kenze Leung – the clear, calm waters and bright sunny skies are ideal for freediving. “Visibility improves after ...

When you go away for a tropical getaway, there’s no end to the list of ways that you can fit in fun physical activity. You’ve got beach volleyball, snorkeling, kayaking...the list goes on. At one ...

On a sunny day in Perth, a freediver is floating on the ocean, 200 metres offshore, eyes closed and seemingly unresponsive. He has just surfaced. His diving buddy is lightly tapping his cheek and ...

Promising complete physical and mental immersion in the aquatic world, is freediving the ultimate marine adventure? We dive in to find out. For some, the idea of submersing themselves below the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. From where I’m standing, five metres beneath the surface of the swimming pool, I can see the disembodied legs ...

The Atlantic Ocean is a turquoise blanket unfurled to the horizon beyond the white sand beach of the Grace Bay Club, a luxury resort in Turks and Caicos. My husband, Adrian, and I haven’t traveled as ...

Guillaume Néry takes a moment to compose himself. He adjusts his mask, swallows a big breath of air and then dives into the sea. And he won’t come back up for several minutes. Néry is a former world ...

Amber Bourke stands on the ocean floor, facing away from a black abyss while holding her breath. Slowly, she crouches down and pushes off, arching her back gracefully and spinning down into the ...

Nerve-racking footage captures a woman freediving through a very tight cave network, with the tunnel only just wide enough for her body to fit through. In the 42-second-long clip, Tiffany Marie Owen, ...