Diving
Equalisation: Why Ears End Most Freedivers' Progress
Frenzel and mouthfill solve the one problem that stops more beginner freedivers than fitness or fear ever does: equalising the ears under rising pressure.
Dec 5, 2024
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Freediving Breathing: What Helps, What Does Nothing, and What Can Kill You
Breathe-up, diaphragmatic breathing and the recovery breath are the three that matter. Hyperventilation is the one that removes your warning that you are about to black out.
Aug 10, 2026
Diving
Your First Night Dive: What Changes When the Light Goes
The same reef becomes a different site after dark, and so does the diving. Navigation, buddy contact and the way your brain handles a narrow beam all need rethinking before you get in.
Aug 8, 2026
Diving
What Freediving Actually Is: Every Discipline Explained
CWT, CNF, FIM, STA, DYN: a plain guide to how competitive freediving is actually judged, discipline by discipline, and why the letters matter more than the depth alone.
Feb 14, 2024
Diving
Freediving in the UAE: Where to Train When the Sea Is 34C
The east coast has the depth, the Gulf side has the pools, and summer changes the answer entirely. A practical guide to training here across the year rather than flying to Dahab every time.
Aug 13, 2026
Diving
Lung Squeeze: The Freediving Injury That Comes From Trying Too Hard
Coughing pink after a deep dive is not something to shrug off. Squeeze happens when tissue cannot keep up with pressure, and the usual causes are tension, forcing equalisation and pushing depth too fast.
Aug 13, 2026
Diving
Breath-Hold Training on Land: What Evidence Actually Supports
CO2 tables build genuine breath hold tolerance over weeks. Hyperventilating beforehand does the opposite of what beginners think it does, and it has killed trained divers.
Sep 2, 2025
Diving
Aqaba Is Building a September Meeting Point for the Middle East's Blue Economy
Aqaba Blue: Ocean Future in Action runs September 9-12 with diving, conservation, marine technology and tourism. Its value will depend on turning networking into regional practice.
Aug 2, 2026
Diving
Adam Jacoub, Technical Diving Instructor, Dies After Egypt Dive
Technical diving instructor Adam Jacoub died on 18 July 2026 following a dive in Hurghada, Egypt. The circumstances remain under investigation.
Jul 20, 2026
