Before my first course, I thought freediving is just about holding your breath, dive down and look around. I knew that there freedivers going deeper than I could imagine and that there was this crazy “no limits” discipline but I never really thought about people going down and up on a rope. Most of the…
DetailsWe found this interesting article on Organic Health and we want to share it with you:) Have you ever had a stuffy nose? This could be the result of a sinus infection or a cold. You see when the lining of your sinus cavity becomes inflamed from irritations like bacteria or viruses. This causes your…
DetailsAs if the outstanding and unbeatable conditions for freediving of the Red Sea and in particular of the Blue Hole were not enough to justify a trip to Dahab for competing at the Triple Depth, the amount of prizes you can win this year (without the need to be a world record holder) should be…
Details“Why would you want to freedive when you can put a tank on your back and stay down for so much longer?” This is a question that every freediver is sure to be asked, whether they just signed up for a beginner course or are competitive freedivers with years of experience. It is a question…
DetailsAt Freedive Dahab we have been using Rollei actioncams for our freediving activities. These are small cameras with great design, high performance and resolution; however the price is much lower when compared to other actioncams with the same specs, and the accessories are extremely affordable. The most important thing for us is that the housings…
DetailsAlexey Molchanov is very often spending time in Dahab and we have known him since he was 17! He was already freediving deep then but wasn’t allowed to compete yet. This January Alexey came for some training and brought some monofins to our shop; our instructor and blogger Pavol met him for an interview. We…
Detailsby Benjamin Boehme In this article I will write about the importance of stretching for freediving and how and when it is best done. I believe that stretching plays an important role for any kind of sport as stiffness in muscles cannot be of good use. In all sport I did so far I used…
DetailsAbout 2 years ago I made the more than necessary decision to quit university and do something else. Anything else! What, did not matter. Just anything which had nothing to do with hanging out in huge lecture halls, listening to mostly narcissistic professors praising themselves instead of the subject in front of hundreds of bored…
DetailsBy Benjamin Boehme For the 4th year since 2012 Freedive Dahab, part of Freedive International, is organizing the Russian Freediving Championships for AIDA Russia and the Molchanovs family in Dahab at the famous Blue Hole. The dates for the annual competition are set for the 13th and 15th of May. Participants will be able compete…
DetailsWhen I first came to Dahab in Egypt I was planning to stay for three months just to freedive. My goal was to reach 20 meters! What I did not know at that time was that I would leave as a qualified Level 2 Freediving Instructor diving deeper than 40 meters with fins. I completed…
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