This is impressive... sets an inspring example
panic 
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Saw that clip a little while ago. Two mins static then swims the length of the pool.
Amazing 
Once upon a time when i was a non smoker i could hold for 3 Min static underwater ie just floating.Swim length of a 50m pool underwater.I think the world record for just holding your breath static is around 9min amazing.Relaxing is the key , this type of activity though is extremely dangerous , shallow water blackout!You should never hyper ventillate before doing it and never alone.
Laurie
You should read your own forum sometime (circa 2008)
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Big-wave-hold-down-training/
Other comments Google:
Well when you think about it, What is big a Hawaiian swell 17-20 second period so a 2 wave hold down 40-50 secs,It's just learning to relax that's the hard part so you don't consume the oxygen in your blood, its all in ya head.
) do over 17mins. The record's been smashed by a swiss - Peter Colat 19mins 21secs!!!
) do over 17mins. The record's been smashed by a swiss - Peter Colat 19mins 21secs!!! .. too true & pm'd you about your google challenge
Maybe the best way to do it would be to hold your breath in shallow water while your mates dragged you around by your legs, shook you, hit you with surfboards and kicked you or bounced you off the bottom. If you could still hold your breath for 2 mins during this you'd probably be ready for a good hold down in big surf.
Nothing more frightening and I have heard of people counting while under water to make time slow down a little, what you thought was a 60 second hold down may have only been 20 seconds......
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One of my all time favorite films.. The Big Blue... Anyone else seen it?
DJ
Sure have many times, always first in mind when someone asks for my favourite film.
In regards to holding your breath my bro is a keen fisho and (was free diver) who lives down sou-west WA. He has some abalone diver mates who can free dive and hold their breath for a few minutes at a time. Unfortunately a few years back whilst spear fishing one of them blacked out at 26 metres and never surfaced.
Now my bro has a couple of kids so that incident plus the increasing presence of big men in grey suits he sticks to fishing.
Here's a vid me and Trev done a year or so ago with a bit of breath holding, biggest tip i can give is before you go out and start doing this is to learn about shollow water black out!!!
Anyone got any good ideas on how to improve your breath hold? Mines really pathetic.
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Here's a vid me and Trev done a year or so ago with a bit of breath holding, biggest tip i can give is before you go out and start doing this is to learn about shollow water black out!!!
Very true, big safety concern,I've had mate blackout and die and was lucky someone was there, they grabbed him and revived him and he spent a few days in hospital with all sorts of moniters attached
Wish that was the reason.
