I had been floating face-down in the swimming pool of Matamanoa Resort in Fiji for nearly three minutes, eyes closed, breathing through a snorkel, when my freediving instructor’s voice reverberated ...

On a cool February morning in 1967, Navy diver Bob Croft packed his lungs with air and plunged into the Atlantic, descending more than 200 feet without a mask, fins or scuba tank. By most measures, Mr ...

World champion Morgan Bourc’his explains how breath control, calm, and gradual progression unlock one of the most meditative sports on earth. That’s not bad considering I could barely keep my head ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To survive on this wild planet we call home, humans need to adapt. That's not just a feat of strength of will, but of the body. To ...

A group of divers were observing a large school of sardines when a Bryde's whale suddenly appeared Free-diving instructor Emily Marzilli and her friends went diving in Magdalena Bay off Baja ...

How do they do it? For centuries, a community of women on South Korea's Jeju Island have been diving without oxygen, holding their breath for several minutes as they harvest seafood from deep under ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...