About the episode
He is the 20 x world record holder, he is the reason we question humanities abilities and he holds his breath for eight and a half minutes. He is the Freediving World Champion, he is Alexey Molchanov and you should listen to this episode. THE DIRT @alexeymolchanov Alexey’s breathing abilities - 8.5 minute breath hold, yes. ‘The Machine’ What Alexey and Julia’s outlook is about pool freediving vs depth Alexi's freediving journey - where did this ‘Machine’ come from and how he broke a record at age 17 during his first freediving competition Mammalian - what? Alexey and Julia talk about our set of evolutionary adaptations which allow us to stay underwater for extended periods of time; diving reflex Paul is baffled by the bodily triggers in Freediving that make us pee - honestly though, he can’t let it go. Alexy's diving origins continued… Alexey shares some of his shark diving and conservation stories on one breath Paul continues to be baffled… You won’t believe it but you have to hear it; the dirt on how Alexey can dive down to 130m and hold his breath for 8.5 minutes Alexey and Julia run through how a freediving competition works and the mind games and mental competition that takes play behind the scenes… Alexey, how do you hold your breath the way you do? I mean, come on. The dirt on the stigma behind freediving and safety Getting in depth with Alexey and Julia about the dangers of freediving as a sport Paul lost a friend to a shallow water blackout - what are shallow water blackouts How many world records does Alexey have - you won’t believe it. Japanese women can hold their breath while diving for peals… Alexey’s mental dive preparation and what he’s not thinking about 130m below Ice tails - Alexey tells all about his 80m free dive under the ice Alexye’s next ‘big thing’ How Julia approaches freediving Alexey's freediving community ‘Freediving is not about fighting the urgre to breathe, it's about relaxation’ The importance of a good freedive instructor Alexy's mum's influence on the freediving sport Alexy's freediving school Find Alexey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
