Vertical Blue 2021 - Day 1 - Sessions 2

The first day of incredible freediving action LIVE from Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas.
(featured in the thumbnail photograph Sahika Ecumen of Turkey)
#VB2021 was made possible by Double K, Orca and Suunto and the wonderful people of Long Island.
Check out the competition results for all of these amazing performances at: 2021.VerticalBlue.net
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-Diveye Cinematography & Technology: Michal Biskup, Sebastian Kierzek, Mariusz Kleszczewski, and Adam Wachulewicz,
-Editor: Sebastian Kierzek
-Executive Producer: Francesca Koe
-Photography: Daan Verhoeven
-Chief of Safety: Marco Cosentino
-Platform Coordinator: Alice Simons
-Safety Team: Sayaka Itagaki, Louisa Collyns, Julien Borde, Omar Mourad, and Richard McKenzie
-Medical Team: Leigh & Bill Baker, Jamie Juliano and Kelly Horvath
-Commentators: Rachel Novak and Sean Russell Herman
-Event Organizer: William Trubridge

[@Hesekiel23]

Thanks for the re-upload in better quality!

[@sCWasP]

This is my first time watching this kind of event. It's super impressive to watch these people dive so deep, but man is it also super nerve wracking. The guy that blacked out more than 30m down is some terrifying stuff

[@luksweam]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for uploading the stream with no stutter.❤️

[@JanTalens]

Amazing resque from the safety divers. That guy would have died. He was completely gone 1:08:30 I wonder what had happened if he was 15 meters deeper??

[@buceoApulmon]

When a person blacks out, he/she keeps a heartbeat but does not ventilate. The rescue team brings the diver to the surface asap to prevent more severe anoxia or drowning. We have a reflex called laryngo-spasm that blocks water from entering the lungs for a while. If rescued in due time by the safety team the diver shall be revived shortly. (rescue breath involved) Of course, blackouts underwater should not be taken lightly, they are the last call, and ideally athletes should be conservative in their announcements to avoid BO. A black-out is not healthy, we loose quite a few brain cells when this happens. Just like boxers don't want to be knocked out too many times in their career, freediving athletes don't want to experience too many black-outs during their competing years.

[@Grant-vk6zo]

Amazing what these men and women are capable of doing.

[@ZlokayaKuzdra]

Браво!!! Молодец!!!

[@makkie211175]

4 minutes swimming underwater under deep pressure, you have to see it to believe it.

[@83kss]

I like Panglao to, have to come back some day...;-)

[@radoslavmilev4896]

Amazing competition. But Sean is absolutely annoying.Damn....