10 Questions
What is the record for the longest breath hold by a woman?
9 minutes
What is the most significant challenge faced by freedivers?
Pressure on the body
How many freedivers are estimated to be around the world?
5,000
What is the deepest depth a freediver has descended to?
214m
What is the approximate number of deaths related to freediving each year?
100
What happens to the pressure on the body as a diver descends?
It increases with depth
What effect does the increased pressure have on the body?
Causes nitrogen to be absorbed into the bloodstream
What happens to the human body for the first 15-20 metres of descent?
It is very buoyant
What is the impact of reaching extreme depths on a diver's blood oxygen level?
It reaches nearly zero
How does increased pressure affect the air in a diver's body?
It causes decompression of air in the body
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