Freediving

Diving on a single breath — depth, distance and static apnoea disciplines.

👥1 per team🌤both
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What is Freediving?

Freediving is underwater diving without the use of breathing apparatus. Competition disciplines include static apnea (breath-hold underwater), dynamic apnea (horizontal distance underwater), constant weight (descend and ascend with fins), free immersion (pull down the line) and no-limits (descend on a weighted sled). World records exceed 130 m of depth.

Quick facts

Category

Aquatic Sports

Type

Individual

Players

1 per team

Where played

both

Country of origin

🇬🇷 Greece

Estimated origin

Ancient sponge and pearl diving; modern sport 20th century

Olympic

No

Popularity

major

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-20.verified