May 2016 Smile Magazine - page 133

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THE
UNBEARABLE
LIGHTNESS
OFBEING
UNDERWATER
"Freediving isan
amazingexperience—
forone thing, theworld
iscalmandyouare
weightless—until you
feel heavycontractions
inyour lungsand
astrong, almost
insurmountable, urge
tobreathe,"Martin
says. Forhim, this
strugglebeginsafter
two to threeminutes
underwater. The
average timeaperson
canholdhisorher
breath is30seconds.