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Athens, Greece
Joined October 2019
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Many of the most dangerous mistakes do not happen during the descent or at maximum depth. They happen near the surface. In the final meters of the ascent. In the exact moment where the diver believes the difficult part is already over. alchemy.gr/blogs/news/the-ps…
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The Weekly Digest ⚡️ A curated selection of the week’s most compelling reads, gathered for attentive reading. mailchi.mp/alchemy/10-meters ◎ Surfacing Is A Skill ◎ CO2 Tolerance Is Not Linear ◎ Why Freedivers Should Care About Spawning Seasons ◎ Sleep As A Performance Tool
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What A Real Blackout Looks Like This -100m CWTB dive took place at FCG in Kalamata and resulted in Thibault’s first underwater blackout. youtube.com/watch?v=mA6l58hJ…
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What you see underwater changes how you feel, move, and perform. From blue water disorientation to mask design and visual overload, this deep dive explores how vision shapes relaxation, oxygen consumption, and mental control in freediving. alchemy.gr/blogs/news/the-ro…
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The Breath That Brought Her Back A powerful conversation on burnout, mental health, breathwork, and how freediving helped Christin Gerstorfer rebuild her life from the inside out. alchemy.gr/blogs/news/the-br…
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The Weekly Digest ⚡️ A curated selection of the week’s most compelling reads, gathered for attentive reading. mailchi.mp/alchemy/vision ◎ A Human Need For Reference ◎ The Breath That Brought Her Back ◎ Why Environmental Education Became Part Of ALFC ◎ The 2K Freediving Rope
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Boundaries Are Meant To Be Pushed Meet the original short carbon freediving fins that pack the speed you need to get more done faster. alchemy.gr/products/alchemy-…
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Burnout, Pressure, And Change Meet Christin Gerstorfer: Austrian national record holder, former world record holder, and one of the most compelling voices in freediving right now. alchemy.gr/pages/podcast/bur…
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Building A Low Oxygen Use Profile Most freedivers try to go deeper by building capacity. The best improve by using less. Learn how to reduce oxygen consumption, refine your technique, and build a low consumption freediving profile. alchemy.gr/blogs/news/how-to…
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She trusts the water enough to move slowly through it. ⠀ 📸 @soojoongsa_jin 🧜🏻‍♀️ @gysong123 ⠀ #alchemyfins #freediving #alchemyv330 #freediver #apnea
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Burnout, Pressure, And Change Welcome to another episode of the Alchemy Podcast. In this conversation, we sit down with Christin Gerstorfer, one of the most driven and multidimensional athletes in freediving today. alchemy.gr/pages/podcast/bur…
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Off duty, still turning heads. ⠀ 📸 @freedivesoul ⠀ #alchemyfins #freediving #freedive #alchemyaurora #apnea
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The Weekly Digest ⚡️ A curated selection of the week’s most compelling reads, gathered for attentive reading. mailchi.mp/alchemy/oxygen-us… ◎ Building A Low Oxygen Use Profile ◎ The Day You Realize You're Not A Beginner Anymore ◎ Choosing The Right School For You
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Not Your Average Snorkel Introducing Air, the ultimate freediving snorkel that defines performance excellence. alchemy.gr/products/air-snor…
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📍 Why Training In Kalamata Makes Sense For many freedivers in Europe, the idea of serious training still carries a certain assumption. That it requires distance. Kalamata changes that. alchemyfreedivingcenter.com/…
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No rush. No fear. ⠀ 📸 @lifeofasharkdiver 🧜🏻‍♂️ @danny_mako ⠀ #alchemyfins #freediving #shark #freediver #apnea
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What Happens After Your First Personal Best Hitting a personal best feels like the breakthrough. But what comes next is where most divers struggle. Here’s how to turn one peak dive into real, lasting progress. alchemy.gr/blogs/news/what-h…
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