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003: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Freedivers - Part 1 of 5

Release Date: 09/08/2020

018: The Safety Mindset in Freediving - Going Beyond Safe Into the Alive

The Freediving Podcast

In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of safety in freediving, exploring how it’s not just about avoiding danger, but about fostering awareness, planning, and mindful presence. I share insights from my training session, where I attempt a maximum distance dive in dynamic apnea. Freediving, as I’ve come to understand, requires a unique blend of technical precision, mental focus, and a safety mindset developed over time. The episode delves into the three essential phases of safety in freediving: mental preparation, handling challenges during the dive, and, if needed, rescue by a...

017: Freediving, the Art of Becoming & Purposeful Living

The Freediving Podcast

In this episode, we explore the deep connection between freediving and personal growth, reflecting on what it means to follow an instinctual passion without needing a rational reason. Renee Blundon shares personal insights from returning to freediving after a break and the profound sense of peace it brings. By focusing on the art of doing one thing at a time - whether in the water or in life - the episode reveals how practicing mindfulness can enhance your relationships and overall well-being. Renee discusses the mental toughness and physical awareness required in freediving, especially during...

016: Why do I Freedive? In a Nutshell

The Freediving Podcast

Freediving allows me that escape to another world, and has me challenge and question what it is that I think I know. It humbles and broadens my perspective, with every dive a new experience filled with surprises, opening my mind to a new level of awareness. You can join the open source information network for this podcast at: To subscribe to my Friday 5 newsletter visit: My contact information: [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: Website: Twitter: Facebook Page: Facebook Group:

015: How to Be Happy

The Freediving Podcast

We are really lucky in that we can choose to build relationships, friendships and the community around us, as we persue our goals and passions in life, which I think is a key step in choosing to be happy :) You can join the open source information network for this podcast at: To subscribe to my Friday 5 newsletter visit: My contact information: [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: Website: Twitter: Facebook Page: Facebook Group:

014: Apnea Squats Challenge - A Dry Training for Freediving

The Freediving Podcast

This episode is about the Apnea Squats Challenge, an AWESOME dry training for freediving to prepare the legs for CWT freediving and dynamic apnea in the pool. To do this training, you start with a 1+ min. static apnea breath-hold sitting on a chair and then do as many squats as you can. REPEAT TWICE. 5X per week. The breathe-up is tidal breathing + 2 purge breaths, and then one full breath. For more info about this training, check-out the show notes at: https://www.reneeblundon.com/apnea-squats-challenge

013: Training Journal: Swimming Base Training Sesh

The Freediving Podcast

Today is day 1 of my 2022 freediving season. It's been almost 2 weeks since the Freediving World Cup competition, which marked the end of my 2021 season, and now I'm excited to apply all the new insights I've learned throughout this year. Today I begin my base training with a swimming session, designed by my coach Florian Dagoury. This training is aimed to stretch the ribcage, train the muscles to use O2 slower with less lactic, providing a mild CO2 workout. I like it because it also gets you super fit!

012: Low Oxalate Eating for Freediving Performance

The Freediving Podcast

A discussion with Sally Norton and Renee Blundon about oxalates and how they impact freediving, athletic performance and overall health.

011: Freediving Visualization - Visualize Your Dive!

The Freediving Podcast

Today's episode is a guided freedive visualization, that you can listen to anytime before your freedive. Renee will guide you in creating an inspiring & vivid mental picture of a deep freedive from start to finish. Many freediving athletes use visualization techniques as part of their training for freediving. It helps to cultivate a heightened state of mental awareness, which can boost your self confidence and your overall well-being, therefore enhancing your freediving performance.

010: Rethink Your Breathing - Part 2 Mouth Breathing vs Nose Breathing

The Freediving Podcast

Breathing through the nose is the secret to better health, wellbeing and performance. Yet, most of us breathe through our mouths so our health and performance suffers.

009: Rethink Your Breathing - Part 1 Mouth Breathing vs Nose Breathing

The Freediving Podcast

"The Nose Is For Breathing, The Mouth is for Eating" How do you breathe? It might be something you've never given much thought about. But on this episode, freediver, Renee Blundon, will try to convince you that you should.

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Welcome to the third episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is part one of five about the mental training and techniques that the world's top freedivers use to prepare for their deep dives.

The freedivers at the highest level, may be somewhat well matched in terms of their breath-hold ability, conditioning, their physical abilities and skill level. But that alone is not enough to achieve world records and win World Championships and the major freediving competitions. Mental techniques and strategies is extremely important so that freedivers can get their minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance and relaxation.

Based on her own personal research from watching / reading interviews, by reading blogs and articles of the top freedivers, Renee will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques which these freedivers use to prepare for their dives. She'll also give details and examples into these different techniques, and how they work, as well as how the techniques can be used by competitive freedivers to maximize your performance.

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction to the podcast
02:02 Diving into mental training for freediving
02:35 The athletes at the top!
04:00 Examples of different approaches when it comes to mental preparation for freediving
08:20 Mental training playing such a big part on the dives
10:35 Mental training for when things go wrong!
12:00 Overcoming failed dives attempts with mental techniques
14:20 What do I mean by mental techniques for freediving?
15:15 Unpacking some of the mental strategies freedives use
18:25 Discussing the next episodes and conclusion
20:15 What's going on with me and my freediving training?