Freediving is so much more than a sport, it's more than just a dive, more than a breathhold and more than all the technical details. It's about you. How you feel inside, which attitude you have and what you think - it will all effect the way you are diving. Freediving is the ultimate challenge for both body and mind.

All activities done on one breath can be considered freediving. But as for the freediving sport there are several disciplines for training and competing in freediving, ranging from a static breathhold to a underwater distance swim in a pool and a deep dive with or without fins. Many freedivers dive to spearfish or just to be a part of the underwater world, to float weightless in a feeling of freedom.

Read more about freediving (in Swedish) or come to one of the courses where Annelie is co-teaching freediving. www.fridykning.se/kurs

"I've always been searching for ways to test my limits, looking for more and more demanding sports - freediving was perfect. I have fallen in love with the marine life and underwater landscapes. No matter how many deep dives I do or how hard I train, there is always time to dive with the fish and enjoy the sea for what it is.

The first of thing that caught me into advanced freediving was the sight of it (of course, from the film "The Big Blue"). Just seeing it - I wanted to be there. I wanted to be the small person just leaving the surface behind and going alone into the depth - The serenity and the simplicity of it is so beautiful. It started a longing and a crave to freedive that came from deep within".

How Annelie says she became a good freediver:

 - "Dedication. As soon as I fell in love with freediving I moved to Dahab during  the winters so I could practise all year round.
- I had a wide experience from many other sports which I was able to apply to freediving
- I know how a fit body helps. As a Personal Trainer I used all my knowledge to figure out how and what to train.
- I beleive I can do anything I put my mind to
- I have a supportive and inspiring freediving-coach, Sebastian Näslund
- I practise yoga every morning
- I let got of prestige and ego-centeredness
- I am a vegetarian and I don't eat fish
- I remember why I started freediving
- I don't care what others do. Rules and limits that applies to others doesn't  nessecarily apply to me.
- I do lots of FRC's to adapt my lungs to depth
- I keep my fitness-level up (both cardio and strength)
- I become what I do - freediving is in the back of my head all the time, in whatever I do and wherever I am."

"This will not nessecarily help you, as we are all very different, but maybe you can pick up a few tips!"