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NARRATOR: [ECHOING]
They ask why.
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The answer is larger
than language...
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but I'll try.
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In the abyss,
time and space shrink
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to a point so fine,
they hold no shadow.
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So we return
to the giver of life,
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awed by her quiet magic,
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becoming everything and nothing,
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seeing further, clearer,
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reviving our freedom,
our strength.
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This is why.
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[TICKING CONTINUES]
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[TIMER BEEPING]
ERIKA: Please come up
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and breathe through the mouth, please.
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[BREATHES DEEPLY]
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ERIKA: Two minutes rest
before the next one.
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[DEVICE BEEPS]
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ERIKA: Two-minute breath hold.[INHALES DEEPLY]
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ERIKA: We are testing divers
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to see which features
are most predictive
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for diving performance.
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[BREATHES DEEPLY]
ERIKA: Some breaths.
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ERIKA:
Three-minutes breath hold.
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[INHALES DEEPLY]
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Very good.
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I started studying Alexey
16 years ago,
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and Alexey is now dominating
the field.
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He has ideal physiology
for diving,
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but also his mental capacity
and attitude.
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Freediving is a mental sport.
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[EXHALES DEEPLY]
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So we rest two minutes
and then quit?
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- Uh, should we do five?
- ERIKA: It's up to you.
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Let's do five.
Let's do one more.
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But you are tired
from all the diving.
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Well, I can feel it,
but it's fine.
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I think I can--
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If you want, we do five,
but that's it.
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- Yeah.
- ERIKA: But you promise to quit
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if you find it struggle.
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Yeah, yeah. I will for sure.
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ERIKA: Start when you're ready.
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ERIKA: Alexey is unusually hard
on himself with training.
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When you have dived very deep,
you should take some days off
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because otherwise,
that can be dangerous.
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He has a son now.
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I'm a little bit worried.
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[TIMER BEEPING]
ERIKA: Come up.
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[BREATHES DEEPLY]
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ERIKA: No, you're changing color
a little bit.
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Can see you have
held your breath.
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That was good breath hold.
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Now you have to take
a few days off.
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[SIGHS] No, no, no.
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I plan to train tomorrow.
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I hope by tomorrow
it's ready. [CHUCKLES]
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If you stress your body,
you need to build it.
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And it is the rest that builds,
of course.
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I give you a Superman Band-Aid.
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[BOTH LAUGH]
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[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
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ALEXEY: I'm a freediver.
It's all my life.
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I'm very competitive,
I always have been
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since I was a kid.
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I'm 36 now,
and in many sports,
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that would be too old
to be a top athlete.
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But I have still
quite some years to compete
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and stay on top of the sport.
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I'm getting ready
for the season.
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For this year, the goal is
to get all five world records
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for all the disciplines
for freediving.
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Nobody has achieved this
ever before.
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ALEXEY: My favorite is monofin.
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Monofin allows you
to go deeper, faster.
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You feel like a dolphin.
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With the bi-fins,
you can compare it
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with a bicycle on land.
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Free immersion is the discipline
where you pull on a rope.
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It's a great discipline
to start depth exploration
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because it allows you
to stay at depth,
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not to fight buoyancy.
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And there's no fins,
which is the hardest discipline
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because it's slower,
you spend more oxygen.
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So it's a hard discipline,
physically.
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And for my first world record
this season,
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I will try variable weight.
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And it's going down
with a weighted sled
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to go fast and use
as little energy as possible.
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The current record is
150 meters,
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and I will try 156 meters.
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Then I need to leave
this weight there,
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and I need to swim up
on my own.
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It's really a long distance
to swim.
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So if I don't have power
in my legs,
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then I will be tired
halfway up.
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[EXHALES SHARPLY][WEIGHTS CLATTERING]
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Careful.
Tomorrow we'll go deep.
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Yeah. [LAUGHS][CHUCKLES]
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DANIEL: Alexey is the greatest
freediver in the world.
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But if Alexey can get
all five world records
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within the same season,
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it would be something
that's never been done before.
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And might be considered
the greatest freediving season
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of all time.[EXHALES DEEPLY]
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[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
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[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
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ALEXEY: We can be fine
without water and food
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for days and days and days,
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but we cannot hold our breath
for more than several minutes.
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So for our mind, breath hold
is the hardest thing in life.
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And as soon
as we hold our breath,
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we naturally push away
other stress factors
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because this stress factor
is stronger.
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And you look at things
differently after this.
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JEROEN: Alexey is going deeper
than he has been before,
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which from medical
point of view,
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creates a few hazards.
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Being on a sled, you can reach
deeper depths very quickly,
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and this can create
all sort of trauma.
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DIRECTOR: It's possible
you could go down
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and never come back.
That's possible.
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Isn't it?
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It is possible.
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With all safety systems,
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it's very small chance
right now.
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DIRECTOR:
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No. No, I...
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[IN RUSSIAN]
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ADAM: [IN ENGLISH]
At a freediving competition,
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Alexey doesn't see himself
in any danger.
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But does a Formula One driver
think they could die
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when they get behind the wheel?
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There are risks
we are willing to take
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and we get comfortable with,
and because of that,
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we think that
we're immune to them.
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DANIEL: Divers themselves
very much downplay
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the danger of the sport.
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The one possibility
of something going wrong
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is a blackout.
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[GASPS]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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DANIEL:
Where it gets extremely scary
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is when a blackout occurs
at depth.
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While there is a team
of safety divers,
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they can only dive down
to about 40 meters
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due to the danger.
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There's not scuba used
because there's no way
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for a scuba diver
to bring you up fast enough
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without getting the bends.
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[BREATHING RHYTHMICALLY]
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[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
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[BLOWS]
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ANNOUNCER: Alexey Molchanov
making a world record attempt,
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variable weight, to 156 meters.
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Expected dive time,
four minutes.
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MAN 1: Five, four,
three, two, one.
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ADAM: As you go down
and down and down,
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the blood shifts...
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from your feet
and your hands to your core.
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The heart rate starts dropping.
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MAN 2: Forty meters.
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[DEVICE BEEPING]
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Fifty.
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[MUSIC BUILDS]
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LEIGH: When you go down
super deep,
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there's an astonishing amount
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of pressure exerted
on the lungs,
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and the lungs eventually
will flatten out.
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WILLIAM: To accommodate that,
you have to develop
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flexibility in the rib cage,
the diaphragm.
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If you don't have
that flexibility,
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that's when lung squeeze occurs.
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You have bleeding either
in the trachea or bronchi
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or in the alveoli themselves.
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LEIGH: As the pressure
gets bigger,
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if you don't equalize,
that pressure in your ear
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will become too great
for the eardrum,
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and it goes... [GRUNTS]
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One forty.
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- MAN 1: Touchdown.
- Touchdown.
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MAN 1: Touchdown.
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ADAM: As you go deeper,
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you have a little bit
of narcosis.
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Narcosis is due
to the pressures of nitrogen
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and carbon dioxide
becoming narcotic.
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So it changes
your mental state.
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ERIKA: You get dizzy
and have visions
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that are not real.
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[MUSIC DISTORTS]
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Diver okay?
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[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
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WILLIAM: When you turn around
to swim back up,
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that's where the real physical
part of the dive begins.
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One hundred.
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Go really slow.
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ADAM:
Now you're really kicking hard
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and you have the adrenaline
starting to surge,
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and you don't want it
to surge too much
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because you can't lose
the last remaining oxygen
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that you've got
in your bloodstream.
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Thirty.
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WILLIAM: On the way up,
not only is the concentration
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of oxygen being depleted,
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but that pressure drops
back down as well.
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Your lungs re-expand.
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Your brain now realizes, "Wait,
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we have actually a lot less
oxygen than we thought."
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So now you're teetering
on blacking out.
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Diver inside.
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ADAM: 90% of the blackouts
are gonna happen at the surface.
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[BREATHES DEEPLY][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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ADAM: When you get
to the surface,
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in order to get
an official freedive,
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you have to clear your face
of any equipment.
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Then you have to make
an okay sign.
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And you have to say,
"I am okay," in that order.
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[BREATHES HEAVILY]
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I'm good.
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WILLIAM:
If the dive is validated,
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you get a white card
from the judges
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and that's the moment
when you can celebrate.
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[ALL CHEER]
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OKSANA: [IN RUSSIAN]
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[LAUGHS]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
I started competing
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when I was four years old.
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When I was five years old,
I already started
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to do some national records.
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ADAM: Alexey was a swim prodigy.
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He was the best Russian swimmer
in his age group.
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[IN RUSSIAN]
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[LAUGHS]
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[SCREAMS, BLOWS RASPBERRY]
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[gibbers]
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ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
My mom was my coach
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since the beginning,
and this relationship
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was really important
for my growth.
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And when she was my coach,
I had the best results.
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VIKTORIA: [IN RUSSIAN]
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ADAM: [IN ENGLISH]
Natalia Molchanova
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is widely considered
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the greatest freediver
of all time.
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She'd had 41 world records
and 23 world titles,
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which made her
the most decorated athlete
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in the history of competitive
freediving by far.
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[IN RUSSIAN]
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[GRUNTS]
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OLEG:
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NATALIA:
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DAAN: [IN ENGLISH]
Natalia and Alexey,
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their interaction
was lovely to watch
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because you could tell how much
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they enjoyed
each other's company.
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GUILLAUME: Sharing freediving
for a mother and son,
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that is something incredible.
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They were like best friends.
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And I was super happy.
I was like, "Oh, yeah,
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this is the sport I want to do."
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It felt more exciting
than swimming.
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ADAM: When Alexey started
to compete in freediving,
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his first nickname was
"The Golden Retriever"
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because he was so happy
and smiley
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and he had
this long, blond hair,
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and he was like a puppy dog.
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DAAN:
Alexey can be very playful,
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but there's
a sensitive side to him
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that he fiercely protects,
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which has Kevlar around it,
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and I'm not sure
how many people get
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to that bit of him.
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ADAM: His next nickname
was "The Machine."
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He just kept beating
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all the other people
and he never failed.
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And he could rip the heart...
[LAUGHS] ...out of your chest
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and destroy you.
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DAAN: He's one
of the greatest male freedivers
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of his generation.
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People like Natalia, Alexey,
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they've done stuff
that nobody else has.
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That puts him
in a special position
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and makes him
a little bit alone.
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[IN RUSSIAN]
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ELENA:
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ERIKA: [IN ENGLISH] He was
always very proud of his mother.
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Mother was very,
very proud of her son.
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She was not only his mother,
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but she was his trainer
and his colleague.
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But still, he wants
to show his mom he's the best.
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[MUSIC FADES]
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[INSECTS CHIRRING][BIRDS CHIRPING]
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[MEN SINGING INDISTINCTLY]
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[SINGING CONTINUOUS]
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♪ Vertical Blue!
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[ALL LAUGH]
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MARCO: So, safety assignments,
we'll go through them again.
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Rob will be on the platform,
Francesco in the warm-up,
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Daniel, Kathleen,
and Kristine in the water.
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We know what to do.
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KATHLEEN: "Papi chulo" on three.
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ALL: Papi, papi, papi chulo!
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[ALL LAUGH][BRIGHT MUSIC PLAYING]
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MATEUSZ: If you would
ask someone to draw
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the perfect place to freedive,
it would be exactly this place.
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It's pretty much
a 200-meter-deep swimming pool
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in the corner of a lagoon...
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protected from weather
from all directions.
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We are hosting one of the most
prestigious competition
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in freediving world,
which is called Vertical Blue.
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DANIEL: So Vertical Blue
is the Wimbledon of freediving,
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where the best divers
in the world break
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world records in the major
freediving disciplines.
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MATEUSZ:
Started by William Trubridge,
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and he is the freediving legend.
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He's most known by
his world record in no fins,
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102 meters.
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WILLIAM: The discipline
that I specialize in
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is without fins, which I see
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as the kind of purest
expression of freediving.
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Set 12 world records
in no fins
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to bring it from 81 meters
up to 102.
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The no fins record
hasn't been broken since 2016.
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So we're looking
at seven years now,
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one of the longest standing
records ever in freediving.
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And many consider
that 102 almost a limit.
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There's only one guy
who's been over 100 meters
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in no fins, and that's Will.
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But if anyone can do it,
I think it's Alexey.
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Alexey has been
my biggest rival.
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SAM: Alexey and William,
there were jousting
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with each other
for various records.
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That's been a really long
kind of relationship.
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ALEXEY: Vertical Blue 2021...
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I did three
world records there.
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It was one of the most
successful competitions for me.
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[CROWD CHEERING, APPLAUDING]
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ALEXEY: But last year,
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there was no competition
for me, pretty much.
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[BOMB WHISTLES]
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[CAR ALARMS BLARING]
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[BOMBS RUMBLING]
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SAM: Because of the invasion
of Ukraine,
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Russians were not invited
to compete...
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to send a message
about the disapproval
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of what was happening there,
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but also to show solidarity
for the Ukrainians.
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WILLIAM: A lot of freedivers
were against the decision
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to ban Russian athletes.
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The common sentiment was,
we shouldn't mix freediving
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with something that's political.
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But they are
so intrinsically associated
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that I think it's impossible
to separate them,
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and especially
in a state like Russia,
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where so much of the propaganda
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and the nationalism
is built around sport.
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[IN RUSSIAN]
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WILLIAM: [IN ENGLISH] And sure,
freediving is a smaller sport,
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but every small amount counts.
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That last part strikes me
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as a little bit
of self-importance.
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No one gives a shit.
[CHUCKLES] Unfortunately.
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If you think
that a freediving competition
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in the Bahamas
is going to tip the scales
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in global power plays,
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especially... [LAUGHS]
...in the Kremlin,
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you're drinking
your own Kool-Aid.
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DIRECTOR:
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Mmm.
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Yeah, but it's difficult,
um, when you mix
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kind of your own personal,
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um, ramifications with...
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with something that's political
and everything else,
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but I feel like it's still...
still the right thing.
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ALEXEY:
It was emotionally very hard
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because everything Russian
was canceled.
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But it was understandable
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because nobody wants this
to happen nowadays.
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But I also was quite upset
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because I couldn't be there
and compete.
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[ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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ALEXEY:
As Vertical Blue 2022 started,
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I was holding
three world records.
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I held world record in monofin,
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00:27:03,665 --> 00:27:06,146
uh, bi-fins, and free immersion.
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00:27:09,236 --> 00:27:10,803
And at the end
of the Vertical Blue,
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it was only
one record standing.
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It was monofin.
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It's hard to see
your world records beaten
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and be not able to compete
to defend the records.
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[CROWD APPLAUDING]
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ALEXEY: I knew
I could take them back later.
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Recently, there was a vote
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around how to compete
under neutral flag.
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And under neutral flag,
it's fine, you can compete.
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And I'm fine with that.
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So for this year,
the goal is to get
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all the world records
that I had before
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and try the no fins.
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This is the only one
I was never able to do.
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No fins is a discipline
where I had much more fails,
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and no fins is the focus
for all the trainings I do now.
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00:28:00,504 --> 00:28:02,811
I would give up other records
for the no fins for sure.
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ADAM: I think
it's about revenge here,
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and my money is on Alexey.[MUSIC FADES]
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ALEXEY: I love this job.
I love the sport.
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But it was challenging
for my family.
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00:28:31,927 --> 00:28:33,015
[GRUNTS]
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00:28:33,189 --> 00:28:35,409
As a freediver,
I'm traveling all the time.
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00:28:35,539 --> 00:28:37,106
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARS]
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00:28:40,544 --> 00:28:43,243
And I don't spend enough time
with my son.
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00:28:43,634 --> 00:28:44,897
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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ALEXEY: Max,
he's two and a half.
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He is the most beautiful boy
in the world.
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And we go together
to do gymnastics.
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00:28:53,340 --> 00:28:55,081
And this one hour
of the class is, like,
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one of the, like,
sweetest memory I have.
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[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
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[IN ENGLISH] It's happiness,
like, seeing him grow.
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I know he misses me.
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I do my best,
but I'm also not the best father
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or husband
in terms of being there.
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00:29:13,882 --> 00:29:15,362
It makes me sad.
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00:29:15,536 --> 00:29:17,277
[AIRPLANE ENGINE ROARING]
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00:29:17,451 --> 00:29:19,583
[IN RUSSIAN]
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ALEXEY: But this is my sport.
It involves traveling.
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00:29:38,689 --> 00:29:40,517
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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00:29:40,735 --> 00:29:42,389
ALEXEY: It's always important
to be able to achieve
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00:29:42,519 --> 00:29:43,738
your own dreams as well.
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00:29:44,304 --> 00:29:45,479
It's always a conflict.
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00:29:45,609 --> 00:29:48,395
[CACOPHONY OF SOUNDS]
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00:29:49,483 --> 00:29:52,312
[QUIET TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
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00:30:08,371 --> 00:30:09,938
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
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THIBAULT: Direction of the wind
is not good at all.
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It comes straight at us.
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00:30:18,251 --> 00:30:21,602
So there will be waves,
super strong wind.
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00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:23,038
We need to let people know
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00:30:23,125 --> 00:30:26,302
that probably our ferries
will be canceled.
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00:30:26,389 --> 00:30:28,696
We are way out
of the typhoon season,
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00:30:28,783 --> 00:30:30,785
and still we have
a super typhoon, like,
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going east of the Philippines.
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ALEXEY: When you go
for the record dive,
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it's more stressful.
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Especially with typhoons,
you never know.
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I need to be able
to stay calm, not to panic.
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THIBAULT: This is the typhoon,
and we are located here.
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00:30:46,757 --> 00:30:49,848
So you see it creates,
like, strong winds here as well
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00:30:49,935 --> 00:30:53,590
that goes between the islands,
and it's rotating,
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00:30:53,677 --> 00:30:56,985
so we might have some winds
coming straight at us.
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00:30:57,072 --> 00:30:58,030
[PHONE RINGING]
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METEOROLOGIST:
Hello, good afternoon, sir.
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THIBAULT: Good afternoon.
Do you have any information
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00:31:02,382 --> 00:31:04,732
regarding the typhoon
in the next days?
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METEOROLOGIST: For now,
there is no gale warning issued.
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THIBAULT: For now,
we might expect bad conditions
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and not safe enough to dive.
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00:31:13,741 --> 00:31:16,004
Typhoon is close
to the Philippines
477
00:31:16,091 --> 00:31:18,528
at the moment,
and some strong wind
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00:31:18,615 --> 00:31:21,314
and bad conditions
are coming to us.
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00:31:21,967 --> 00:31:24,186
If you want
to maybe take the chance
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to do one more day
of competition,
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00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:29,757
but with the conditions
I mentioned before,
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there will be
no diving tomorrow.
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00:31:32,325 --> 00:31:34,849
Sorry.
Might be up to one week.
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00:31:34,936 --> 00:31:36,895
Honestly, it's a typhoon.
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00:31:37,112 --> 00:31:40,115
No one can predict
if it's gonna turn or not.
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00:31:40,724 --> 00:31:43,466
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
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00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:47,775
Today could be the last day
of the competition
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if typhoon turns right at us.
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00:31:50,604 --> 00:31:52,780
So that's why I needed
to prepare for the bi-fin record
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00:31:52,867 --> 00:31:54,695
much sooner
than I thought I should.
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00:31:55,565 --> 00:31:58,394
So that's why I need
to approach diving in this water
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00:31:58,481 --> 00:31:59,569
more carefully.
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IRENE:
It's not that easy to relax
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00:32:12,452 --> 00:32:14,497
when the waves
are really strong,
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00:32:14,584 --> 00:32:18,023
when you have the waves, like,
pushing your body to and fro.
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00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:21,678
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
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ALEXEY:
I have five minutes to warm up,
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so I have much less time
to prepare than usual.
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00:32:43,657 --> 00:32:46,486
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
500
00:32:50,664 --> 00:32:54,015
ALEXEY: When you're underwater,
resisting the pressure is bad,
501
00:32:54,929 --> 00:32:56,670
mental pressure,
physical pressure.
502
00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:02,502
You can panic
and it's really dangerous.
503
00:33:05,722 --> 00:33:06,723
My mom and me,
504
00:33:07,072 --> 00:33:09,161
we learned attention
deconcentration technique,
505
00:33:09,422 --> 00:33:12,381
which helped us
to control attention
506
00:33:12,468 --> 00:33:14,470
before the dive
and during dive as well.
507
00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:19,998
BAKHTIYAROV: [IN RUSSIAN]
508
00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:40,540
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
You stop paying attention
509
00:33:40,627 --> 00:33:42,716
to every visual detail.
510
00:33:43,499 --> 00:33:46,024
Relax the eyes
and focus on the point
511
00:33:46,415 --> 00:33:48,330
somewhere in between you
and the object.
512
00:33:49,027 --> 00:33:51,464
Basically,
you see everything but blurry,
513
00:33:51,551 --> 00:33:53,901
and redirect
your attention inwards.
514
00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:02,214
BAKHTIYAROV: [IN RUSSIAN]
515
00:34:13,138 --> 00:34:15,575
ADAM: [IN ENGLISH] Through
that physiological experience...
516
00:34:16,706 --> 00:34:18,882
with the pressure
and the environment,
517
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:21,494
and you're at your apex...
518
00:34:24,236 --> 00:34:25,454
That's the flow state.
519
00:34:27,326 --> 00:34:29,328
When you have
this physiological ticket
520
00:34:29,415 --> 00:34:31,895
to eternity,
that would be addictive.
521
00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:42,515
OKSANA: [IN RUSSIAN]
522
00:35:03,057 --> 00:35:04,928
JUAN: [IN ENGLISH]
Freediving, I don't have a sense
523
00:35:05,015 --> 00:35:06,887
of the future or the past.
524
00:35:07,801 --> 00:35:09,585
The anxiety that I have,
525
00:35:09,803 --> 00:35:12,066
it just floats like a cloud.
526
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:14,590
And then it just goes away.
527
00:35:22,598 --> 00:35:24,948
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
528
00:35:41,226 --> 00:35:42,966
CLAIRE:
People say you find yourself.
529
00:35:44,533 --> 00:35:46,753
I say you lose yourself.
530
00:35:47,057 --> 00:35:50,104
You lose yourself in the water
and you become water.
531
00:35:51,366 --> 00:35:55,631
Water is a way to come back
to the origin of life.
532
00:35:56,415 --> 00:35:59,069
It's where you came from.
533
00:36:00,245 --> 00:36:03,944
Even in the womb of the mother,
you're in water.
534
00:36:04,988 --> 00:36:08,427
When you're born, you take
a breath for the first time.
535
00:36:08,644 --> 00:36:11,299
So when you come back up
from freediving...
536
00:36:14,128 --> 00:36:15,085
[GASPS]
537
00:36:15,477 --> 00:36:17,305
CLAIRE:
...it's like being reborn.
538
00:36:27,663 --> 00:36:28,708
I'm okay.
539
00:36:29,012 --> 00:36:32,277
[ALL CHEER]
540
00:36:32,625 --> 00:36:34,670
[TENDER MUSIC PLAYING]
541
00:36:37,064 --> 00:36:39,545
ALEXEY: I always wish my mom
to see my success,
542
00:36:40,894 --> 00:36:42,809
to see what she taught me.
543
00:36:43,766 --> 00:36:45,986
INTERVIEWER: If she was here,
what do you think she would say?
544
00:36:46,247 --> 00:36:49,381
When I did good,
she always supported me
545
00:36:49,511 --> 00:36:51,470
and said to me straight
how happy she is.
546
00:36:53,559 --> 00:36:56,953
We just celebrate.
It was never about alcohol.
547
00:36:57,127 --> 00:37:00,218
I like sweets.
I like cakes and ice cream.
548
00:37:02,829 --> 00:37:04,134
[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
549
00:37:06,006 --> 00:37:07,747
ALEXEY: She was good
about providing support
550
00:37:08,008 --> 00:37:09,618
and being genuinely happy.
551
00:37:16,843 --> 00:37:19,541
VIKTORIA: [IN RUSSIAN]
552
00:37:31,466 --> 00:37:33,947
ADAM: [IN ENGLISH]
And she was an elite swimmer
553
00:37:34,469 --> 00:37:36,645
on the national team,
kind of Olympic track
554
00:37:36,776 --> 00:37:38,212
as a teenager.
555
00:37:39,474 --> 00:37:42,956
And she met and fell in love
with another swimmer.
556
00:37:43,478 --> 00:37:47,482
VIKTORIA: [IN RUSSIAN]
557
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,013
OLEG:
558
00:38:04,107 --> 00:38:05,587
[BABY COOING]
559
00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:07,763
[CHILDREN CHATTERING]
560
00:38:07,937 --> 00:38:10,244
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
My family, they all loved water.
561
00:38:12,115 --> 00:38:15,380
I remember us spending time
together on the river,
562
00:38:15,771 --> 00:38:17,904
in those expeditions
to the Black Sea,
563
00:38:18,034 --> 00:38:20,559
and my parents had
good times together.
564
00:38:23,562 --> 00:38:26,304
And we had a dog,
like, a big German shepherd.
565
00:38:27,566 --> 00:38:30,525
The dog... [LAUGHS]
...has actually a fun name.
566
00:38:30,612 --> 00:38:33,354
It was D... [LAUGHS]
It was...
567
00:38:33,485 --> 00:38:34,399
The dog's name was Dick.
568
00:38:34,790 --> 00:38:36,531
[LAUGHS]
569
00:38:38,359 --> 00:38:42,537
When I got, like,
a bit older, ten, 11, 12,
570
00:38:42,798 --> 00:38:44,452
that's when my parents,
571
00:38:44,626 --> 00:38:48,021
they started to get
a bit more, like, separated.
572
00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:53,156
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING][IN RUSSIAN]
573
00:39:06,169 --> 00:39:08,171
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
574
00:39:08,476 --> 00:39:10,609
OLEG:
575
00:39:15,614 --> 00:39:17,659
ADAM: [IN ENGLISH] Alexey's dad
met another Natalia,
576
00:39:17,746 --> 00:39:19,661
replaced her
with a younger version.
577
00:39:19,835 --> 00:39:21,750
And then their marriage ended.
578
00:39:21,924 --> 00:39:22,925
That's gonna mess you up.
579
00:39:24,144 --> 00:39:26,538
ALEXEY: We didn't know
who was this other woman.
580
00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:29,410
I remember I was very sad
581
00:39:29,628 --> 00:39:31,325
when they announced
they were divorced.
582
00:39:33,675 --> 00:39:36,330
VIKTORIA: [IN RUSSIAN]
583
00:40:07,492 --> 00:40:09,276
[MUSIC FADES]
584
00:40:21,027 --> 00:40:25,031
[STIRRING MUSIC PLAYING]
585
00:40:54,016 --> 00:40:56,932
NARRATOR: We enjoy
the melody of movements
586
00:40:57,193 --> 00:40:59,544
on the crest of a sonic wave.
587
00:41:01,154 --> 00:41:03,025
We soar in space,
588
00:41:03,852 --> 00:41:06,899
sliding into
infinite dimensions,
589
00:41:08,378 --> 00:41:12,470
leading us
into the world of impermanence.
590
00:41:13,558 --> 00:41:17,475
And we penetrate
into endless reality.
591
00:41:48,288 --> 00:41:50,769
[ALL LAUGH, CHEER]
592
00:41:51,421 --> 00:41:55,034
BEATRIZ: Natalia still holds
the static breath hold record
593
00:41:55,121 --> 00:41:57,950
with a time
of nine minutes and two seconds.
594
00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,606
No other woman has able
to go beyond that yet.
595
00:42:02,084 --> 00:42:04,478
GUILLAUME: When she discovered
freediving at 40 years old,
596
00:42:04,609 --> 00:42:06,393
she was like,
this changed my life,
597
00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:09,483
so I want to bring this
to as much people as possible.
598
00:42:09,788 --> 00:42:11,050
She was interesting
599
00:42:11,137 --> 00:42:13,400
in organizing
freediving workshop
600
00:42:13,487 --> 00:42:15,794
and courses
to share her passion.
601
00:42:15,881 --> 00:42:17,447
That was her main focus.
602
00:42:17,578 --> 00:42:19,972
I thank you
for this wonderful celebration,
603
00:42:20,059 --> 00:42:21,495
and I love you. [CHUCKLES]
604
00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:24,542
[CROWD CHEER, APPLAUD]
605
00:42:27,806 --> 00:42:30,635
[ENIGMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
606
00:42:39,818 --> 00:42:41,646
THIBAULT:
Natalia Molchanova developed
607
00:42:41,733 --> 00:42:44,257
the Molchanovs
Freediving Education,
608
00:42:44,344 --> 00:42:46,868
first in Russia
and then internationally.
609
00:42:47,913 --> 00:42:51,830
Alexey's role is to go around
the world to inspire people
610
00:42:51,917 --> 00:42:54,267
and bring a freediving
community together
611
00:42:54,615 --> 00:42:57,096
and also present
the Molchanov program.
612
00:42:57,923 --> 00:43:02,144
So today,
Alexey is gonna teach a class
613
00:43:02,231 --> 00:43:05,147
in the cave
about how to hold your breath
614
00:43:05,234 --> 00:43:06,888
and relax through it.
615
00:43:07,454 --> 00:43:10,675
It's called Timubo Cave.
It's a very special place.
616
00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:12,720
ALEXEY: Hey, guys.
617
00:43:12,894 --> 00:43:15,027
Let's do a little
breath hold session here.
618
00:43:15,288 --> 00:43:17,203
It should be very enjoyable.
So no pushing.
619
00:43:17,290 --> 00:43:19,553
If you push, that's not
the right approach, right?
620
00:43:20,336 --> 00:43:21,642
Take a couple of,
like, deeper sighs.
621
00:43:21,729 --> 00:43:23,252
Like... [EXHALES DEEPLY]
622
00:43:23,731 --> 00:43:25,211
And... [INHALES DEEPLY]
623
00:43:25,298 --> 00:43:28,954
Like, three, four, five of those
to calm down even more.
624
00:43:29,432 --> 00:43:31,347
When you go underwater,
you don't breathe
625
00:43:31,434 --> 00:43:33,393
and you're, like, hundreds
of feet underneath the surface
626
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:36,091
of the, like, water,
and the air is far, far away,
627
00:43:36,265 --> 00:43:37,745
there are some situations
when you can panic,
628
00:43:37,876 --> 00:43:39,225
and you burn much more oxygen.
629
00:43:39,399 --> 00:43:41,749
So freedivers,
they learn how to be calm.
630
00:43:42,358 --> 00:43:44,099
Which is your
best result so far?
631
00:43:44,186 --> 00:43:46,014
- Around six minutes.
- ALEXEY: And--
632
00:43:46,101 --> 00:43:47,363
STUDENT: My PB is four,
633
00:43:47,450 --> 00:43:50,105
but it's also been
quite some time ago.
634
00:43:50,192 --> 00:43:51,454
ALEXEY:
And what is your experience?
635
00:43:51,541 --> 00:43:52,673
Zero?[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
636
00:43:53,152 --> 00:43:54,936
ALEXEY: Zero-- which is good,
- which is really good.
- Yeah.
637
00:43:55,720 --> 00:43:56,851
So let's start.
638
00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,251
So that was already a minute,
so really good, really good.
639
00:44:05,947 --> 00:44:08,689
Try to do inhale three,
four, five seconds.
640
00:44:08,776 --> 00:44:11,518
Like... [INHALES DEEPLY]
641
00:44:11,649 --> 00:44:12,519
[INHALES]
642
00:44:12,954 --> 00:44:15,087
ALEXEY: Relax your shoulders.
Relax your neck.
643
00:44:15,914 --> 00:44:17,132
And slowly go.
644
00:44:28,056 --> 00:44:32,365
My mom saw how much effect
freediving have on people,
645
00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:36,151
how calmer they become,
become less reactive.
646
00:44:43,550 --> 00:44:44,464
The whole freediving sport
647
00:44:44,943 --> 00:44:46,945
is about how not to get
adrenaline reaction.
648
00:44:48,381 --> 00:44:50,426
We learn how to get
more into this mode
649
00:44:50,513 --> 00:44:52,385
where we rest and relax.
650
00:44:55,083 --> 00:44:59,827
Good. Slowly. [BREATHS DEEPLY]
651
00:45:00,959 --> 00:45:01,916
Very good.
652
00:45:04,223 --> 00:45:05,311
You're at 25.
653
00:45:05,398 --> 00:45:09,315
Oh, cool.[ALL LAUGH]
654
00:45:09,489 --> 00:45:12,840
So, we see
it's like, you don't push.
655
00:45:12,927 --> 00:45:15,190
You just relax,
and it's longer and longer.
656
00:45:16,975 --> 00:45:18,411
THIBAULT: This education system
657
00:45:18,498 --> 00:45:20,718
will inspire
several generations.
658
00:45:20,892 --> 00:45:23,764
This system is the biggest part
of her legacy.
659
00:45:28,247 --> 00:45:30,989
[MUSIC FADES]
660
00:45:35,776 --> 00:45:38,300
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
661
00:45:50,835 --> 00:45:53,141
GUILLAUME: I met Alexey in 2005.
662
00:45:53,881 --> 00:45:59,060
It was the first time we heard
about this new phenomenon,
663
00:45:59,147 --> 00:46:00,322
Natalia Molchanova.
664
00:46:04,718 --> 00:46:08,809
And she was with her son
that was just 18.
665
00:46:09,592 --> 00:46:12,857
And we had
little chats back then.
666
00:46:12,944 --> 00:46:15,033
He was, like, so excited,
667
00:46:15,163 --> 00:46:17,296
playful and enthusiastic.
668
00:46:17,426 --> 00:46:20,516
We can have a Q&A and--Oh, that's cool.
669
00:46:22,170 --> 00:46:24,869
Then in 2006,
he was competing in Egypt,
670
00:46:24,956 --> 00:46:26,653
and we spent
more time together.
671
00:46:34,182 --> 00:46:36,706
We were kind of
the two young kids.
672
00:46:36,837 --> 00:46:39,666
All the athletes were like,
"Ah, the two boys."
673
00:46:44,236 --> 00:46:47,108
And this is when
we became real friends.
674
00:46:49,328 --> 00:46:51,460
Alexey is someone very open,
675
00:46:51,547 --> 00:46:54,159
but there is something
he want to keep inside of him.
676
00:46:55,203 --> 00:46:59,642
There is this inner part
that is closed.
677
00:47:06,562 --> 00:47:08,129
[MUSIC FADES]
678
00:47:18,226 --> 00:47:19,837
[IN FRENCH]
679
00:47:21,403 --> 00:47:22,883
GUILLAUME:
680
00:47:27,148 --> 00:47:28,410
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
We will not use the word
681
00:47:28,497 --> 00:47:29,977
we always use
when we see each other.
682
00:47:30,064 --> 00:47:30,935
[LAUGHS] Starting with S.
683
00:47:31,196 --> 00:47:32,719
- GUILLAUME: [LAUGHS] Yeah.
- Su... Su...
684
00:47:33,241 --> 00:47:34,329
GUILLAUME: [IN FRENCH]
685
00:47:34,416 --> 00:47:35,461
ALEXEY:GUILLAUME:
686
00:47:36,114 --> 00:47:38,856
[IN ENGLISH] We prepare you,
like, the perfect recovery...
687
00:47:38,986 --> 00:47:40,074
ALEXEY: Thank you very much....meal.
688
00:47:40,161 --> 00:47:42,555
Tempeh-- You know tempeh?
Veggie protein.
689
00:47:42,685 --> 00:47:44,513
- JULIE: Like chickpea.
- Chickpea, yeah.
690
00:47:44,731 --> 00:47:45,906
Okay, let's move.
691
00:47:46,820 --> 00:47:47,821
Let's go.
692
00:47:48,256 --> 00:47:50,171
ALEXEY: I was diving
with a big sea lion.
693
00:47:50,302 --> 00:47:51,869
I can show you. JULIE: Underwater?
694
00:47:52,043 --> 00:47:53,566
ALEXEY: Underwater. JULIE: Okay, yeah, yeah.
695
00:47:55,046 --> 00:47:56,308
GUILLAUME:
Where was it? In Japan?
696
00:47:56,395 --> 00:47:57,483
It's right next to Japan.
697
00:47:57,613 --> 00:47:59,137
- It's Sakhalin.
- GUILLAUME: Sakhalin, yeah, yeah.
698
00:47:59,267 --> 00:48:01,095
- ALEXEY: Yeah, the island.
- When was that?
699
00:48:01,269 --> 00:48:02,531
Two weeks ago.
700
00:48:02,618 --> 00:48:05,621
Two weeks ago. [LAUGHS]
701
00:48:05,708 --> 00:48:06,927
Do you ever get jet-lagged?
702
00:48:07,449 --> 00:48:09,887
You need to learn how to
handle jet lag, of course.
703
00:48:10,017 --> 00:48:11,062
How do you do that?
704
00:48:11,497 --> 00:48:13,064
ALEXEY: Try to work out
as soon as possible
705
00:48:13,194 --> 00:48:14,152
to sweat a little bit,
706
00:48:14,456 --> 00:48:17,155
and then it also helps
to reset the inner clock.
707
00:48:17,329 --> 00:48:19,200
Yeah, because
we were wondering yesterday
708
00:48:19,287 --> 00:48:22,116
how on Earth you could arrive,
709
00:48:22,290 --> 00:48:25,119
dive deep several time,
go to the gym...
710
00:48:25,250 --> 00:48:26,468
Gym is the answer....10:00 p.m.
711
00:48:26,773 --> 00:48:29,732
This is something that helps me
because of course I'm tired
712
00:48:30,298 --> 00:48:31,647
from diving, from traveling.
713
00:48:32,213 --> 00:48:35,086
And then I go, and I use,
like, low intensity workouts
714
00:48:35,173 --> 00:48:37,610
to boost hormones
and to recover faster.
715
00:48:37,697 --> 00:48:38,698
Hm.
716
00:48:39,351 --> 00:48:41,919
GUILLAUME:
Alexey needs to attempt
717
00:48:42,006 --> 00:48:43,921
a new world record with monofin.
718
00:48:44,225 --> 00:48:45,487
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
719
00:48:45,661 --> 00:48:50,188
He will try to dive
at 133 meters.
720
00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:53,756
I will coach Alexey in the water
721
00:48:54,018 --> 00:48:56,759
and give him as much energy
and support as possible
722
00:48:56,846 --> 00:48:57,935
for him to succeed.
723
00:49:01,677 --> 00:49:04,680
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
724
00:49:04,811 --> 00:49:05,855
- ALEXEY: Hello.
- Hi, hi.
725
00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:07,770
- How are you?
- Very good, very good.
726
00:49:08,423 --> 00:49:09,947
The purpose of this registration
727
00:49:10,034 --> 00:49:11,687
is to check that
you are fit to dive.
728
00:49:11,818 --> 00:49:14,038
There should be evidence
that you're able to do that
729
00:49:14,168 --> 00:49:17,389
so there is no risk
somebody crazy announcing
730
00:49:17,519 --> 00:49:18,738
something he's not ready for.
731
00:49:20,044 --> 00:49:21,697
- RECEPTIONIST: Hello.
- Hello, hello.
732
00:49:22,046 --> 00:49:24,657
The thing you need
to know is that on day two,
733
00:49:24,874 --> 00:49:26,180
if you want to change
the depth,
734
00:49:26,267 --> 00:49:27,486
you will be able to do it.
735
00:49:27,573 --> 00:49:29,009
But you can't change
the discipline.
736
00:49:29,096 --> 00:49:30,402
- Okay.
- RECEPTIONIST: Okay?
737
00:49:31,142 --> 00:49:32,926
For Alexey
to make a world record
738
00:49:33,013 --> 00:49:35,407
with the monofin here is
something very special.
739
00:49:35,494 --> 00:49:38,323
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
740
00:49:43,981 --> 00:49:46,896
This is where his mother
made her first world record
741
00:49:46,984 --> 00:49:49,377
in the deep with the monofin.
742
00:49:50,074 --> 00:49:51,553
ALEXEY: I think for me,
it's important to do
743
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:55,079
my depth world record
here in this birthplace
744
00:49:55,166 --> 00:49:57,298
of modern
competition freediving,
745
00:49:57,385 --> 00:49:59,126
where my mom did
her depth record.
746
00:49:59,997 --> 00:50:01,346
It is a tribute to her
747
00:50:01,737 --> 00:50:03,522
and it's just important
for myself
748
00:50:04,566 --> 00:50:07,047
to remember
these times back in 2005
749
00:50:07,134 --> 00:50:08,396
when we were driving
together here.
750
00:50:16,361 --> 00:50:18,363
GUILLAUME: Eighteen years later,
751
00:50:18,493 --> 00:50:21,670
to have Alexey being here
to break a new world record
752
00:50:21,757 --> 00:50:25,631
with the monofin,
like, this is really powerful.
753
00:50:33,769 --> 00:50:38,078
Natalia's success
adds some more pressure on him.
754
00:50:38,861 --> 00:50:41,342
And now Alexey
is training very hard
755
00:50:41,473 --> 00:50:44,084
to follow
in the footstep of his mother.
756
00:50:44,171 --> 00:50:45,390
[MUSIC FADES]
757
00:50:45,477 --> 00:50:47,435
But that can be dangerous.
758
00:50:47,870 --> 00:50:50,134
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
759
00:50:51,439 --> 00:50:54,790
GUILLAUME: The day before
the deepest monofin dive ever,
760
00:50:54,877 --> 00:50:56,357
you're supposed to rest.
761
00:50:57,489 --> 00:50:59,012
This morning,
I was asking him,
762
00:50:59,273 --> 00:51:00,405
are you resting?
763
00:51:00,535 --> 00:51:02,972
He sent me a picture
of him on the boat,
764
00:51:03,060 --> 00:51:05,236
and he told me
that he made a dive.
765
00:51:08,587 --> 00:51:12,591
I don't know if Alexey is crazy,
but he's going too far.
766
00:51:31,131 --> 00:51:33,960
Alexey has his own way
to deal with pain.
767
00:51:50,933 --> 00:51:54,589
But being very good at dealing
with emotions and feeling
768
00:51:54,676 --> 00:51:57,070
doesn't mean that you put
your feelings in a box
769
00:51:57,157 --> 00:51:59,116
and you hide it
and you forget about it.
770
00:52:01,770 --> 00:52:05,296
The real first step
is facing your emotions,
771
00:52:05,644 --> 00:52:06,819
facing your fears.
772
00:52:14,174 --> 00:52:19,005
There is nothing you can solve
if you don't face the reality.
773
00:52:21,703 --> 00:52:23,836
[IN FRENCH]
774
00:52:38,459 --> 00:52:39,765
GUILLAUME: [IN ENGLISH]
I remember
775
00:52:39,852 --> 00:52:42,420
the 2nd of August, 2015.
776
00:52:42,507 --> 00:52:43,769
I was in shock.
777
00:52:43,899 --> 00:52:46,163
Wow. We had no words.
778
00:52:47,468 --> 00:52:50,210
ADAM: Natalia was
teaching in Spain
779
00:52:50,602 --> 00:52:52,517
and went down on a fun dive.
780
00:52:54,562 --> 00:52:55,563
She wasn't going deep.
781
00:52:55,694 --> 00:52:57,391
It was, like,
40-something meters.
782
00:52:59,393 --> 00:53:02,091
ALEXEY: It was a group
of amateur divers.
783
00:53:02,918 --> 00:53:04,485
My mom wasn't familiar
with the location.
784
00:53:04,616 --> 00:53:05,921
It was, like, a new place.
785
00:53:06,792 --> 00:53:11,666
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
786
00:53:16,193 --> 00:53:18,543
ALEXEY:
But then the current pushed her
787
00:53:18,630 --> 00:53:19,979
into the deeper waters.
788
00:53:28,379 --> 00:53:29,380
And she didn't come back up.
789
00:53:29,684 --> 00:53:31,730
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
790
00:53:37,953 --> 00:53:39,172
ALEXEY: It felt surreal...
791
00:53:40,826 --> 00:53:42,915
like a nightmare,
like, come reality.
792
00:53:43,176 --> 00:53:45,091
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
793
00:53:59,801 --> 00:54:01,673
It was kind of unbelievable.
794
00:54:04,458 --> 00:54:05,372
Sorry.
795
00:54:07,983 --> 00:54:09,724
ALEXEY: Started my way to Spain.
796
00:54:11,900 --> 00:54:13,989
There was a search happening,
797
00:54:14,076 --> 00:54:17,602
and there was an attempt
to find the body.
798
00:54:30,484 --> 00:54:31,398
I didn't know actually
799
00:54:31,703 --> 00:54:33,313
how much do I want
the body to be found or not.
800
00:54:38,884 --> 00:54:39,841
For me, it almost was better
801
00:54:40,015 --> 00:54:41,669
to remember her
the way she left,
802
00:54:42,453 --> 00:54:45,064
not sort of, like,
seeing her dead body.
803
00:55:04,388 --> 00:55:08,217
[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
804
00:55:10,132 --> 00:55:11,220
[LAUGHS]
805
00:55:28,934 --> 00:55:30,109
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
In a month time,
806
00:55:30,196 --> 00:55:31,589
I got back to freediving...
807
00:55:34,766 --> 00:55:36,289
to keep myself busy...
808
00:55:37,464 --> 00:55:39,510
and prepare
for the next world championship.
809
00:55:45,994 --> 00:55:49,737
ERIKA:
I also went to Cyprus in 2015.
810
00:55:50,303 --> 00:55:54,089
Alexey, tough guy,
he was there competing.
811
00:55:54,176 --> 00:55:55,482
I was thinking, "Oh, my God,
812
00:55:56,004 --> 00:55:58,529
can you not take
a year off or so?"
813
00:55:58,703 --> 00:56:00,226
But this is his way of...
814
00:56:01,532 --> 00:56:03,577
handling it. It was very sad.
815
00:56:05,927 --> 00:56:07,364
GUILLAUME:
And I was so surprised
816
00:56:07,451 --> 00:56:10,062
to see Alexey was coming
and competing.
817
00:56:10,802 --> 00:56:15,023
That was the moment I realized
that he has the ability
818
00:56:15,807 --> 00:56:19,288
to create different spaces
into his mind.
819
00:56:23,641 --> 00:56:27,906
I asked him how he could make
it to this world championship,
820
00:56:27,993 --> 00:56:30,474
and he said,
"What else could I have done?"
821
00:56:31,039 --> 00:56:35,392
That was his way
to overcome the pain.
822
00:56:42,486 --> 00:56:44,444
OKSANA: [IN RUSSIAN]
823
00:57:16,911 --> 00:57:18,522
ERIKA: [IN ENGLISH]
When he had a world record,
824
00:57:18,739 --> 00:57:20,785
I said,
"Your mom would be proud."
825
00:57:20,872 --> 00:57:22,134
[SOBS]
826
00:57:22,264 --> 00:57:23,352
[SNIFFLES]
827
00:57:25,703 --> 00:57:27,922
[ALL CHEER]
828
00:57:30,490 --> 00:57:33,624
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN] ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
My mom was a big leader
829
00:57:33,711 --> 00:57:35,190
for the community.
830
00:57:37,497 --> 00:57:39,630
All the actions and all,
like, changes to the world
831
00:57:39,847 --> 00:57:42,459
we do as individuals,
it stays in the world.
832
00:57:43,677 --> 00:57:45,897
Everything my mom did,
it stays in the people.
833
00:57:46,941 --> 00:57:48,508
And now there is no mom,
834
00:57:48,595 --> 00:57:50,771
so I need to be
that example for the community.
835
00:57:53,121 --> 00:57:54,253
Now I have to train.
836
00:57:54,558 --> 00:57:57,474
I have to be even better
freediver, better example,
837
00:57:58,213 --> 00:57:59,998
to continue
what my mom was doing.
838
00:58:00,651 --> 00:58:01,565
[ALL CHEER]
839
00:58:01,826 --> 00:58:03,175
ALEXEY:
She's still, like, with me
840
00:58:03,262 --> 00:58:04,655
and with a lot of other people.
841
00:58:06,265 --> 00:58:08,833
And when I'm in the water,
in the sea,
842
00:58:09,224 --> 00:58:12,271
I can feel it as well.
And I'm happy with that.
843
00:59:16,291 --> 00:59:18,250
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
844
00:59:18,772 --> 00:59:19,686
I'm okay.
845
00:59:20,078 --> 00:59:22,733
MAN:[ALL CHEER, APPLAUD]
846
00:59:39,227 --> 00:59:41,839
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
847
00:59:45,625 --> 00:59:47,322
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH]
Thank you very much. Thank you.
848
00:59:56,462 --> 00:59:58,116
If I would have been there
in Ibiza
849
00:59:58,203 --> 00:59:59,900
the day
that my mom disappeared,
850
00:59:59,987 --> 01:00:00,988
that would never happen.
851
01:00:06,124 --> 01:00:08,387
And that's sad, of course.
852
01:00:09,257 --> 01:00:10,563
[MUSIC FADES]
853
01:00:16,743 --> 01:00:20,312
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
854
01:00:20,965 --> 01:00:22,880
GUILLAUME:
After you break a world record,
855
01:00:23,097 --> 01:00:25,752
you need to take a rest day.
856
01:00:27,928 --> 01:00:31,323
But still,
Alexey goes to train harder
857
01:00:31,453 --> 01:00:34,631
and to push his own limits.
858
01:00:36,633 --> 01:00:40,027
Today he's diving no fins
with a depth of 80 meters.
859
01:00:41,072 --> 01:00:43,378
It's a huge depth
in this discipline.
860
01:00:46,643 --> 01:00:49,733
ANNOUNCER:
Three, two, one, top times.
861
01:00:58,567 --> 01:00:59,699
White card!
862
01:00:59,960 --> 01:01:03,094
[ALL APPLAUD][INDISTINCT CHATTER]
863
01:01:05,574 --> 01:01:07,011
ALEXEY: All in all, it was good,
864
01:01:07,141 --> 01:01:08,577
especially after yesterday dive.
865
01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:12,669
Like, I feel a bit of fatigue...
[CHUCKLES] ...like, still.
866
01:01:13,582 --> 01:01:15,672
My ultimate goal
with no fins is to do
867
01:01:15,759 --> 01:01:18,152
the world record,
which is 103 meters.
868
01:01:18,500 --> 01:01:21,025
Next competition
is in Bahamas, Vertical Blue,
869
01:01:21,678 --> 01:01:23,418
and I have just one month.
870
01:01:24,115 --> 01:01:28,119
This year, I really trained
a lot with no fins,
871
01:01:28,597 --> 01:01:31,818
and now
I feel confident in this.
872
01:01:32,166 --> 01:01:35,300
[STIRRING MUSIC PLAYING]
873
01:01:52,273 --> 01:01:53,797
ELIETTE:
We are here on beautiful
874
01:01:53,884 --> 01:01:55,668
Long Island in the Bahamas
875
01:01:55,755 --> 01:01:58,105
for nine days
of competitive freediving
876
01:01:58,279 --> 01:02:00,717
from the best freedivers
in the world.
877
01:02:01,021 --> 01:02:02,501
My name is Eliette Rutledge,
878
01:02:02,762 --> 01:02:04,633
and I'm super excited
to be here.
879
01:02:04,721 --> 01:02:06,374
I am accompanied by...
880
01:02:06,635 --> 01:02:08,942
Harry McCahill.
Absolute pleasure to be here.
881
01:02:09,203 --> 01:02:11,684
ELIETTE: This is going to be
an exciting competition.
882
01:02:16,776 --> 01:02:19,518
Day one is starting out rough,
really rough.
883
01:02:20,301 --> 01:02:21,738
We're having
a bunch of blackouts.
884
01:02:27,134 --> 01:02:30,268
The problem lies in
if it's a deep blackout.
885
01:02:30,355 --> 01:02:33,097
If it's below 20 meters,
that's a big deal.
886
01:02:38,493 --> 01:02:39,581
ELIETTE: Alexey Molchanov,
887
01:02:39,712 --> 01:02:43,411
the Russian
33-time world record champion,
888
01:02:43,542 --> 01:02:46,153
is finally back
after being banned last year
889
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,286
due to the Russian war
in Ukraine.
890
01:02:48,939 --> 01:02:50,767
SAM: None of us
can be separate from politics.
891
01:02:50,941 --> 01:02:52,856
This year,
any athlete can compete,
892
01:02:52,943 --> 01:02:55,380
but Russian athletes cannot
compete under the Russian flag.
893
01:02:55,989 --> 01:02:57,861
WILLIAM: The war still rages on.
894
01:02:57,948 --> 01:02:59,558
So if it was
the right decision then
895
01:02:59,645 --> 01:03:01,038
to ban Russian athletes,
896
01:03:01,299 --> 01:03:02,779
then, it will be
the right decision now.
897
01:03:02,953 --> 01:03:05,390
But it's great
to have Alexey back.
898
01:03:06,391 --> 01:03:08,741
ALEXEY: I have still
two world records to get.
899
01:03:08,872 --> 01:03:11,831
So now in Vertical Blue,
the main goal for me is no fins
900
01:03:11,918 --> 01:03:13,920
and to try to do
the world record
901
01:03:14,007 --> 01:03:16,662
in free immersion as well.
Those two records is my goal.
902
01:03:19,621 --> 01:03:21,188
[MUSIC FADES]
903
01:03:22,450 --> 01:03:24,975
[STIRRING MUSIC PLAYING]
904
01:03:40,512 --> 01:03:43,384
ELIETTE: We have some amazing
dives coming your way,
905
01:03:43,471 --> 01:03:45,734
especially that by
Alexey Molchanov,
906
01:03:45,822 --> 01:03:48,694
going to perform
a world record attempt
907
01:03:48,825 --> 01:03:51,828
to 133 meters
in free immersion,
908
01:03:51,915 --> 01:03:53,046
so pulling on the line.
909
01:03:54,526 --> 01:03:56,528
ANNOUNCER: Alexey Molchanov,
910
01:03:56,658 --> 01:04:01,968
free immersion,
133 meters world record attempt.
911
01:04:06,016 --> 01:04:07,365
ELIETTE:
One hundred and thirty-three
912
01:04:07,452 --> 01:04:10,237
is no easy feat. However,
Alexey has been training
913
01:04:10,324 --> 01:04:12,022
super, super well.
914
01:04:13,675 --> 01:04:14,938
Go, Alexey!
915
01:04:19,551 --> 01:04:21,422
HARRY: Look at his streamlining.
It's just unbelievable.
916
01:04:21,553 --> 01:04:22,728
He's like a submarine.
917
01:04:23,685 --> 01:04:24,948
Sixty meters.
918
01:04:25,035 --> 01:04:26,340
Two minutes.
919
01:04:28,255 --> 01:04:30,518
HARRY: Let's have a look. ELIETTE: Hey, there he goes.
920
01:04:31,171 --> 01:04:33,217
HARRY: Oh my God. ELIETTE: Touchdown.
921
01:04:33,565 --> 01:04:36,611
Definitely seeing
how strong of a dive this is.
922
01:04:36,742 --> 01:04:38,918
HARRY:
Look at that, that white card.
923
01:04:39,049 --> 01:04:41,094
Unbelievable.[CROWD CHEER]
924
01:04:41,181 --> 01:04:43,314
HARRY: Alexey Molchanov's
done it again.
925
01:04:43,444 --> 01:04:45,098
INTERVIEWER:
It is a huge production...
926
01:04:45,185 --> 01:04:46,491
ALEXEY: Yeah. INTERVIEWER: ...filming you.
927
01:04:46,621 --> 01:04:49,537
How does that factor
into your mental state?
928
01:04:49,624 --> 01:04:52,105
ALEXEY: I think it doesn't
because I just really focus
929
01:04:52,192 --> 01:04:53,759
on my routines.
930
01:04:53,846 --> 01:04:55,456
I focus
on my preparation breathing
931
01:04:55,543 --> 01:04:58,155
and how to stay
really focused.
932
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:04,030
Well, my wife,
she sent me some pictures
933
01:05:04,117 --> 01:05:06,946
of Max watching on the phone
the live stream of my dive.
934
01:05:16,477 --> 01:05:17,435
HARRY: Welcome back.
935
01:05:17,609 --> 01:05:19,480
Now I'm joined
by William Trubridge.
936
01:05:19,654 --> 01:05:21,265
We've got
a good second session coming up.
937
01:05:21,352 --> 01:05:24,094
WILLIAM: Alexey is going
for his no fins dive today.
938
01:05:24,181 --> 01:05:26,531
HARRY: I'm guessing
this dive to 95 meters
939
01:05:26,618 --> 01:05:28,489
is basically his practice dive.
940
01:05:28,881 --> 01:05:31,101
I bet he'll go
for the 103-meter world record
941
01:05:31,275 --> 01:05:33,407
no fins dive later
in the competition.
942
01:05:34,060 --> 01:05:37,455
WILLIAM: And this is the deepest
he's done in a long time.
943
01:05:37,672 --> 01:05:40,675
His condition,
of course, is at the peak.
944
01:05:41,459 --> 01:05:43,069
HARRY: There's one record
that eludes him.
945
01:05:43,156 --> 01:05:44,157
WILLIAM: You're right.
946
01:05:44,418 --> 01:05:46,638
HARRY: Yes, he probably
wants to make that move.
947
01:05:51,730 --> 01:05:52,992
Down goes Alexey.
948
01:05:53,253 --> 01:05:55,429
WILLIAM: A lot of his power
comes from his legs, see.
949
01:05:55,516 --> 01:05:57,779
HARRY: But he does have good
upper body strength as well.
950
01:05:58,737 --> 01:06:00,391
He got such
a strong breath hold.
951
01:06:01,609 --> 01:06:04,047
WILLIAM: His hands are knives
going through that water.
952
01:06:04,134 --> 01:06:05,657
HARRY:
He's looking towards the surface
953
01:06:05,787 --> 01:06:07,267
but doesn't have very far to go.
954
01:06:08,965 --> 01:06:11,402
WILLIAM: Ah, just feeling
a little hypoxic there
955
01:06:11,489 --> 01:06:12,664
on the surface.
956
01:06:13,186 --> 01:06:15,797
HARRY: He's a little dizzy
from that lack of oxygen.
957
01:06:16,973 --> 01:06:18,626
And he's giving the okay signal
958
01:06:18,713 --> 01:06:22,543
before removing the nose clip,
which is the incorrect protocol.
959
01:06:24,589 --> 01:06:26,591
Yeah,
that's a red card for Alexey.
960
01:06:29,115 --> 01:06:30,856
WILLIAM: He was about
as close as you could get
961
01:06:30,943 --> 01:06:32,597
without getting a white card.
962
01:06:33,772 --> 01:06:35,556
Sure he's capable
of that depth and more,
963
01:06:35,643 --> 01:06:37,602
and he still
has three dives remaining.
964
01:06:37,776 --> 01:06:40,300
This isn't the last
no fins dive we'll see of Alexey
965
01:06:40,387 --> 01:06:41,649
in this competition for sure.
966
01:07:05,847 --> 01:07:07,719
[MUSIC FADES]
967
01:07:08,676 --> 01:07:10,026
[ALEXEY PANTS]
968
01:07:11,331 --> 01:07:14,160
Ninety-five no fins
wasn't a great dive.
969
01:07:16,206 --> 01:07:19,470
But usually, even if
I'm physically not 100% ready,
970
01:07:20,427 --> 01:07:22,777
I can mentally overcome this
and like, still do the dive.
971
01:07:25,084 --> 01:07:26,955
So I think I'm ready
to try the world record
972
01:07:27,043 --> 01:07:28,261
in the no fins.
973
01:07:30,829 --> 01:07:33,701
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
974
01:07:35,225 --> 01:07:39,403
ELIETTE: Alexey announced
103 meters for no fins,
975
01:07:39,533 --> 01:07:41,057
which is one
above the world record.
976
01:07:43,711 --> 01:07:44,625
ALEXEY: No fins.
977
01:07:44,886 --> 01:07:46,149
That's the record
I want the most.
978
01:07:46,236 --> 01:07:47,411
2014 was the year
979
01:07:47,498 --> 01:07:50,109
when I did
my successful 96-meter dives
980
01:07:50,283 --> 01:07:51,893
in the no fins discipline.
981
01:07:52,894 --> 01:07:54,418
And then after this,
I was not able to repeat
982
01:07:54,505 --> 01:07:56,072
96 for many, many years.
983
01:07:56,159 --> 01:07:58,639
One of the big factors
was that in 2014,
984
01:07:58,813 --> 01:08:01,294
after the accident with my mom,
I had other things to deal with
985
01:08:01,468 --> 01:08:04,167
and couldn't handle dealing
with no fins.
986
01:08:04,645 --> 01:08:07,474
My mom held
a world record in no fins.
987
01:08:07,996 --> 01:08:09,824
It would be
to repeat this,
988
01:08:09,911 --> 01:08:11,304
same like my mom did.
989
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:15,003
And I feel much more ready
now than ever before.
990
01:08:16,048 --> 01:08:18,572
ELIETTE: William Trubridge
has the current world record
991
01:08:18,659 --> 01:08:21,140
for 102
and he has held that record
992
01:08:21,227 --> 01:08:22,663
since 2016
993
01:08:22,837 --> 01:08:25,057
without anybody ever
really coming close to it.
994
01:08:25,449 --> 01:08:26,754
This year, he's not competing,
995
01:08:26,928 --> 01:08:29,714
but this has been one of his
longest standing records.
996
01:08:29,801 --> 01:08:32,325
It will be a punch
to the gut for him.
997
01:08:32,847 --> 01:08:35,981
No fins
is the hardest discipline
998
01:08:36,068 --> 01:08:38,505
in freediving, the most pure,
999
01:08:38,636 --> 01:08:40,159
the most demanding.
1000
01:08:40,290 --> 01:08:42,901
It requires of somebody
to almost live like a monk
1001
01:08:42,988 --> 01:08:45,251
and just train that for years.
1002
01:08:45,773 --> 01:08:47,123
ALEXEY:
The announcement for 103
1003
01:08:47,210 --> 01:08:48,863
was to put the number out there
1004
01:08:48,950 --> 01:08:52,171
and see how everybody reacts
and see how I react
1005
01:08:52,476 --> 01:08:53,825
to me announcing this depth.
1006
01:08:55,043 --> 01:08:58,177
DAAN: I was flabbergasted
by his announcement of 103
1007
01:08:58,264 --> 01:09:01,180
because we saw him do the 95,
and he was on the edge.
1008
01:09:01,572 --> 01:09:03,530
I don't understand the reasoning
1009
01:09:03,617 --> 01:09:07,491
for adding eight meters
to a dive that you failed.
1010
01:09:08,318 --> 01:09:10,450
MAN 1: Maybe his ego got
the better of him.
1011
01:09:10,624 --> 01:09:12,017
DAAN:
If Natalia was around
1012
01:09:12,104 --> 01:09:14,672
if she saw that announcement
of 103 meters,
1013
01:09:14,802 --> 01:09:16,021
she'd tell him,
"You're an idiot."
1014
01:09:16,891 --> 01:09:18,806
KRISTINE:
1015
01:09:22,897 --> 01:09:24,725
WILLIAM: If he has a white card
on this performance,
1016
01:09:24,856 --> 01:09:26,727
I still wouldn't be
able to understand.
1017
01:09:28,381 --> 01:09:30,166
MAN 2:
1018
01:09:45,268 --> 01:09:47,357
ANNOUNCER: Alexey Molchanov,
1019
01:09:47,835 --> 01:09:51,665
constant weight,
no fins, 103 meters.
1020
01:09:52,231 --> 01:09:53,841
World record attempt.
1021
01:09:54,059 --> 01:09:56,583
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
1022
01:09:59,891 --> 01:10:02,154
ELIETTE: Today,
he's had a couple of days rest
1023
01:10:02,285 --> 01:10:03,416
leading up to this dive.
1024
01:10:03,677 --> 01:10:06,202
So it's definitely
very mental for him.
1025
01:10:24,872 --> 01:10:27,832
HARRY: This is a big dive,
even for Alexey Molchanov.
1026
01:10:28,615 --> 01:10:30,835
ELIETTE:
This is such a big moment
1027
01:10:30,922 --> 01:10:32,358
in freediving history.
1028
01:10:34,969 --> 01:10:36,841
HARRY: Think he'll make it? ELIETTE: Yes.
1029
01:10:40,540 --> 01:10:41,802
Fifty meters.
1030
01:10:42,847 --> 01:10:43,978
HARRY: He's making good speed.
1031
01:10:48,374 --> 01:10:50,376
His free fall is beautiful.
1032
01:10:56,600 --> 01:10:59,951
Oh, my God! [CROWD CHEER]
1033
01:11:01,518 --> 01:11:03,041
[CHEERING]
1034
01:11:04,042 --> 01:11:07,088
HARRY: He looks good.
He's got a nice glide as well.
1035
01:11:07,263 --> 01:11:08,525
This looks good.
1036
01:11:10,483 --> 01:11:12,485
Fifty meters, having
a little glance up.
1037
01:11:12,964 --> 01:11:14,357
ANNOUNCER: Forty meters.
1038
01:11:15,575 --> 01:11:18,012
HARRY: That glance could mean
he's getting tired,
1039
01:11:18,230 --> 01:11:20,276
and he is still a long way down.
1040
01:11:23,496 --> 01:11:24,628
First safety.
1041
01:11:25,455 --> 01:11:27,370
And he's had a little
dolphin kick here.
1042
01:11:27,718 --> 01:11:29,285
Could be another sign
of fatigue.
1043
01:11:29,981 --> 01:11:31,548
Thirty meters.
1044
01:11:34,681 --> 01:11:37,205
HARRY: It's going to be right
on his dive time, probably.
1045
01:11:44,909 --> 01:11:46,519
[MUSIC DISTORTS]
1046
01:11:52,873 --> 01:11:54,179
[MUSIC FADES]
1047
01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:55,311
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
1048
01:11:55,441 --> 01:11:57,138
HARRY: He's had a deep blackout.
1049
01:12:30,258 --> 01:12:31,825
Breathe, Alexey. Breathe.
1050
01:12:31,999 --> 01:12:35,046
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1051
01:12:35,481 --> 01:12:37,962
[MUSIC FADES]
1052
01:12:39,442 --> 01:12:43,968
[MUFFLED VOICES]
1053
01:13:09,733 --> 01:13:11,604
[DEVICE BEEPING]
1054
01:13:31,494 --> 01:13:33,104
WILLIAM:
To black out at 30 meters,
1055
01:13:33,191 --> 01:13:34,714
it's not a close call.
1056
01:13:35,759 --> 01:13:37,064
It means that that dive
1057
01:13:37,151 --> 01:13:39,589
was far beyond
your capabilities.
1058
01:13:42,505 --> 01:13:45,290
It's a sport
where we have to be mindful
1059
01:13:45,377 --> 01:13:47,335
of the fact
that if we do something
1060
01:13:47,423 --> 01:13:49,729
that stretches us
beyond our capabilities,
1061
01:13:49,903 --> 01:13:51,383
we're not just putting
ourselves in jeopardy.
1062
01:13:51,470 --> 01:13:54,038
we're putting this whole
safety team in jeopardy.
1063
01:13:54,168 --> 01:13:56,997
We're putting the event
and the image of the sport
1064
01:13:57,084 --> 01:13:57,911
in jeopardy as well.
1065
01:13:58,085 --> 01:13:59,086
[DEVICE BEEPING]
1066
01:13:59,260 --> 01:14:00,261
WILLIAM: And I don't think
1067
01:14:00,392 --> 01:14:03,308
that result was good
for any party.
1068
01:14:09,227 --> 01:14:11,534
I'm glad to be talking to you.
That was very scary for us.
1069
01:14:11,621 --> 01:14:13,100
ALEXEY:
Yeah, it was a hard day.
1070
01:14:13,274 --> 01:14:15,015
It is very rarely
I have these blackouts,
1071
01:14:15,189 --> 01:14:16,147
and in no fins,
1072
01:14:16,321 --> 01:14:17,496
it's pretty much
the only discipline
1073
01:14:17,844 --> 01:14:19,933
I might have it, right,
because you saw with all
1074
01:14:20,020 --> 01:14:22,414
the other disciplines,
it's like for the whole season,
1075
01:14:22,501 --> 01:14:24,677
it was zero, zero blackouts.
1076
01:14:24,764 --> 01:14:28,333
And no fins is just,
like, tricky, very tricky.
1077
01:14:31,902 --> 01:14:33,207
DAAN: Alexey is so clever.
1078
01:14:34,078 --> 01:14:36,123
Then every once in a while,
he does that thing
1079
01:14:36,210 --> 01:14:37,516
that clever people do.
1080
01:14:37,690 --> 01:14:39,475
You make
a really stupid mistake.
1081
01:14:41,215 --> 01:14:43,043
He's carrying
a lot on his shoulders,
1082
01:14:43,304 --> 01:14:46,003
Natalia's legacy.
That's a lot to carry.
1083
01:15:03,542 --> 01:15:04,500
NARRATOR: The ocean...
1084
01:15:04,848 --> 01:15:07,894
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
1085
01:15:08,504 --> 01:15:09,679
NARRATOR: ...however silent,
1086
01:15:10,636 --> 01:15:12,986
a racing mind deafens.
1087
01:15:14,379 --> 01:15:17,164
And though
it has no physical form,
1088
01:15:17,556 --> 01:15:20,254
ego rips us to ribbons.
1089
01:15:21,517 --> 01:15:25,564
In our realm,
struggling at all is failure.
1090
01:15:32,353 --> 01:15:35,879
Value doesn't exist
in meters or medals.
1091
01:15:37,271 --> 01:15:38,925
It lives in silence.
1092
01:15:41,972 --> 01:15:42,973
Harmony...
1093
01:15:45,366 --> 01:15:46,454
joy.
1094
01:15:50,241 --> 01:15:53,331
So, when our greatest rival
is ourself,
1095
01:15:54,114 --> 01:15:56,247
we return to the beginning.
1096
01:15:59,511 --> 01:16:02,079
Balance is how we discover...
1097
01:16:04,211 --> 01:16:05,735
who we really are.
1098
01:16:12,045 --> 01:16:13,830
[MUSIC FADES]
1099
01:16:35,503 --> 01:16:36,853
ALEXEY:
It's been like eight years
1100
01:16:36,940 --> 01:16:38,768
since the day
that my mom disappeared...
1101
01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:43,947
but the sensation
of us traveling together
1102
01:16:44,034 --> 01:16:45,601
and training together
is always with me.
1103
01:16:45,775 --> 01:16:48,908
[ENIGMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
1104
01:16:57,656 --> 01:17:01,791
ALEXEY: My mom's approach
as a coach was she trained hard,
1105
01:17:01,878 --> 01:17:03,357
but then she played in the water
1106
01:17:04,184 --> 01:17:06,622
because she wanted me
to enjoy the sport,
1107
01:17:06,709 --> 01:17:07,927
enjoy the competition.
1108
01:17:09,363 --> 01:17:11,670
But there is much more
to freediving.
1109
01:17:13,106 --> 01:17:14,151
There is ocean,
1110
01:17:15,065 --> 01:17:16,196
sea life.
1111
01:17:16,893 --> 01:17:18,285
There's adventures.
1112
01:17:21,332 --> 01:17:22,725
That's why we do this because
1113
01:17:23,943 --> 01:17:25,423
joy is a big part
of freediving.
1114
01:17:25,510 --> 01:17:27,425
Like, it's like enjoying
being on the water.
1115
01:17:46,749 --> 01:17:47,706
HUGUES: They're playing.
1116
01:17:49,534 --> 01:17:50,404
Good news...
1117
01:17:51,579 --> 01:17:52,798
we locate them.
1118
01:17:54,104 --> 01:17:55,671
We have to go south.
1119
01:17:59,152 --> 01:18:02,112
SVETLANA: I hope that
we will see sperm whales.
1120
01:18:02,242 --> 01:18:04,027
We had a newborn
1121
01:18:04,114 --> 01:18:06,986
just a little bit more
than one week ago.
1122
01:18:07,204 --> 01:18:11,556
So when they have newborns,
whales normally is quite slow
1123
01:18:11,643 --> 01:18:14,385
because the baby
is not swimming fast.
1124
01:18:15,255 --> 01:18:16,474
Sperm whales,
1125
01:18:16,561 --> 01:18:19,129
one of the best divers
in the planet.
1126
01:18:19,738 --> 01:18:22,654
They can dive
up to 2,000 meters.
1127
01:18:23,699 --> 01:18:25,309
Sometimes they are breached,
1128
01:18:25,483 --> 01:18:27,528
and then they are
going like this.
1129
01:18:27,746 --> 01:18:30,314
And from the deep,
they-- bloop-bloop-bloop.
1130
01:18:30,662 --> 01:18:31,881
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
1131
01:18:36,973 --> 01:18:38,496
ALEXEY: Breach, breach!
1132
01:18:43,370 --> 01:18:45,416
Get ready. Ask them to be ready.
1133
01:18:51,944 --> 01:18:53,206
ALEXEY:
Being a freediver in the ocean
1134
01:18:53,293 --> 01:18:56,906
allows us to use our skill
to see something
1135
01:18:57,384 --> 01:19:00,039
and experience something
that is really hard to do
1136
01:19:00,561 --> 01:19:02,520
and something
really beautiful.
1137
01:19:03,303 --> 01:19:04,217
Look at them.
1138
01:19:05,001 --> 01:19:07,177
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
1139
01:19:11,094 --> 01:19:13,879
Okay, go. Please go, go, go.
1140
01:19:39,165 --> 01:19:41,298
HUGUES:
This animal hunt in the deep.
1141
01:19:41,515 --> 01:19:44,301
And in the abyss,
there is no light.
1142
01:19:45,824 --> 01:19:49,436
So to see their environment,
they need echolocation.
1143
01:19:49,610 --> 01:19:50,960
[WHALES CLICK]
1144
01:19:51,264 --> 01:19:53,353
HUGUES:
When the whale does scanning,
1145
01:19:54,267 --> 01:19:56,530
it is a series of clicks.
1146
01:19:57,923 --> 01:20:00,360
The whale's scanning you
to know who you are
1147
01:20:00,534 --> 01:20:01,797
and what you're feeling.
1148
01:20:03,973 --> 01:20:05,583
It's something incredible.
1149
01:20:10,893 --> 01:20:14,461
The whole body
of that whale may be 30 tons...
1150
01:20:16,246 --> 01:20:17,813
but they will be afraid
1151
01:20:17,900 --> 01:20:20,293
of anything
that could be a danger to them.
1152
01:20:21,686 --> 01:20:24,167
But when they feel
it is not the case
1153
01:20:24,254 --> 01:20:26,604
they will just accept you
as one of theirs.
1154
01:20:54,153 --> 01:20:55,372
[ALEXEY GRUNTS]
1155
01:20:55,546 --> 01:20:57,896
Epic would be an understatement.
1156
01:20:58,027 --> 01:20:58,984
Oh, my God.
1157
01:21:24,140 --> 01:21:26,882
[MUSIC FADES]
1158
01:21:31,843 --> 01:21:34,411
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
1159
01:21:41,244 --> 01:21:43,115
ALEXEY: My mom,
she always said to me
1160
01:21:43,202 --> 01:21:46,379
that sports is just part of life
and like, it's not enough.
1161
01:21:48,251 --> 01:21:51,080
It's important to have results
in other areas of life.
1162
01:21:52,472 --> 01:21:55,998
[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
1163
01:21:56,389 --> 01:21:58,261
ALEXEY: [IN ENGLISH] For me,
it's important to become
1164
01:21:58,348 --> 01:22:00,741
a better father,
a better husband...
1165
01:22:02,743 --> 01:22:05,181
because I know this
will make me much more happy
1166
01:22:05,268 --> 01:22:07,792
than these extra records
and extra achievements.
1167
01:22:07,966 --> 01:22:10,795
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
1168
01:22:18,716 --> 01:22:20,413
ELIETTE:
Good morning, everybody.
1169
01:22:20,500 --> 01:22:22,807
Welcome to Roatán, Honduras.
1170
01:22:25,462 --> 01:22:28,639
Today, we have the most
demanding discipline,
1171
01:22:28,726 --> 01:22:30,554
the no fins discipline.
1172
01:22:31,859 --> 01:22:33,383
ALEXEY:
I lost a lot of confidence
1173
01:22:33,470 --> 01:22:35,124
with no fins after Bahamas.
1174
01:22:35,341 --> 01:22:38,866
I'm used to diving really well,
not having blackouts.
1175
01:22:39,389 --> 01:22:40,477
It's frustrating.
1176
01:22:40,999 --> 01:22:43,567
It was hard to accept
that I'm not 100% ready
1177
01:22:43,654 --> 01:22:45,090
to do this 103-meter dive.
1178
01:22:47,005 --> 01:22:48,615
My mom, she always reminded me
1179
01:22:48,789 --> 01:22:50,574
the numbers of meter
and medals don't matter.
1180
01:22:51,053 --> 01:22:53,011
Even though I really want
to do the world record,
1181
01:22:53,446 --> 01:22:55,753
I don't want to push it
and to make it too dangerous.
1182
01:22:56,406 --> 01:22:59,061
I want to be around
for my family.
1183
01:23:04,805 --> 01:23:08,070
ELIETTE: And now
we have our deepest diver
1184
01:23:08,200 --> 01:23:10,986
of the day, Alexey Molchanov,
1185
01:23:11,290 --> 01:23:13,901
going for 100 meters.
1186
01:23:14,163 --> 01:23:17,122
He is scaling back
just a few meters today
1187
01:23:17,209 --> 01:23:19,733
after his deep blackout
at Vertical Blue.
1188
01:23:24,390 --> 01:23:28,786
ANNOUNCER:
Alexey Molchanov, 100 meters.
1189
01:23:31,919 --> 01:23:34,096
ALEXEY: I changed the way
I approached diving...
1190
01:23:34,487 --> 01:23:35,575
Eighty down.
1191
01:23:36,011 --> 01:23:38,274
ALEXEY: ...in terms
of having less chances
1192
01:23:38,361 --> 01:23:39,753
of getting blackout.
1193
01:23:42,843 --> 01:23:44,889
MAN: Ninety down. ALEXEY: Because I realized
1194
01:23:44,976 --> 01:23:46,978
I have to be
even better freediver,
1195
01:23:47,065 --> 01:23:49,763
better example for my kid Max.
1196
01:23:51,983 --> 01:23:54,116
MAN: Diver inside and okay.
1197
01:23:54,899 --> 01:23:56,074
ALEXEY:
When he gets a bit older,
1198
01:23:56,292 --> 01:23:57,989
I'm really looking forward
to have him around more
1199
01:23:58,076 --> 01:23:59,034
and dive together.
1200
01:24:05,344 --> 01:24:06,606
MAN: Diver approaching.
1201
01:24:09,827 --> 01:24:12,264
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
1202
01:24:17,487 --> 01:24:18,531
I'm okay.
1203
01:24:19,097 --> 01:24:23,536
You have a white card.[ALL CHEER, APPLAUD]
1204
01:24:28,889 --> 01:24:30,282
That was the best white card
in my life.
1205
01:24:30,369 --> 01:24:33,720
Like, I know from all
previous years, for sure.
1206
01:24:33,851 --> 01:24:34,808
[LAUGHS]
1207
01:24:35,548 --> 01:24:37,768
After all these world records,
even though I didn't do exactly
1208
01:24:37,855 --> 01:24:39,074
what I wanted to do
with no fins,
1209
01:24:39,161 --> 01:24:40,510
I did everything I could.
1210
01:24:40,814 --> 01:24:41,989
I'm really happy.
1211
01:24:47,952 --> 01:24:49,910
[IN RUSSIAN]
1212
01:24:50,172 --> 01:24:51,869
[IN ENGLISH] My mom
would be very proud of me...
1213
01:24:52,522 --> 01:24:53,610
[IN RUSSIAN]
1214
01:24:54,001 --> 01:24:55,351
[IN ENGLISH]
...and she was
very much waiting
1215
01:24:55,481 --> 01:24:56,874
for the grandkids.
1216
01:25:01,574 --> 01:25:04,447
So of course, I'm sad
she never met my son.
1217
01:25:04,838 --> 01:25:05,970
That bothers me.
1218
01:25:07,232 --> 01:25:09,930
But I know Max
would be very proud to know
1219
01:25:10,105 --> 01:25:11,802
that he had such
a great grandmother.
1220
01:25:16,415 --> 01:25:17,895
Telling him her story...
1221
01:25:23,030 --> 01:25:25,337
will help him to be inspired
1222
01:25:25,424 --> 01:25:27,513
and motivated
to do something he loves.
1223
01:25:29,036 --> 01:25:31,126
That's what stories
make us do...
1224
01:25:32,301 --> 01:25:34,041
be proud of our family
1225
01:25:34,390 --> 01:25:36,609
and pushes us
to have a better life.
1226
01:25:36,696 --> 01:25:37,915
[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
1227
01:25:38,655 --> 01:25:42,833
[BOTH SPEAKING RUSSIAN]
1228
01:25:44,269 --> 01:25:45,662
[MUSIC FADES]
1229
01:25:45,923 --> 01:25:48,839
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
1230
01:25:58,675 --> 01:26:01,243
♪ And sometimes
1231
01:26:01,678 --> 01:26:05,421
♪ We're just memories inside ♪
1232
01:26:05,508 --> 01:26:08,250
♪ And sometimes ♪
1233
01:26:08,859 --> 01:26:12,167
♪ We are holding on to life ♪
1234
01:26:12,254 --> 01:26:15,039
♪ And sometimes ♪
1235
01:26:15,779 --> 01:26:19,304
♪ There are whispers
In the sea ♪
1236
01:26:19,391 --> 01:26:22,307
♪ And sometimes ♪
1237
01:26:22,612 --> 01:26:26,006
♪ They are searching
To be free ♪
1238
01:26:26,398 --> 01:26:31,360
♪ And then the seas
Will glow ♪
1239
01:26:34,667 --> 01:26:40,020
♪ And I feel it when
I sway by your side ♪
1240
01:26:42,153 --> 01:26:46,331
♪ Held onto the tale
Of your life ♪
1241
01:26:46,853 --> 01:26:49,334
♪ And those secrets ♪
1242
01:26:50,117 --> 01:26:53,251
♪ Of the deep
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01:27:00,867 --> 01:27:03,522
♪ And searching
1244
01:27:03,957 --> 01:27:07,309
♪ For those dreams
That we cannot see ♪
1245
01:27:07,483 --> 01:27:10,486
♪ And you're searching ♪
1246
01:27:11,095 --> 01:27:14,403
♪ And you're yearning
To be free ♪
1247
01:27:14,533 --> 01:27:17,057
♪ And I hear that ♪
1248
01:27:17,536 --> 01:27:21,148
♪ You can tell
Our voices in the rain ♪
1249
01:27:21,410 --> 01:27:24,021
♪ And they're telling you ♪
1250
01:27:24,543 --> 01:27:28,895
♪ Telling you
You will not be tamed ♪
1251
01:27:28,982 --> 01:27:33,378
♪ Then the tide will flow ♪
1252
01:27:36,947 --> 01:27:42,387
♪ And I feel it
When I sway by your side ♪
1253
01:27:44,433 --> 01:27:48,741
♪ Held onto the tale
Of your life ♪
1254
01:27:50,874 --> 01:27:56,140
♪ And I know that
I hold onto your side ♪
1255
01:27:57,794 --> 01:28:02,015
♪ And I trust that
It'll be all right ♪
1256
01:28:02,973 --> 01:28:05,236
♪ And those secrets
1257
01:28:06,150 --> 01:28:08,935
♪ Of the deep
1258
01:28:10,676 --> 01:28:12,330
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01:28:13,375 --> 01:28:18,728
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01:31:34,532 --> 01:31:36,969
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