1 00:00:08,425 --> 00:00:10,719 - Dean's Blue Hole, the Bahamas. 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,722 [ambient music] 3 00:00:13,763 --> 00:00:16,683 * * 4 00:00:16,725 --> 00:00:21,021 A 663-foot-deep freediving paradise. 5 00:00:21,062 --> 00:00:25,984 * * 6 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:29,696 In freediving, you dive down as deep as you can 7 00:00:29,738 --> 00:00:31,698 and hold your breath for as long as possible. 8 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:34,492 * * 9 00:00:34,534 --> 00:00:37,662 No air tanks, just you and the ocean. 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,417 - Whenever you're ready. 11 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:46,171 - It's a constant battle 12 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:50,633 between your mind and your body. 13 00:00:50,675 --> 00:00:54,220 But not knowing your limit could lead to blackouts... 14 00:00:54,262 --> 00:00:55,930 - Breathe! Up, up, up, up, up! 15 00:00:55,972 --> 00:00:57,349 - And death. 16 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,767 This is a more dangerous sport 17 00:00:58,808 --> 00:01:01,394 than I think I've ever come across. 18 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:02,854 There's a subtlety and nuance to this 19 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:05,357 that is surprising and taken me off guard, 20 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:09,235 and it's really intimidating. 21 00:01:09,277 --> 00:01:11,321 You're on a knife edge on this. 22 00:01:11,363 --> 00:01:12,906 [heart beating] 23 00:01:12,947 --> 00:01:15,283 - People train for months before freediving. 24 00:01:15,325 --> 00:01:17,827 I felt completely unprepared. 25 00:01:17,869 --> 00:01:19,162 - Five meters. 26 00:01:19,204 --> 00:01:21,581 - I know how far you push it. 27 00:01:21,623 --> 00:01:25,001 - It's in his system to push past 28 00:01:25,043 --> 00:01:26,586 what you're supposed to do, 29 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:28,338 because it's worked for him. 30 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:30,548 - 15 meters. 31 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:32,133 - It's more a matter of your mind 32 00:01:32,175 --> 00:01:33,927 and a matter of relaxing. 33 00:01:33,968 --> 00:01:35,095 - 20 meters. 34 00:01:35,136 --> 00:01:36,262 - If he does that this time, 35 00:01:36,304 --> 00:01:39,015 there could be consequences. 36 00:01:39,057 --> 00:01:40,183 - I felt about as close to death 37 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:42,811 as I could possibly get. 38 00:01:42,852 --> 00:01:44,104 - 25 meters. 39 00:01:44,145 --> 00:01:45,438 - I could feel it. 40 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,357 - My eardrum's gone. - Wow. 41 00:01:47,399 --> 00:01:48,358 - 30 meters. 42 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,776 - He's got to control it. 43 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:50,777 - He wants to just push. 44 00:01:53,279 --> 00:01:54,656 - I'm kind of stressed out. 45 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:56,199 I mean, they talk about people blacking out, 46 00:01:56,241 --> 00:01:58,702 like, towards the surface, but what if you black out... 47 00:01:58,743 --> 00:02:00,704 - Breath. - Halfway up? 48 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:02,789 - Breath. - What do you do then? 49 00:02:02,831 --> 00:02:04,916 - Breath. - He can't help himself. 50 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,418 He wants to push it 51 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:11,715 and really find down there in the deep blue 52 00:02:11,756 --> 00:02:13,800 what it is that he's looking for. 53 00:02:24,185 --> 00:02:26,980 [upbeat music] 54 00:02:27,022 --> 00:02:29,983 - I've always loved the ocean, ever since I was a child. 55 00:02:30,025 --> 00:02:31,985 I still do. 56 00:02:32,027 --> 00:02:35,030 After all this time, I am fortunate enough 57 00:02:35,071 --> 00:02:37,991 to live near a beach. 58 00:02:38,033 --> 00:02:43,705 And swimming--well, that has always centered me. 59 00:02:43,747 --> 00:02:48,543 But freediving requires a really unique skill set: 60 00:02:48,585 --> 00:02:50,420 slowing your heart rate, 61 00:02:50,462 --> 00:02:53,089 being relaxed and in the moment, 62 00:02:53,131 --> 00:02:55,967 and conserving your energy. 63 00:02:56,009 --> 00:03:00,847 In some ways, you could say it's the opposite 64 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:04,434 of all the sports I've ever typically engaged with. 65 00:03:04,476 --> 00:03:05,852 In the limited time that I have, 66 00:03:05,894 --> 00:03:07,687 I've set a goal to see if I can muster 67 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:09,564 what it takes to freedive 68 00:03:09,606 --> 00:03:12,567 to 100 feet on just one breath. 69 00:03:14,486 --> 00:03:16,529 - You're not actually worried about going deep, 70 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:18,531 holding your breath, and messing it up, 71 00:03:18,573 --> 00:03:22,869 like, personal safety? 72 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:24,162 - No, not that bit. 73 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:25,580 It's not rocket science, either, is it? 74 00:03:25,622 --> 00:03:27,248 It's just like--well, I guess 75 00:03:27,290 --> 00:03:28,416 it's life-and-death stuff in some ways. 76 00:03:28,458 --> 00:03:29,709 - It is a bit life-and-death. 77 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:32,545 - I always like to minimize the idea. 78 00:03:32,587 --> 00:03:34,631 Chris is one of my oldest and closest friends. 79 00:03:34,673 --> 00:03:37,467 We just get each other. 80 00:03:37,509 --> 00:03:41,554 He knows why I want to or perhaps even need 81 00:03:41,596 --> 00:03:46,142 to push myself to that edge and beyond. 82 00:03:46,184 --> 00:03:47,852 If I'm not, like, you know, 83 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:49,646 sucking the marrow out of life or whatever, 84 00:03:49,688 --> 00:03:51,523 I feel like I'm not really living. 85 00:03:51,564 --> 00:03:53,316 I like to push myself, right? 86 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:56,986 - Well, that--that is the bit that worries me a little bit. 87 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:59,406 Do you think chanting is going to help you with-- 88 00:03:59,447 --> 00:04:00,824 - Chanting's helped everything. 89 00:04:00,865 --> 00:04:02,701 It's like, if you want a road map 90 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:04,452 or if you want the art of living, 91 00:04:04,494 --> 00:04:07,622 then that's where it's at, right? 92 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:09,416 So it works for me, you know? 93 00:04:09,457 --> 00:04:12,752 Getting to do this and learn a skill 94 00:04:12,794 --> 00:04:16,881 that will take me and teach me something about somebody else, 95 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:20,510 about their art, and not actually go to a place 96 00:04:20,552 --> 00:04:22,595 where anything bad has to happen. 97 00:04:22,637 --> 00:04:26,224 That, in itself, will be a great education for me. 98 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:27,600 So we'll see. 99 00:04:27,642 --> 00:04:29,519 We'll go on this little journey and see 100 00:04:29,561 --> 00:04:32,147 what comes out the other side. 101 00:04:32,188 --> 00:04:35,150 And just like that, I'm off. 102 00:04:35,191 --> 00:04:36,901 Bahamas, here we come. 103 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:39,863 [upbeat music] 104 00:04:39,904 --> 00:04:46,786 * * 105 00:04:49,873 --> 00:04:54,419 This is Camila Jaber, Mexico's current record holder, 106 00:04:54,461 --> 00:04:55,795 and at 26, 107 00:04:55,837 --> 00:04:57,964 she's one of the world's best freedivers. 108 00:04:58,006 --> 00:04:59,758 [cheers and applause] 109 00:04:59,799 --> 00:05:01,259 She's here for the Vertical Blue Competition, 110 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:03,553 the most prestigious freediving tournament 111 00:05:03,595 --> 00:05:04,971 on the planet. 112 00:05:05,013 --> 00:05:08,808 And she is my teacher for the next week. 113 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:10,018 - Hello. 114 00:05:12,145 --> 00:05:14,522 - Apologize in advance for being so jet-lagged. 115 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:16,232 - You get one good night's sleep, 116 00:05:16,274 --> 00:05:17,442 and you'll be great. 117 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:19,486 - I'm so happy to be here. - Yeah. 118 00:05:19,527 --> 00:05:21,404 It is a very special competition. 119 00:05:21,446 --> 00:05:22,781 - Tell me. How's it been going? 120 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,240 So you've been here for four weeks, 121 00:05:24,282 --> 00:05:25,492 and how many dives have you done? 122 00:05:25,533 --> 00:05:26,993 - I've done five dives. 123 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:28,495 I have one more left 124 00:05:28,536 --> 00:05:30,497 that is at the end of the competition. 125 00:05:30,538 --> 00:05:33,208 It's been an incredible week 126 00:05:33,249 --> 00:05:35,251 of breaking my own records, 127 00:05:35,293 --> 00:05:36,795 that are Mexican national record. 128 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:38,505 Looking forward to closing on a good note. 129 00:05:38,546 --> 00:05:42,258 Last year, I wasn't in a good mood at the end. 130 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:43,426 - No? - Yeah, I just had 131 00:05:43,468 --> 00:05:45,720 a bad experience, kind of messed up 132 00:05:45,762 --> 00:05:47,347 with your confidence for the next point. 133 00:05:47,389 --> 00:05:49,349 - What do you put that down to? 134 00:05:49,391 --> 00:05:51,101 - I blacked out on the last day. 135 00:05:51,142 --> 00:05:53,853 [ominous music] 136 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:56,231 - A blackout is one of the most dangerous risks 137 00:05:56,272 --> 00:05:57,857 of freediving. 138 00:05:57,899 --> 00:06:00,443 - Breathe! Up, up, up, up, up. 139 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:03,655 - If the oxygen in your blood drops below a certain level, 140 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:07,200 you'll lose consciousness, and that can be deadly. 141 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:09,119 - I just learned the lesson. 142 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,663 So I have one more left, and it's exciting. 143 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:14,457 - To know that even an expert like Camila 144 00:06:14,499 --> 00:06:16,167 can have an accident like that... 145 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:19,170 well, I guess I just hadn't really thought 146 00:06:19,212 --> 00:06:21,006 about it like that. 147 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,216 My family lives 3,000 miles away, 148 00:06:23,258 --> 00:06:26,219 and if I have a brush with death like Camila, 149 00:06:26,261 --> 00:06:27,929 what would that mean to them? 150 00:06:31,766 --> 00:06:32,934 - What have you been up to? 151 00:06:32,976 --> 00:06:35,311 Have you been doing some training? 152 00:06:35,353 --> 00:06:36,896 - Yeah. Yes, I have. 153 00:06:36,938 --> 00:06:39,024 I mean, listen, I won't lie, it's not-- 154 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,108 I've been trying. 155 00:06:40,150 --> 00:06:41,151 - Hola! 156 00:06:41,192 --> 00:06:43,153 [laughter] 157 00:06:43,194 --> 00:06:45,238 - When I first met Camila eight weeks ago, 158 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,365 she gave me a series of breathing exercises 159 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:50,160 that would prepare me for Dean's Blue Hole. 160 00:06:50,201 --> 00:06:52,120 While I was filming on location in Australia, 161 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:53,913 I began my breath work. 162 00:06:53,955 --> 00:06:55,707 I started with a two-minute breath hold, 163 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:57,751 and then I just kept increasing it from there. 164 00:06:57,792 --> 00:06:59,252 I started doing the breath work, 165 00:06:59,294 --> 00:07:00,712 and I tried to build it 166 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:02,088 into what I was doing. 167 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:03,298 I did it one time. 168 00:07:03,340 --> 00:07:04,924 You know, I was, like, in the makeup chair. 169 00:07:04,966 --> 00:07:08,428 - Three, two, one, breath. 170 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:10,013 - [inhales deeply] 171 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:12,015 - [laughing] Just don't die on us. 172 00:07:12,057 --> 00:07:14,517 - So freediving, the way to keep it safe 173 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:17,020 is to do it very gradually and just focus 174 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:19,731 on your feelings, on your sensations, 175 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:21,274 on your equalizing. 176 00:07:21,316 --> 00:07:23,443 At the end, you choose-- you choose your own dives. 177 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:24,694 - Right, right. 178 00:07:24,736 --> 00:07:25,904 Wow, so it's really about taking 179 00:07:25,945 --> 00:07:27,113 responsibility for yourself. 180 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:28,573 - For yourself, totally. - Yeah, got it. 181 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,910 Like, you have to choose for yourself what's best 182 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:33,286 and what's best for your training, yeah. 183 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:34,746 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 184 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:37,165 - Deep water blackouts are very, very rare, 185 00:07:37,207 --> 00:07:39,501 and if this happens when nobody's there, 186 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:41,461 it can be fatal. 187 00:07:41,503 --> 00:07:43,713 - Yeah. 188 00:07:43,755 --> 00:07:47,467 [suspenseful music] 189 00:07:47,509 --> 00:07:49,928 * * 190 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:57,602 [upbeat music] 191 00:07:57,644 --> 00:07:58,937 * * 192 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:00,397 - Mastering my breath holding, 193 00:08:00,438 --> 00:08:02,691 getting comfortable with the discomfort, 194 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,484 learning to conserve my energy, 195 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:06,736 and knowing my limits. 196 00:08:06,778 --> 00:08:08,738 In this sport, that's the difference 197 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:10,490 between life and death. 198 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:13,201 Hey. - Hey. 199 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:15,036 - You're holding your breath. - You're holding your breath. 200 00:08:15,078 --> 00:08:18,581 And then when it starts feeling too much, you exhale. 201 00:08:18,623 --> 00:08:22,961 [both exhaling] 202 00:08:25,714 --> 00:08:27,799 - Good. Come back to center. 203 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:44,441 - So people who are like you, who are really good at this-- 204 00:08:44,482 --> 00:08:49,154 you've learnt to master your breath to a place 205 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:50,697 where you can live through the discomfort 206 00:08:50,739 --> 00:08:52,490 of the buildup of carbon-- 207 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:54,117 - Of carbon dioxide, exactly. 208 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:03,001 - You can push that. 209 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:06,671 - So people who are really good at this push through that? 210 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:08,256 - Exactly. That's what I want to say. 211 00:09:08,298 --> 00:09:10,342 - And that's not super negative for the body? 212 00:09:10,383 --> 00:09:11,551 - No, no, no, no. 213 00:09:11,593 --> 00:09:13,219 - It's actually not? - It's not, it's not. 214 00:09:18,933 --> 00:09:20,894 - So you're swimming down, right, 215 00:09:20,935 --> 00:09:23,521 building up carbon dioxide. - Yes. 216 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,941 - At what point do you go, "Okay, I have to stop," right? 217 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:28,485 Because then you also have to think, 218 00:09:28,526 --> 00:09:30,195 "I'm gonna turn around and come back up." 219 00:09:30,236 --> 00:09:31,196 - Exactly, yeah. 220 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:45,460 Okay? So inhale up. 221 00:10:14,864 --> 00:10:15,949 - Interesting. 222 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:18,910 - [clicks tongue] 223 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:20,120 - Yeah! 224 00:10:21,204 --> 00:10:23,248 [dramatic electronic music] 225 00:10:23,289 --> 00:10:25,583 - So here I am at Dean's Blue Hole 226 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:27,002 for the first time. 227 00:10:27,043 --> 00:10:29,838 It's a 663-foot sinkhole, 228 00:10:29,879 --> 00:10:32,424 just an easy swim from the shore. 229 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,092 Wow. - Yeah. 230 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:36,845 - People train for years to set freediving records 231 00:10:36,886 --> 00:10:38,471 at the Vertical Blue Competition, 232 00:10:38,513 --> 00:10:40,807 and here I am, practically a beginner. 233 00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:44,102 I don't know how I thought I could just do this. 234 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:47,313 I'm, like, suitably butterflies. 235 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:49,816 I have that feeling of, like, "I'm about to compete," 236 00:10:49,858 --> 00:10:51,484 but I guess it's just-- 237 00:10:51,526 --> 00:10:52,944 I'm gonna have a go at doing something for myself... 238 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,195 - Yeah. - Which is crazy. 239 00:10:57,073 --> 00:11:00,285 [pensive music] 240 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:07,083 * * 241 00:11:08,543 --> 00:11:09,502 - So, Orlando... 242 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:23,350 Vamos. 243 00:11:23,391 --> 00:11:30,065 * * 244 00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:42,452 So one of the main obstacles is equalization, yeah? 245 00:11:42,494 --> 00:11:44,913 So that's why we want to take it step by step, 246 00:11:44,954 --> 00:11:46,956 so we make sure that you can equalize. 247 00:11:46,998 --> 00:11:49,834 And this has to be done while you're diving down 248 00:11:49,876 --> 00:11:52,462 because of the increase of pressure. 249 00:11:52,504 --> 00:11:56,800 You pinch your nose, and you blow out. 250 00:11:56,841 --> 00:11:58,093 Perfect. 251 00:11:58,134 --> 00:12:00,095 Then, taking it like a progression, 252 00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:02,180 you make sure that your body is prepared for it. 253 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,139 - Okay. - Muy bien. 254 00:12:03,181 --> 00:12:04,557 - Muy bien. 255 00:12:04,599 --> 00:12:07,560 [dramatic music] 256 00:12:07,602 --> 00:12:10,772 * * 257 00:12:10,814 --> 00:12:13,024 Today is all about listening to my body 258 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,652 as I hold my breath longer and dive deeper 259 00:12:15,694 --> 00:12:17,696 while equalizing my ears. 260 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:24,911 * * 261 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:31,376 * * 262 00:12:31,418 --> 00:12:33,753 Seeing the beauty of Dean's Blue Hole 263 00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:35,130 is so seductive. 264 00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,381 You could almost forget 265 00:12:36,423 --> 00:12:38,383 that if anything goes wrong down there, 266 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:40,093 you don't get another breath. 267 00:12:40,135 --> 00:12:47,267 * * 268 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:57,694 I was close to the line that time. 269 00:12:57,736 --> 00:13:00,363 I had a really weird sensation in my nose. 270 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:03,700 When I blow my nose, it comes out my eyes, when I equalize. 271 00:13:03,742 --> 00:13:05,160 I'm going like this, 272 00:13:05,201 --> 00:13:07,620 and I'm feeling it come out my eye. 273 00:13:07,662 --> 00:13:09,456 Is that real? 274 00:13:09,497 --> 00:13:11,875 - It's probably because you're equalizing your mask, then. 275 00:13:11,916 --> 00:13:14,085 - Oh, okay. 276 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:17,756 - But maybe just do it less forcefully then. 277 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:19,883 - Okay. 278 00:13:19,924 --> 00:13:22,260 What's the smoothest way to enter, to drop this hand? 279 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:24,095 - And spinning around. 280 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:25,972 Go slowly. 281 00:13:27,932 --> 00:13:29,142 Right. 282 00:13:29,184 --> 00:13:30,977 The idea for these repetitions 283 00:13:31,019 --> 00:13:33,271 is for you to, like, get the technique right 284 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:34,481 at the beginning... - Yeah. 285 00:13:34,522 --> 00:13:36,191 - Before we start anything deeper. 286 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:37,609 - Yeah, yeah. - Yeah? 287 00:13:37,650 --> 00:13:39,194 - I won't go far. I'll just go a little bit, 288 00:13:39,235 --> 00:13:40,278 like you did at train-- - Exactly that. 289 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,489 Just try-- just to try the turn. 290 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,161 [calm music] 291 00:13:48,203 --> 00:13:55,335 * * 292 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,305 Great. 293 00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:10,600 - That felt good. 294 00:14:10,642 --> 00:14:13,395 - Keep your chin in for the way up, 295 00:14:13,436 --> 00:14:14,896 but you still have a little tendency 296 00:14:14,938 --> 00:14:16,356 of looking where you're going. 297 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:18,525 And that just adds stress here and here. 298 00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:19,859 - Yeah, yeah. 299 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,945 - And for deeper dives, that's going to maybe get 300 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:23,738 in the way of your equalizing. 301 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:25,782 So just keep-- try to keep that in mind. 302 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:26,908 - Yeah. 303 00:14:26,950 --> 00:14:27,951 - That was great. Muy bien. 304 00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:29,035 - Yeah. Muy bien. 305 00:14:29,077 --> 00:14:30,203 - Muy bien. - Thank you. 306 00:14:32,539 --> 00:14:34,457 It's a really unique sensation, isn't it? 307 00:14:34,499 --> 00:14:36,167 - Yeah, but you did amazing. 308 00:14:36,209 --> 00:14:37,752 Your equalizing is perfect, 309 00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:39,462 and then you do very smooth entrances. 310 00:14:39,504 --> 00:14:41,756 So we have a busy day tomorrow. 311 00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:42,799 I'm diving. 312 00:14:42,841 --> 00:14:43,842 - Yeah. 313 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:44,968 So I can be cheering you on. 314 00:14:45,010 --> 00:14:45,885 That's fantastic. - Yes, yeah. 315 00:14:45,927 --> 00:14:47,095 I'm excited. 316 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:52,017 * * 317 00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:55,103 [upbeat music] 318 00:14:55,145 --> 00:14:56,312 * * 319 00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:58,982 [crowd chattering] 320 00:14:59,024 --> 00:15:02,235 * * 321 00:15:02,277 --> 00:15:03,778 - Camila, hi, guys. - Hola. 322 00:15:03,820 --> 00:15:04,779 - Hey, how are ya? 323 00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:06,281 - Hi, I'm Orlando. 324 00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:08,199 I'm gonna fist bump, you know, this world we live in. 325 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:10,076 - William. - So nice to meet you all. 326 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:11,411 - So happy for you to meet them. 327 00:15:11,453 --> 00:15:13,079 - Yeah, I've been looking forward to it. 328 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:14,789 So this is your freediving crew? 329 00:15:14,831 --> 00:15:16,249 This the crew? - Yeah, the freediving fam. 330 00:15:16,291 --> 00:15:18,918 - Freediving fam, even better. 331 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:20,253 How long have you been diving? 332 00:15:20,295 --> 00:15:23,715 - I started here. I took his class 2014. 333 00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:25,133 So about seven years. 334 00:15:25,175 --> 00:15:26,384 - I'm the newbie here. 335 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,553 I started less than four years ago. 336 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:30,805 - Okay. - My first dive was in Utila, 337 00:15:30,847 --> 00:15:33,767 in a small island in Honduras. - Ah. 338 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:35,435 - So maybe, you know, you're gonna have 339 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:37,687 the same, like, mind-blowing, opening experience. 340 00:15:37,729 --> 00:15:39,481 - I mean, if today was anything to go by, 341 00:15:39,522 --> 00:15:41,983 I'm pretty mind-blown. [laughs] 342 00:15:42,025 --> 00:15:43,068 - Why don't we sit down? 343 00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:44,736 - Yes, should we sit down? 344 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:50,200 Today was my first day at the Dean's Blue Hole, 345 00:15:50,241 --> 00:15:51,659 and I can see the vibe. 346 00:15:51,701 --> 00:15:53,995 It's magical, it's unpretentious, 347 00:15:54,037 --> 00:15:55,997 but it's, like, competitive. 348 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:57,749 But it's mostly against-- 349 00:15:57,791 --> 00:15:59,584 you're competing with yourself, right? 350 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:02,253 So I was really blown away by my first experience. 351 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:04,506 So, William, you started Vertical Blue? 352 00:16:04,547 --> 00:16:06,591 - Pretty much. In 2007, 353 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:08,593 I had a world record attempt, 354 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:10,470 like, just myself here in the Bahamas. 355 00:16:10,512 --> 00:16:14,599 It was a record attempt with no fins to 81 meters. 356 00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:16,267 - Just swimming down, hands and feet? 357 00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:17,602 - Yeah. And from there, 358 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:18,812 it kind of seeded 359 00:16:18,853 --> 00:16:21,564 this idea of bringing in more athletes 360 00:16:21,606 --> 00:16:23,525 and attempting world records together 361 00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:25,860 and built bigger from there until, now, 362 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:28,113 it's the kind of pinnacle of competitive freediving 363 00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:29,197 in the world now. 364 00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:30,907 - I love this story. 365 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:32,492 - So all the world records-- 366 00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:34,327 - Are made and broken at this spot? 367 00:16:34,369 --> 00:16:36,246 - Currently, they're all held by dives 368 00:16:36,287 --> 00:16:37,706 that were done at Dean's Blue Hole, yeah. 369 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:39,916 - Fantastic. - And where have you taken 370 00:16:39,958 --> 00:16:41,376 your record now? - Yeah. 371 00:16:41,418 --> 00:16:44,045 - So the world record since then, 2007 was 81, 372 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:48,425 and I've been kind of, like, increasing it year by year. 373 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:50,677 Now it's 102 meters. 374 00:16:50,719 --> 00:16:52,220 - Wow. 375 00:16:52,262 --> 00:16:54,305 How long were you underwater for? 376 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:57,142 - That dive was, like, four minutes 10, 12. 377 00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:58,476 Something just over four minutes. 378 00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:00,812 - That's--that's amazing. 379 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:03,815 For William to have, you know, swum to past 100 meters 380 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:08,319 must be like the Everest of freediving. 381 00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:10,822 It doesn't feel fantastically safe. 382 00:17:10,864 --> 00:17:15,285 I haven't fully grasped the stakes completely, 383 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:17,787 but I'm here to have 384 00:17:17,829 --> 00:17:19,664 the experience of understanding and learning, 385 00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:22,459 and I think it's something I'm intrigued about. 386 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:33,011 [dramatic music] 387 00:17:33,053 --> 00:17:34,637 - 80 meters. 388 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:36,973 [cheers and applause] 389 00:17:37,015 --> 00:17:39,851 Touchdown. [cheers and applause] 390 00:17:39,893 --> 00:17:41,186 Official top. 391 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:44,314 Two, three, four, five. 392 00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:45,815 - Today is the last day 393 00:17:45,857 --> 00:17:47,984 of the Vertical Blue competition... 394 00:17:48,026 --> 00:17:50,487 - 40 meters, first place. 395 00:17:50,528 --> 00:17:52,364 - Where divers from all over the world 396 00:17:52,405 --> 00:17:56,409 compete to set both national and world records. 397 00:17:56,451 --> 00:18:00,997 - One minute plus 10. Plus 15. 398 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:02,749 - How are you, man? - Good. 399 00:18:02,791 --> 00:18:04,459 - I've got lots of questions, but I'm gonna ask you 400 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:05,669 after I go in and see Camila. 401 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:06,961 - Yeah, I'll come out with you. 402 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:08,463 - All right, cool. 403 00:18:08,505 --> 00:18:11,091 Camila is attempting to break her own national Mexican 404 00:18:11,132 --> 00:18:14,594 freediving record by diving to 82 meters, 405 00:18:14,636 --> 00:18:18,598 which is about 270 feet. 406 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:20,767 These depths are so far beyond my comprehension 407 00:18:20,809 --> 00:18:23,228 at this stage in my training. 408 00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:24,688 It's nerve-racking. 409 00:18:25,814 --> 00:18:27,524 - Four and a half minutes. 410 00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:37,534 - It's amazing to see her focus. 411 00:18:37,575 --> 00:18:39,703 It's a whole mindset 412 00:18:39,744 --> 00:18:41,830 and a meditative state and a prayer, 413 00:18:41,871 --> 00:18:44,499 and it's all kind of landing. 414 00:18:44,541 --> 00:18:49,254 - Five, four, three, two, one. 415 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:50,505 Official top. 416 00:18:50,547 --> 00:18:54,801 Plus one, two, three, four, five. 417 00:18:57,512 --> 00:18:59,973 Camila Jaber. 418 00:19:00,015 --> 00:19:02,976 [intense music] 419 00:19:03,018 --> 00:19:09,941 * * 420 00:19:17,032 --> 00:19:18,783 - Watching Camila disappear into the Blue Hole 421 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:21,077 is both breathtaking and terrifying. 422 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,456 It really puts what I'm hoping to accomplish 423 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:26,458 into perspective. 424 00:19:31,087 --> 00:19:33,965 - 82 meters. 425 00:19:34,007 --> 00:19:35,592 Touchdown. 426 00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:41,264 * * 427 00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:42,557 40 meters. 428 00:19:44,434 --> 00:19:47,062 [clock ticking] 429 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:52,817 * * 430 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:54,819 First safety. 30 meters. 431 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:02,160 Second safety, 20 meters. 432 00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:06,998 [soft voices and splashing] 433 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:16,216 [cheers and applause] 434 00:20:21,805 --> 00:20:23,723 - Viva Mexico! 435 00:20:26,851 --> 00:20:28,561 - I was so nervous for you. 436 00:20:28,603 --> 00:20:32,273 Camila officially broke the Mexican national record 437 00:20:32,315 --> 00:20:35,902 by diving to 270 feet. 438 00:20:38,321 --> 00:20:39,614 It's the end of the competition, 439 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,241 and to my surprise, 440 00:20:41,282 --> 00:20:44,035 I'm invited to make a dive of my own. 441 00:20:44,077 --> 00:20:46,371 With everyone watching, that's a lot of pressure 442 00:20:46,413 --> 00:20:47,789 I wasn't expecting. 443 00:20:52,127 --> 00:20:54,713 - I just need to relax and think about my breath work 444 00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:59,592 and the techniques that Camila has taught me up until now. 445 00:20:59,634 --> 00:21:01,886 I've been building up a CO2 tolerance. 446 00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:05,223 All I have to do now is put it to the test. 447 00:21:05,265 --> 00:21:08,184 [ambient music] 448 00:21:08,226 --> 00:21:15,442 * * 449 00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:19,320 It's in moments like these that my Buddhist practice 450 00:21:19,362 --> 00:21:21,906 gives me the courage and determination 451 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:24,409 to push past the feelings of discomfort. 452 00:21:24,451 --> 00:21:31,583 * * 453 00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:36,421 [uplifting music] 454 00:21:36,463 --> 00:21:43,595 * * 455 00:21:53,104 --> 00:21:54,898 - Way to go, Orlando. Breathe. 456 00:21:54,939 --> 00:21:57,192 Breathe. Okay. - I'm okay. 457 00:21:57,233 --> 00:21:59,611 [cheers and applause] 458 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:01,196 Being a novice to all this-- 459 00:22:01,237 --> 00:22:03,365 the freediving, the competitions-- 460 00:22:03,406 --> 00:22:06,368 it's wonderful to feel so welcomed and encouraged 461 00:22:06,409 --> 00:22:08,119 by this community of freedivers. 462 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:16,169 [bell chimes] 463 00:22:26,137 --> 00:22:27,514 Yeah, last night, I started noticing 464 00:22:27,555 --> 00:22:30,141 a, like, crackling in my ears. 465 00:22:30,183 --> 00:22:33,520 [heartbeat] 466 00:22:33,561 --> 00:22:36,856 We'll see how it progresses, but it's obviously, like... 467 00:22:39,484 --> 00:22:40,944 It's not ideal. 468 00:22:44,989 --> 00:22:47,909 But the concern is just that I don't do 469 00:22:47,951 --> 00:22:49,452 any damage to my eardrums. 470 00:22:49,494 --> 00:22:53,289 It might have a little bit of an impact on the dives 471 00:22:53,331 --> 00:22:58,670 and how far I can push it sort of thing, so... 472 00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:05,427 It's--it's frustrating because, you know, 473 00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:07,971 but maybe it's the universe stepping in and going, 474 00:23:08,013 --> 00:23:10,015 "Uh, not today, buddy." 475 00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:20,900 Hey, guys. 476 00:23:20,942 --> 00:23:22,235 Hey. - Hey! 477 00:23:22,277 --> 00:23:23,862 - I just can't believe how clear it is today. 478 00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:25,989 - Beautiful, yeah. - Look at that, yeah? 479 00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:27,657 - How are you feeling? - Good? 480 00:23:27,699 --> 00:23:29,075 - Good, good. I, um... 481 00:23:29,117 --> 00:23:31,161 I felt like I was having water in my ears. 482 00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:32,954 It was like a little crackling. 483 00:23:32,996 --> 00:23:35,123 Like, when I went down yesterday, 484 00:23:35,165 --> 00:23:37,292 I think I was equalizing pretty good, 485 00:23:37,334 --> 00:23:39,294 but I think maybe there was one point 486 00:23:39,336 --> 00:23:41,212 where I didn't do it quite quick enough. 487 00:23:41,254 --> 00:23:43,131 And I think it kind of made me just get 488 00:23:43,173 --> 00:23:45,467 a little bit of an expansion or inflamed it, 489 00:23:45,508 --> 00:23:47,594 maybe--I'm not sure. - Because normally, 490 00:23:47,635 --> 00:23:48,636 most people, when they equalize, 491 00:23:48,678 --> 00:23:50,305 you hear like, a "sh." - Yeah. 492 00:23:50,347 --> 00:23:51,890 - That's what you're hearing? - Yeah. 493 00:23:51,931 --> 00:23:52,849 - Or is it more like a kind of crumpled paper? 494 00:23:52,891 --> 00:23:54,184 - Crumpled paper. 495 00:23:54,225 --> 00:23:55,060 - And it's only happening in one ear? 496 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:57,687 - Both. Both. 497 00:23:57,729 --> 00:24:00,148 - When the tissue is inflamed, then it's susceptible 498 00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:02,484 to the natural bacteria that are in the water in your ear. 499 00:24:02,525 --> 00:24:05,195 That can cause an external ear infection. 500 00:24:05,236 --> 00:24:06,613 - Well, we definitely want to avoid that. 501 00:24:06,654 --> 00:24:08,365 - Yeah. - And it's very painful, 502 00:24:08,406 --> 00:24:09,824 like, turning to an ear infection. 503 00:24:09,866 --> 00:24:11,618 - Yeah, yeah. We can see everything 504 00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:12,827 that you're doing with your fins 505 00:24:12,869 --> 00:24:14,662 and in the water, like position, everything. 506 00:24:14,704 --> 00:24:16,664 We can't see inside your ears. 507 00:24:16,706 --> 00:24:19,334 So that's kind of your responsibility, 508 00:24:19,376 --> 00:24:21,169 to, like, feel what's going on there and to be 509 00:24:21,211 --> 00:24:23,171 as conservative as you can. 510 00:24:24,964 --> 00:24:26,925 - I think it's worth trying. I'd like to try 511 00:24:26,966 --> 00:24:28,885 and see how we feel or maybe just try. 512 00:24:28,927 --> 00:24:31,304 - If it blows out or jams up-- - I'm done. 513 00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:32,472 - You're done. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 514 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:34,557 - Gonna be, like... 515 00:24:34,599 --> 00:24:35,809 - I'm obviously frustrated 516 00:24:35,850 --> 00:24:40,522 because this ear situation is-- 517 00:24:40,563 --> 00:24:43,692 it's something for me to be listening to, 518 00:24:43,733 --> 00:24:45,068 the part I'm paying attention to. 519 00:24:45,110 --> 00:24:47,278 I also feel like I got 520 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,239 a bit [indistinct] in my head about it. 521 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:52,325 I think it's the inner child in me going, 522 00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:55,829 "Wait, what? You can do this better. 523 00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:56,955 "You're the best. 524 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:58,289 "Why aren't you competing better? 525 00:24:58,331 --> 00:25:00,000 "Why aren't you achieving more? 526 00:25:00,041 --> 00:25:02,711 Why aren't you"--you know. 527 00:25:02,752 --> 00:25:04,254 It's okay. 528 00:25:04,295 --> 00:25:06,965 I'm old enough now to recognize that that voice 529 00:25:07,007 --> 00:25:09,634 is a part of my programming. 530 00:25:09,676 --> 00:25:13,096 - With freediving, the ear is kind of like an Achilles' heel. 531 00:25:13,138 --> 00:25:15,557 It's this tiny little membrane, and if you don't manage 532 00:25:15,598 --> 00:25:16,975 that membrane perfectly, 533 00:25:17,017 --> 00:25:19,436 then you get this kind of a problem. 534 00:25:19,477 --> 00:25:21,938 - Actually, it's a little bit of a lesson, isn't it? 535 00:25:21,980 --> 00:25:24,232 - Mm-hmm. - Yeah. 536 00:25:24,274 --> 00:25:27,360 This is a sport where, like, trying to push through barriers 537 00:25:27,402 --> 00:25:29,696 is always gonna-- 538 00:25:29,738 --> 00:25:32,407 it's always gonna go sideways. 539 00:25:32,449 --> 00:25:37,537 - Yeah, typically I've probably always-- 540 00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:38,997 - Had that approach? 541 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:43,001 - Had that "push through" approach. 542 00:25:43,043 --> 00:25:47,464 I think, in all honesty, there is a lot more to this 543 00:25:47,505 --> 00:25:52,677 than just, you know, swimming down and holding your breath. 544 00:25:52,719 --> 00:25:55,847 I think there's--and I think that that's something 545 00:25:55,889 --> 00:26:01,895 that I'd underestimated. 546 00:26:01,936 --> 00:26:04,147 I guess I'm human and I'm fallible 547 00:26:04,189 --> 00:26:05,857 and I'm not, like, you know, 548 00:26:05,899 --> 00:26:08,860 the superhero that I am in my brain. 549 00:26:08,902 --> 00:26:11,279 [laughs] 550 00:26:12,989 --> 00:26:14,866 I'm really upset. 551 00:26:20,830 --> 00:26:22,999 I feel like my body has, in some way, let me down. 552 00:26:23,041 --> 00:26:25,335 But if I don't listen to it, 553 00:26:25,377 --> 00:26:28,338 it could lead to permanent hearing loss. 554 00:26:28,380 --> 00:26:30,882 Tomorrow I'm really hopeful that I wake up 555 00:26:30,924 --> 00:26:34,094 and my ears have dried out 556 00:26:34,135 --> 00:26:38,556 and the crackling sound in it is not there. 557 00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:43,687 I put a certain amount of pressure on myself 558 00:26:43,728 --> 00:26:45,647 to perform. 559 00:26:45,689 --> 00:26:48,650 There's no real rhyme or reason to why one breath, 560 00:26:48,692 --> 00:26:51,319 I feel very comfortable, and another time, I'm like, 561 00:26:51,361 --> 00:26:52,612 "Okay, no, it's time to come up." 562 00:26:55,323 --> 00:27:00,662 You know, William had passed out the day before last. 563 00:27:00,704 --> 00:27:02,372 He was attempting a dive 564 00:27:02,414 --> 00:27:05,250 which is a big dive, it's 90 meters, 565 00:27:05,291 --> 00:27:07,127 but he's done over 100. 566 00:27:07,168 --> 00:27:09,796 He came to the top. 567 00:27:09,838 --> 00:27:11,923 - Up, up, William. - Breathe. 568 00:27:11,965 --> 00:27:13,049 - Up. - Up, up! 569 00:27:13,091 --> 00:27:15,010 - Breathe! - Up, up, William. 570 00:27:15,051 --> 00:27:17,095 - Breathe! - Up, up, up, up! 571 00:27:17,137 --> 00:27:18,930 - And he said 90 meters should be doable, 572 00:27:18,972 --> 00:27:21,516 but it wasn't, and he passed out. 573 00:27:26,730 --> 00:27:31,067 The risk is removed through repetition 574 00:27:31,109 --> 00:27:34,529 and practice and training. 575 00:27:34,571 --> 00:27:36,906 And I have none of that. 576 00:27:36,948 --> 00:27:39,868 [ominous music] 577 00:27:39,909 --> 00:27:47,042 * * 578 00:27:52,297 --> 00:27:54,632 [birds tweeting] 579 00:28:03,224 --> 00:28:07,354 - Protein powder and nuts and almonds 580 00:28:07,395 --> 00:28:09,147 and hazelnut milk. 581 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:13,109 - I slept like shit, actually. 582 00:28:13,151 --> 00:28:14,652 No surprises there. 583 00:28:16,112 --> 00:28:17,405 I took, like, a-- 584 00:28:17,447 --> 00:28:20,116 I woke up, and I don't know what time it was. 585 00:28:20,158 --> 00:28:23,453 It was still dark outside, so-- 586 00:28:23,495 --> 00:28:26,539 and I kind of lay there for a couple of hours, 587 00:28:26,581 --> 00:28:29,876 and then I took a melatonin. 588 00:28:29,918 --> 00:28:32,796 I don't--I don't really know why I've created 589 00:28:32,837 --> 00:28:34,589 such a monster out of it. 590 00:28:35,965 --> 00:28:38,343 It's really, really not-- 591 00:28:38,385 --> 00:28:40,220 doesn't make any sense. 592 00:28:40,261 --> 00:28:42,430 I don't know. 593 00:28:42,472 --> 00:28:43,598 I probably haven't pushed it 594 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,350 as far as I could have yet, maybe. 595 00:28:49,896 --> 00:28:51,773 [bell chimes] 596 00:28:51,815 --> 00:28:54,734 [chanting] 597 00:29:03,243 --> 00:29:06,871 [bell chimes] 598 00:29:09,666 --> 00:29:11,292 - Hey. Good morning. - Good morning. 599 00:29:11,334 --> 00:29:12,627 - How are you? 600 00:29:12,669 --> 00:29:15,422 - I'm a little frustrated, I think, today, yeah. 601 00:29:15,463 --> 00:29:17,465 I guess what I'm realizing is, 602 00:29:17,507 --> 00:29:19,342 I'm sort of trying to find my path. 603 00:29:19,384 --> 00:29:22,095 - Yeah. - And what my path usually is, 604 00:29:22,137 --> 00:29:23,805 is working out twice a day... 605 00:29:23,847 --> 00:29:25,682 - Mm, I understand. - Like, pushing myself 606 00:29:25,724 --> 00:29:28,518 'cause I'm, like, a red liner. Like, I'm like... 607 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,562 - Pushing, pushing. - I have to be in the red. 608 00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:33,857 I usually sort of push myself right to the brink... 609 00:29:33,898 --> 00:29:35,191 - Mm-hmm. 610 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:36,317 - And then I understand where my edge is, 611 00:29:36,359 --> 00:29:37,777 and then I can pull back. 612 00:29:37,819 --> 00:29:39,779 And if I feel exhaustion, I know how to shut down 613 00:29:39,821 --> 00:29:41,072 and know how to use, you know, my chanting, 614 00:29:41,114 --> 00:29:42,365 or my--I know how to do it. 615 00:29:45,326 --> 00:29:46,661 - Okay, great. 616 00:29:46,703 --> 00:29:48,997 - But I would just suggest that you are very careful 617 00:29:49,039 --> 00:29:52,500 with your ears, because we don't want to, like, compromise 618 00:29:52,542 --> 00:29:56,004 depth training with another-- another activity. 619 00:29:56,046 --> 00:29:57,339 - Yeah, I agree. I agree. 620 00:29:59,257 --> 00:30:00,884 - Yeah, well, let's sit down. 621 00:30:00,925 --> 00:30:02,761 - Okay. 622 00:30:02,802 --> 00:30:05,722 - All right, ready? - Yeah. 623 00:30:05,764 --> 00:30:07,015 - Deep breath. 624 00:30:07,057 --> 00:30:09,934 [dynamic music] 625 00:30:09,976 --> 00:30:13,188 - My ear issues are a real concern. 626 00:30:13,229 --> 00:30:15,899 I didn't come all this way just to sit it out. 627 00:30:17,859 --> 00:30:20,445 And of course, it's forcing me to confront 628 00:30:20,487 --> 00:30:22,739 my greatest enemy: 629 00:30:22,781 --> 00:30:23,948 myself. 630 00:30:26,910 --> 00:30:28,536 - So we're thinking of just doing 631 00:30:28,578 --> 00:30:30,955 a quick, brief exercise here in the shade. 632 00:30:30,997 --> 00:30:33,875 Does that work for you? - Yeah, that'll be great. 633 00:30:33,917 --> 00:30:35,710 - Normally, I would kind of bring it out 634 00:30:35,752 --> 00:30:38,046 as an advanced technique, but I think in your case, 635 00:30:38,088 --> 00:30:40,507 it would be really beneficial because it will give you 636 00:30:40,548 --> 00:30:44,052 an outlet with which you can push as hard as you want. 637 00:30:44,094 --> 00:30:45,470 And so this is pretty much 638 00:30:45,512 --> 00:30:48,431 one of the more difficult exercises that I would do. 639 00:30:48,473 --> 00:30:52,227 And it basically involves empty lung breath holds. 640 00:30:52,268 --> 00:30:55,605 Just a full exhale, and then you hold 641 00:30:55,647 --> 00:30:57,857 your breath seated in that position-- 642 00:30:57,899 --> 00:30:59,442 - With no breath. - With no air in your-- 643 00:30:59,484 --> 00:31:00,568 - Yeah. I mean, you still have 644 00:31:00,610 --> 00:31:01,903 some air, but it's not much. - Yeah. 645 00:31:01,945 --> 00:31:04,406 - And then you're gonna hold as long as you can. 646 00:31:04,447 --> 00:31:06,574 And when you feel the urge to breathe, 647 00:31:06,616 --> 00:31:09,619 which will come quite quickly, try and relax further 648 00:31:09,661 --> 00:31:12,414 and just tell yourself, "I'm at home like this," 649 00:31:12,455 --> 00:31:14,916 to make peace with this sensation, to let it in. 650 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:16,543 You probably want to take your shirt off, 651 00:31:16,584 --> 00:31:17,585 because otherwise you're just gonna be 652 00:31:17,627 --> 00:31:18,837 dripping with sweat. 653 00:31:18,878 --> 00:31:20,171 - All right. 654 00:31:20,213 --> 00:31:21,881 - And you want to be comfortable, 655 00:31:21,923 --> 00:31:23,508 with straight back. 656 00:31:23,550 --> 00:31:27,053 When you're ready, you'll take a full breath, 657 00:31:27,095 --> 00:31:28,596 and then exhale everything. 658 00:31:28,638 --> 00:31:30,890 Again, you don't have to squeeze out. 659 00:31:30,932 --> 00:31:32,809 And the goal is not a time or anything. 660 00:31:32,851 --> 00:31:35,270 The goal is just to make friends with that sensation, 661 00:31:35,311 --> 00:31:37,105 to find your peace in it. 662 00:31:37,147 --> 00:31:38,481 - Okay. 663 00:31:41,234 --> 00:31:44,738 - [breathing deeply] 664 00:31:44,779 --> 00:31:47,407 - Exhale. 665 00:31:47,449 --> 00:31:50,452 And hold. 666 00:31:50,493 --> 00:31:51,536 And relax. 667 00:31:51,578 --> 00:31:54,497 [pensive music] 668 00:31:54,539 --> 00:31:56,291 * * 669 00:31:56,332 --> 00:31:57,542 Close your eyes. 670 00:31:57,584 --> 00:31:59,836 Go into the sensation. 671 00:31:59,878 --> 00:32:01,296 Relax into it. 672 00:32:01,338 --> 00:32:03,506 Find your peace here. 673 00:32:03,548 --> 00:32:05,508 Find your home here. - Peace. 674 00:32:10,513 --> 00:32:13,641 Relax your neck, relax your face. 675 00:32:13,683 --> 00:32:15,435 - [breathes] - Good. 676 00:32:15,477 --> 00:32:16,644 - Okay, and hold. 677 00:32:16,686 --> 00:32:21,983 - One, two, three, four, five. 678 00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:23,610 Good, exhale and hold. 679 00:32:23,651 --> 00:32:26,321 You're doing good. 680 00:32:26,363 --> 00:32:28,031 Exhale. 681 00:32:28,073 --> 00:32:29,991 Relax with the exhale. 682 00:32:30,033 --> 00:32:32,494 Good. Close your mouth and hold. 683 00:32:32,535 --> 00:32:38,041 Five, four, three, two, one, good. 684 00:32:41,044 --> 00:32:43,546 Hold for two, three-- you're doing really good-- 685 00:32:43,588 --> 00:32:45,340 - You're doing very good. - Four, five. 686 00:32:45,382 --> 00:32:46,841 This will be the sixth. 687 00:32:46,883 --> 00:32:48,760 And exhale. 688 00:32:48,802 --> 00:32:51,596 Exhale. 689 00:32:51,638 --> 00:32:54,933 - Hold there, try to push through that sensation. 690 00:32:54,974 --> 00:32:56,768 It's very intense. 691 00:32:58,561 --> 00:33:00,939 - And hold. 692 00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:04,192 Feel your weight sinking into the ground. 693 00:33:04,234 --> 00:33:05,819 Relax and let go. 694 00:33:05,860 --> 00:33:08,029 The more that sensation builds, the more you just need 695 00:33:08,071 --> 00:33:11,199 to find your home there. 696 00:33:11,241 --> 00:33:12,575 Good. 697 00:33:12,617 --> 00:33:18,957 Five, four, three, two, one, inhale. 698 00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:21,209 Hold, hold it. 699 00:33:21,251 --> 00:33:22,877 - You're doing great, Orlando. Stay there. 700 00:33:22,919 --> 00:33:28,591 - Three, four, five, and exhale and just allow it-- 701 00:33:28,633 --> 00:33:31,553 just the air to come out completely. 702 00:33:31,594 --> 00:33:33,722 Relax it out. Relax it out. 703 00:33:33,763 --> 00:33:39,436 Five, four, three, two, one. 704 00:33:39,477 --> 00:33:41,730 Good. Hold it, hold it. 705 00:33:41,771 --> 00:33:43,732 So I want you to really push this one. 706 00:33:43,773 --> 00:33:46,234 Okay, relax more. Let go. 707 00:33:46,276 --> 00:33:47,527 Let go. 708 00:33:47,569 --> 00:33:48,945 Ten, nine... - Let go. 709 00:33:48,987 --> 00:33:51,740 - Do this. Eight, seven... - Relax your neck. 710 00:33:51,781 --> 00:33:57,287 - Six, five, four, three, two, one. 711 00:33:57,328 --> 00:33:58,705 Good, good, good. 712 00:33:58,747 --> 00:34:01,374 Hold it. Hold it. 713 00:34:01,416 --> 00:34:02,334 That's good, that's okay. 714 00:34:02,375 --> 00:34:03,585 Hold it in. 715 00:34:03,626 --> 00:34:07,922 One, two, three, four, five. 716 00:34:07,964 --> 00:34:11,676 And now just sigh, let it out, and hold again. 717 00:34:11,718 --> 00:34:14,554 This will be your last one. 718 00:34:14,596 --> 00:34:17,265 - Stay in the present, stay in your body. 719 00:34:17,307 --> 00:34:19,100 The sensations. 720 00:34:19,142 --> 00:34:21,686 - Ten, nine--you can do this-- eight... 721 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:23,646 - Again. - Seven, six, 722 00:34:23,688 --> 00:34:25,523 five, four... - Close your eyes. 723 00:34:25,565 --> 00:34:29,861 - Three, two, one, good. - Relax your face. 724 00:34:29,903 --> 00:34:33,156 - Finished. - [gasping] 725 00:34:33,198 --> 00:34:36,034 Oh. 726 00:34:36,076 --> 00:34:37,744 [bleep]. 727 00:34:40,789 --> 00:34:42,916 - Good job. - That was great. 728 00:34:42,957 --> 00:34:43,750 - Wow. 729 00:34:43,792 --> 00:34:45,585 That was a lot. 730 00:34:45,627 --> 00:34:46,753 - A lot of people would have just bailed 731 00:34:46,795 --> 00:34:47,879 after, like, two or three. 732 00:34:47,921 --> 00:34:49,005 - Yes, that was impressive, Orlando. 733 00:34:49,047 --> 00:34:50,173 Muy bien. 734 00:34:55,053 --> 00:34:58,181 - So everything you were experiencing there was... 735 00:35:01,518 --> 00:35:03,103 - It was very intense. 736 00:35:03,144 --> 00:35:04,938 - [bleep]. 737 00:35:04,979 --> 00:35:07,649 - Good. 738 00:35:07,691 --> 00:35:09,567 - Ah, [bleep], that's a lot, bro. 739 00:35:09,609 --> 00:35:10,985 That's all. 740 00:35:18,201 --> 00:35:19,786 [bleep]. 741 00:35:21,037 --> 00:35:22,831 [bleep]. 742 00:35:22,872 --> 00:35:26,126 Oh, God. That was so intense. 743 00:35:26,167 --> 00:35:29,170 - So you basically spent six minutes 744 00:35:29,212 --> 00:35:31,506 holding your breath with empty lungs, 745 00:35:31,548 --> 00:35:33,883 and you took ten breaths in that time. 746 00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:37,929 That's how you can push it in training. 747 00:35:37,971 --> 00:35:39,973 - Oh, God. That's so much. 748 00:35:40,015 --> 00:35:41,683 - [laughs] 749 00:35:52,569 --> 00:35:54,529 - We did this breath work, 750 00:35:54,571 --> 00:35:56,698 and William calls it his death table. 751 00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:57,866 I don't know what-- 752 00:35:57,907 --> 00:35:59,117 I didn't know what I was walking into. 753 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:00,493 - Death table? 754 00:36:00,535 --> 00:36:02,537 - His death--his death table, because it's just-- 755 00:36:02,579 --> 00:36:05,498 I guess it makes sense now, because I felt about as close 756 00:36:05,540 --> 00:36:07,375 to death as I could possibly get. 757 00:36:07,417 --> 00:36:12,714 It's a technique that you do to figure out the CO2, 758 00:36:12,756 --> 00:36:14,799 the carbon dioxide, in your system 759 00:36:14,841 --> 00:36:17,886 to get comfortable with the discomfort of that. 760 00:36:17,927 --> 00:36:20,555 You exhale all of the breath that you have, 761 00:36:20,597 --> 00:36:22,891 and then you hold that exhale of breath 762 00:36:22,932 --> 00:36:24,476 so there's no breath. 763 00:36:24,517 --> 00:36:26,102 And you do that, like, ten times. 764 00:36:26,144 --> 00:36:28,897 It was basically, on a very deep, spiritual level, 765 00:36:28,938 --> 00:36:30,440 just confronting life. 766 00:36:30,482 --> 00:36:31,858 It made me want to cry. 767 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:32,984 - I love this journey for you. 768 00:36:33,026 --> 00:36:34,569 I think it's really important. 769 00:36:34,611 --> 00:36:36,071 - I'm surprised by it, to be honest. 770 00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:40,408 - Mm-hmm. 771 00:36:40,450 --> 00:36:42,285 - Talk tomorrow? - Yeah. 772 00:36:42,327 --> 00:36:43,703 I love you. 773 00:36:50,669 --> 00:36:52,128 - You want to just do, like, a quick dive, 774 00:36:52,170 --> 00:36:54,381 and I'm gonna show you the ledge. 775 00:36:57,759 --> 00:37:00,804 - Thankfully, my ears are feeling a little better. 776 00:37:00,845 --> 00:37:05,934 But it's the setback that's really got into my head now. 777 00:37:05,975 --> 00:37:07,310 I need to regroup. 778 00:37:07,352 --> 00:37:09,479 I've got to let go and stop thinking 779 00:37:09,521 --> 00:37:10,897 that I can control this. 780 00:37:10,939 --> 00:37:13,900 [dramatic music] 781 00:37:13,942 --> 00:37:20,615 * * 782 00:37:20,657 --> 00:37:22,951 Okay, so that was great. 783 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:24,577 That's pretty fascinating. 784 00:37:24,619 --> 00:37:27,330 - This is a very challenging exercise also for the mind, 785 00:37:27,372 --> 00:37:30,709 because you're just sitting and staying still. 786 00:37:30,750 --> 00:37:33,753 - On that last one, were your ears working perfectly? 787 00:37:33,795 --> 00:37:35,797 - Yeah. - No crackle, no pop? 788 00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:37,507 - Tiny bit of crackling now. 789 00:37:37,549 --> 00:37:39,175 But only the slightest bit. 790 00:37:39,217 --> 00:37:42,721 But not like-- just when I push them out. 791 00:37:42,762 --> 00:37:44,806 They feel like--yeah. 792 00:37:44,848 --> 00:37:47,225 - Just a tiny bit? Okay. 793 00:37:47,267 --> 00:37:50,145 So if it gets any worse again, 794 00:37:50,186 --> 00:37:52,063 then maybe--maybe slow down or stop. 795 00:37:52,105 --> 00:37:53,648 - We'll see when I come up on the next one. 796 00:37:53,690 --> 00:37:55,525 - Yeah. - Okay. 797 00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:56,609 - Whenever you're ready. 798 00:38:02,574 --> 00:38:05,535 [calm music] 799 00:38:05,577 --> 00:38:07,495 * * 800 00:38:07,537 --> 00:38:10,498 - I'm just so grateful to be diving again. 801 00:38:10,540 --> 00:38:14,294 I'm a little nervous about my ears, if I'm honest, 802 00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:16,755 but I have to trust this process, 803 00:38:16,796 --> 00:38:20,050 and I'm ready to go for it. 804 00:38:20,091 --> 00:38:27,223 * * 805 00:38:31,895 --> 00:38:34,064 - Breathe. 806 00:38:34,105 --> 00:38:36,066 - I'm okay. 807 00:38:36,107 --> 00:38:37,817 - That's good. 808 00:38:37,859 --> 00:38:40,653 - That was your best one by far. 809 00:38:40,695 --> 00:38:45,742 - Remember using this hand to just slowly... 810 00:38:45,784 --> 00:38:47,202 - Pull yourself. Yeah, exactly. - Let yourself in. 811 00:38:47,243 --> 00:38:48,787 - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 812 00:38:48,828 --> 00:38:51,039 Because what am I doing at the moment, what I've done-- 813 00:38:51,081 --> 00:38:52,415 - You're going a little bit [indistinct]. 814 00:38:52,457 --> 00:38:53,833 - I'm like... 815 00:38:53,875 --> 00:38:56,544 - Yeah. - That's an exaggeration. 816 00:38:56,586 --> 00:38:57,712 - Sí. 817 00:38:57,754 --> 00:38:59,005 - Hey, looky. 818 00:38:59,047 --> 00:39:01,383 It's an Englishman abroad. 819 00:39:01,424 --> 00:39:03,551 [laughter] 820 00:39:08,556 --> 00:39:10,558 - How pretty is this? How special. 821 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,728 - I mean, I just--this freaks me out a little bit. 822 00:39:13,770 --> 00:39:17,107 * * 823 00:39:17,148 --> 00:39:18,525 [blows bubbles] 824 00:39:18,566 --> 00:39:21,277 - Give yourself a good chunk of time here, 825 00:39:21,319 --> 00:39:22,904 just think about, like, as if you want to take a nap 826 00:39:22,946 --> 00:39:25,448 at the surface before you go. 827 00:39:25,490 --> 00:39:30,036 * * 828 00:40:04,404 --> 00:40:05,905 - Oh. 829 00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:07,699 - We've got the whole night. - Give me the heebie-jeebies. 830 00:40:07,741 --> 00:40:09,200 - [laughs] 831 00:40:09,242 --> 00:40:12,203 [tranquil music] 832 00:40:12,245 --> 00:40:17,459 * * 833 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:18,793 It's crazy. 834 00:40:18,835 --> 00:40:25,717 * * 835 00:40:40,190 --> 00:40:42,650 - [clears throat] - Breathe. 836 00:40:42,692 --> 00:40:45,236 - [exhales heavily] - [exhales heavily] 837 00:40:45,278 --> 00:40:46,988 That was it. - Wow. 838 00:40:47,030 --> 00:40:48,782 - That was it. [laughter] 839 00:40:48,823 --> 00:40:50,742 - Muy bien, Orlando. 840 00:40:50,784 --> 00:40:52,202 - That is incredible. 841 00:40:52,243 --> 00:40:55,205 I've never-- my heart is racing. 842 00:40:55,246 --> 00:40:58,458 Like, it's so much deeper than you can imagine. 843 00:40:58,500 --> 00:40:59,709 - Oh, God. 844 00:40:59,751 --> 00:41:00,877 - I couldn't see you. 845 00:41:00,919 --> 00:41:02,504 - Yeah. - Entirely gone. 846 00:41:02,545 --> 00:41:04,339 I was like, "He's dead." - It was like-- 847 00:41:04,381 --> 00:41:06,174 - [laughs] - Yeah, it's insane. 848 00:41:06,216 --> 00:41:08,176 - First thing, that dive was really good 849 00:41:08,218 --> 00:41:09,552 in terms of your technique. 850 00:41:09,594 --> 00:41:11,513 - Yeah, that dive felt good in terms of technique. 851 00:41:11,554 --> 00:41:13,807 - Control all the way down and all the way up. 852 00:41:13,848 --> 00:41:15,809 The second thing: that was a lot deeper 853 00:41:15,850 --> 00:41:16,893 than you've ever gone before. 854 00:41:16,935 --> 00:41:18,103 - Really? - 27 meters. 855 00:41:18,144 --> 00:41:21,815 - Oh, my God. - [cheers] 856 00:41:21,856 --> 00:41:27,278 - The main thing about that is, it just felt better. 857 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:28,488 - That's a good place to leave it, 858 00:41:28,530 --> 00:41:29,781 I think, for today. - Yeah. 859 00:41:29,823 --> 00:41:31,616 - Sí.So grateful. - Definitely. 860 00:41:31,658 --> 00:41:33,201 That was awesome. 861 00:41:33,243 --> 00:41:34,869 - Anyway, welcome to the Bahamas. 862 00:41:34,911 --> 00:41:36,037 [laughter] 863 00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:38,456 - It's just like the pool we were in. 864 00:41:38,498 --> 00:41:40,667 [laughter] 865 00:41:43,294 --> 00:41:46,256 [upbeat music] 866 00:41:46,297 --> 00:41:47,924 * * 867 00:41:47,966 --> 00:41:49,551 - Wow. - Right? 868 00:41:49,592 --> 00:41:52,721 Isn't it such a nice walkway down? 869 00:41:52,762 --> 00:41:55,056 - Wow, look at that. 870 00:41:55,098 --> 00:41:56,808 - I know. - [whistles] 871 00:41:58,268 --> 00:41:59,519 - We did this thing yesterday. 872 00:41:59,561 --> 00:42:01,646 We did this thing called a death table. 873 00:42:01,688 --> 00:42:03,064 This is, like, a breathing technique 874 00:42:03,106 --> 00:42:06,234 that William has that was just, like--I wanted to cry. 875 00:42:06,276 --> 00:42:07,819 I think I did start crying, actually. 876 00:42:07,861 --> 00:42:09,779 I think I was just, like-- 877 00:42:09,821 --> 00:42:10,864 I don't know. - Why? 878 00:42:10,905 --> 00:42:15,744 - It was just really, like, painful. 879 00:42:15,785 --> 00:42:18,163 And not in a physical pain, like in a-- 880 00:42:18,204 --> 00:42:21,082 I don't know. It was a discomfort. 881 00:42:21,124 --> 00:42:22,917 It was a level of discomfort. 882 00:42:22,959 --> 00:42:24,044 - Yeah, but you-- 883 00:42:24,085 --> 00:42:25,545 you've had loads of pain. 884 00:42:25,587 --> 00:42:27,130 What's different about this pain? 885 00:42:27,172 --> 00:42:28,631 Why cry at this pain? I mean... 886 00:42:28,673 --> 00:42:30,133 - Don't know. 887 00:42:30,175 --> 00:42:32,385 - You've broken almost every bone, right? 888 00:42:32,427 --> 00:42:33,678 - Maybe. I don't know. 889 00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:37,515 It was just confronting my value, probably. 890 00:42:37,557 --> 00:42:39,768 My worth. I don't know. 891 00:42:39,809 --> 00:42:42,395 I think I felt very close to an edge, 892 00:42:42,437 --> 00:42:46,149 and then it was-- it wouldn't stop. 893 00:42:46,191 --> 00:42:47,859 - I would have just stopped. 894 00:42:47,901 --> 00:42:49,861 - There's subtlety and nuance to this 895 00:42:49,903 --> 00:42:52,447 that is surprising and taking me off guard, 896 00:42:52,489 --> 00:42:54,491 and it's really intimidating. 897 00:42:54,532 --> 00:42:56,910 - Was it that you found some of a limit 898 00:42:56,951 --> 00:42:59,454 and then you're, like-- that brings up emotion? 899 00:42:59,496 --> 00:43:01,873 Because any more, and, you know, you could die, right? 900 00:43:01,915 --> 00:43:03,166 If you don't breathe, you die. 901 00:43:03,208 --> 00:43:04,959 So does it-- - Yeah. 902 00:43:05,001 --> 00:43:07,420 Yeah, I mean, I think it's definitely a life-death thing. 903 00:43:07,462 --> 00:43:09,047 And I think, if I look historically 904 00:43:09,089 --> 00:43:11,675 at all of the past and all of the things, then yeah. 905 00:43:11,716 --> 00:43:14,511 And I think that, you know, there's way more at stake 906 00:43:14,552 --> 00:43:16,846 because I'm happier in my life than I've been... 907 00:43:16,888 --> 00:43:19,015 - More to lose, right. 908 00:43:19,057 --> 00:43:20,350 - In a long time. 909 00:43:20,392 --> 00:43:22,977 And, you know, family, 910 00:43:23,019 --> 00:43:26,481 and it's just, there's more at stake now. 911 00:43:26,523 --> 00:43:28,400 - Coming out to the thing, you know, like, 912 00:43:28,441 --> 00:43:29,818 there's lots of people, 913 00:43:29,859 --> 00:43:31,486 you've got professional instructors, that's great. 914 00:43:31,528 --> 00:43:32,821 Yeah, it feels safe. 915 00:43:32,862 --> 00:43:34,447 And then I looked down 916 00:43:34,489 --> 00:43:36,157 and just saw that rope disappear, 917 00:43:36,199 --> 00:43:37,659 and I'm like, ooh. 918 00:43:37,701 --> 00:43:40,036 But then it seemed just that you were falling. 919 00:43:40,078 --> 00:43:43,873 And then you went out of view, and I couldn't see you anymore, 920 00:43:43,915 --> 00:43:46,334 and I got this anxiety, 921 00:43:46,376 --> 00:43:48,878 this sort of almost like a panic attack 922 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:50,255 that you had-- 923 00:43:50,296 --> 00:43:51,756 you'd made a mistake and that actually, 924 00:43:51,798 --> 00:43:54,342 you had fallen all the way 925 00:43:54,384 --> 00:43:55,677 and you weren't gonna come back. 926 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:57,595 And suddenly, all the professionals 927 00:43:57,637 --> 00:43:59,055 seemed like they don't know what they're doing. 928 00:43:59,097 --> 00:44:01,474 And then I can't--honestly, the relief seeing you come 929 00:44:01,516 --> 00:44:03,893 back up--I was like, I can't believe it's possible 930 00:44:03,935 --> 00:44:05,186 to go that far down. 931 00:44:05,228 --> 00:44:06,604 - Yeah. 932 00:44:06,646 --> 00:44:07,814 But when you push through the fear 933 00:44:07,856 --> 00:44:09,399 and you push through the discomfort, 934 00:44:09,441 --> 00:44:11,568 you actually find a sense of peace. 935 00:44:11,609 --> 00:44:14,404 I think the thing at the end of the death table 936 00:44:14,446 --> 00:44:17,699 was probably--the reason why I got so upset 937 00:44:17,741 --> 00:44:19,451 is probably because of how hard 938 00:44:19,492 --> 00:44:20,827 I am on myself. 939 00:44:20,869 --> 00:44:22,787 Not push myself, 'cause I don't know 940 00:44:22,829 --> 00:44:24,289 that that's a bad thing. 941 00:44:24,330 --> 00:44:27,709 I think it's about how hard my head is to myself, right? 942 00:44:27,751 --> 00:44:30,879 Somewhere on a much deeper level that--you know-- 943 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:32,380 and I don't want this to be like-- 944 00:44:32,422 --> 00:44:33,798 it's not like a therapy session. 945 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:35,175 - You're gonna pay me after this? 946 00:44:35,216 --> 00:44:36,593 - Yeah, exactly. 947 00:44:36,634 --> 00:44:38,762 I think if there was, like, a takeaway, it was like, 948 00:44:38,803 --> 00:44:42,182 "Oh, probably, like, just don't be so hard on yourself." 949 00:44:42,223 --> 00:44:44,559 Because that's the bit that you can do something about. 950 00:44:44,601 --> 00:44:47,771 [uplifting music] 951 00:44:47,812 --> 00:44:50,815 * * 952 00:44:54,277 --> 00:44:57,238 [tranquil music] 953 00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:02,410 * * 954 00:45:02,452 --> 00:45:04,662 [blender whirring] 955 00:45:04,704 --> 00:45:06,790 - People train for months to do anything that I'm like, 956 00:45:06,831 --> 00:45:08,333 "Oh, I'm gonna be able to go to"-- 957 00:45:08,375 --> 00:45:09,417 - Oh, exactly. 958 00:45:09,459 --> 00:45:10,585 I mean, you're already a winner. 959 00:45:10,627 --> 00:45:12,462 - Oh, thanks, mate. [laughs] 960 00:45:12,504 --> 00:45:15,048 Tell that to my brain. 961 00:45:15,090 --> 00:45:17,967 - Yeah, that's a good point, actually. 962 00:45:18,009 --> 00:45:20,929 Orlando brain, listen. 963 00:45:20,970 --> 00:45:22,722 - My psyche. 964 00:45:22,764 --> 00:45:24,641 Tell that to my therapist. 965 00:45:24,683 --> 00:45:26,518 - You're already a winner. 966 00:45:26,559 --> 00:45:32,482 There is a very calming part to freedive 967 00:45:32,524 --> 00:45:35,694 which, you know, 968 00:45:35,735 --> 00:45:37,779 Orlando is not a calm person. 969 00:45:37,821 --> 00:45:40,156 - I haven't just been here stressing 970 00:45:40,198 --> 00:45:42,742 about how deep I'm gonna dive. 971 00:45:42,784 --> 00:45:45,120 I've been here thinking about the show. 972 00:45:45,161 --> 00:45:48,707 Like, if I black out, that would be great for the show. 973 00:45:48,748 --> 00:45:52,002 - Yeah. - [laughs] 974 00:45:52,043 --> 00:45:53,420 Do you want to know what that does 975 00:45:53,461 --> 00:45:56,548 to how your process of, like, diving is? 976 00:45:56,589 --> 00:45:58,633 - His chanting, the Buddhist practice, 977 00:45:58,675 --> 00:46:02,804 is like the medicine that's so valuable to him. 978 00:46:07,225 --> 00:46:10,228 He's building today up quite a lot, I think, in his head. 979 00:46:10,270 --> 00:46:12,731 He wants to have no expectations, 980 00:46:12,772 --> 00:46:14,691 but he can't help himself. 981 00:46:14,733 --> 00:46:16,484 He wants to push it. 982 00:46:16,526 --> 00:46:21,656 What I'd love for him is to let go of the pressure 983 00:46:21,698 --> 00:46:25,660 and be in the moment and feel comfortable 984 00:46:25,702 --> 00:46:30,498 and really find down there in the deep blue 985 00:46:30,540 --> 00:46:32,542 what it is that he's looking for. 986 00:46:32,584 --> 00:46:34,836 Do you feel-- do you feel very relaxed? 987 00:46:34,878 --> 00:46:37,464 - No, I don't know I'm too relaxed at the moment. 988 00:46:37,505 --> 00:46:39,507 It's like-- I don't know, maybe. 989 00:46:39,549 --> 00:46:40,967 I mean, I'm trying to be. 990 00:46:41,009 --> 00:46:42,844 There's just a lot going on in my head. 991 00:46:42,886 --> 00:46:45,138 I can't quite quieten my mind. 992 00:46:45,180 --> 00:46:47,682 And, like, you know, all the meditation and chanting 993 00:46:47,724 --> 00:46:50,310 in the world doesn't seem to be helping right now. 994 00:46:50,977 --> 00:46:53,938 - It's in his system to push 995 00:46:53,980 --> 00:46:55,774 past what you're supposed to do, 996 00:46:55,815 --> 00:46:57,275 because it's worked for him. 997 00:46:57,317 --> 00:46:59,611 That gets to be a problem when you're dealing 998 00:46:59,652 --> 00:47:02,489 with deep ocean, 999 00:47:02,530 --> 00:47:06,368 'cause the ocean does have some pretty set laws 1000 00:47:06,409 --> 00:47:08,078 that you can't really break. 1001 00:47:09,162 --> 00:47:11,289 You know, I'm just here to remind you 1002 00:47:11,331 --> 00:47:13,667 that being in the present moment 1003 00:47:13,708 --> 00:47:15,627 is a really great place to be. 1004 00:47:15,669 --> 00:47:19,047 - Yeah. - And... 1005 00:47:19,089 --> 00:47:23,093 your strong suit is this kind of active mind 1006 00:47:23,134 --> 00:47:26,888 that's always a step ahead, pushing the boundaries. 1007 00:47:26,930 --> 00:47:28,682 You know, he's done his training, 1008 00:47:28,723 --> 00:47:31,267 and so today is the last day. 1009 00:47:31,309 --> 00:47:34,187 When you have to decide when to turn around, 1010 00:47:34,229 --> 00:47:39,025 that's something that I think he's unfamiliar with. 1011 00:47:39,067 --> 00:47:40,819 I don't think he's had much experience 1012 00:47:40,860 --> 00:47:43,697 with being his own gatekeeper, with saying, 1013 00:47:43,738 --> 00:47:45,865 "Okay, I'm good now, Orlando." 1014 00:47:45,907 --> 00:47:50,078 There's some subconscious understanding 1015 00:47:50,120 --> 00:47:54,374 that he knows he always goes past what he's supposed to do 1016 00:47:54,416 --> 00:47:56,209 and that if he does that this time, 1017 00:47:56,251 --> 00:47:58,044 there could be consequences. 1018 00:48:00,005 --> 00:48:02,924 [bell chiming] 1019 00:48:07,804 --> 00:48:10,348 [dramatic music] 1020 00:48:10,390 --> 00:48:12,267 - Today is the day. 1021 00:48:12,308 --> 00:48:17,022 It's my last chance to reach 100 feet. 1022 00:48:17,063 --> 00:48:22,193 I think I'm genuinely, like, quite intimidated by it. 1023 00:48:22,235 --> 00:48:24,029 There's aspects of my inner character 1024 00:48:24,070 --> 00:48:25,822 which are being revealed to myself, 1025 00:48:25,864 --> 00:48:28,241 and I'm finding it a little bit stressful, 1026 00:48:28,283 --> 00:48:29,784 like waking nightmares. 1027 00:48:29,826 --> 00:48:31,703 I'm thinking about swimming in the blue hole 1028 00:48:31,745 --> 00:48:33,371 and not swimming up again. 1029 00:48:33,413 --> 00:48:34,831 And then I'm gonna be, like, out of breath, 1030 00:48:34,873 --> 00:48:36,166 and then what do I do? 1031 00:48:36,207 --> 00:48:37,709 I black out at the top, or where do I black out? 1032 00:48:37,751 --> 00:48:39,085 I'm literally having all of these thoughts. 1033 00:48:41,338 --> 00:48:44,382 I'm the guy that just wants to go down. 1034 00:48:44,424 --> 00:48:46,760 Oh, my God, look at that. He did it, he did it! 1035 00:48:46,801 --> 00:48:48,928 But now I'm actually gonna have to do it, 1036 00:48:48,970 --> 00:48:51,139 and I don't know how far I'll go or not go. 1037 00:48:51,181 --> 00:48:58,021 * * 1038 00:48:59,856 --> 00:49:01,399 - There's pressure building up in your ears. 1039 00:49:01,441 --> 00:49:03,610 Don't force it. - Okay. 1040 00:49:03,651 --> 00:49:04,903 - Just take it easy. 1041 00:49:04,944 --> 00:49:07,113 - Yeah, just be very mindful of your body. 1042 00:49:10,450 --> 00:49:13,411 [pensive music] 1043 00:49:13,453 --> 00:49:20,627 * * 1044 00:49:39,688 --> 00:49:43,942 Five, four, three, two. 1045 00:49:43,983 --> 00:49:45,318 Whenever you're ready. 1046 00:49:55,662 --> 00:49:58,665 [heartbeat] 1047 00:50:33,658 --> 00:50:34,743 [device beeps] 1048 00:50:34,784 --> 00:50:36,369 [airy music] 1049 00:50:36,411 --> 00:50:38,747 - 40 seconds dive time. 1050 00:50:38,788 --> 00:50:42,834 * * 1051 00:50:42,876 --> 00:50:45,795 [rising music] 1052 00:50:45,837 --> 00:50:52,969 * * 1053 00:51:09,903 --> 00:51:11,696 - I'm okay. - Yay! 1054 00:51:11,738 --> 00:51:14,741 - You did good. 1055 00:51:14,783 --> 00:51:19,496 - [panting] 1056 00:51:19,537 --> 00:51:21,414 - 30.8. 1057 00:51:21,456 --> 00:51:22,665 - Are you serious? 1058 00:51:22,707 --> 00:51:24,709 [laughter] 1059 00:51:24,751 --> 00:51:26,169 - Bravo! - 30.8 meters. 1060 00:51:26,211 --> 00:51:28,254 - Wow! - You did a good job. 1061 00:51:28,296 --> 00:51:31,383 [laughter] 1062 00:51:31,424 --> 00:51:34,260 So congratulations, you're in the 100-feet club. 1063 00:51:34,302 --> 00:51:35,929 - [laughs] 1064 00:51:37,889 --> 00:51:40,141 - Now just keep building. 1065 00:51:40,183 --> 00:51:42,394 - I'm in the 100-feet club. - Yay. 1066 00:51:42,435 --> 00:51:44,396 - Says the man from the 100-meter club. 1067 00:51:44,437 --> 00:51:47,190 [laughter] 1068 00:51:49,150 --> 00:51:51,695 That, mentally, was way more challenging 1069 00:51:51,736 --> 00:51:54,072 than anything I've ever come across in my life. 1070 00:51:54,114 --> 00:51:56,700 It was a minefield of, like--oh, God-- 1071 00:51:56,741 --> 00:52:00,078 I keep trying to, like, let go of controlling this moment 1072 00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:01,996 and be comfortable with the discomfort 1073 00:52:02,038 --> 00:52:03,957 so that you can just go. 1074 00:52:03,998 --> 00:52:06,501 And it was way more challenging 1075 00:52:06,543 --> 00:52:09,504 than anything I've ever done and felt. 1076 00:52:09,546 --> 00:52:12,507 [birds chirping] 1077 00:52:12,549 --> 00:52:15,510 [tranquil music] 1078 00:52:15,552 --> 00:52:17,929 * * 1079 00:52:17,971 --> 00:52:19,764 Hi, baby. It's all done. 1080 00:52:19,806 --> 00:52:21,474 I'm still alive. Look. 1081 00:52:21,516 --> 00:52:23,018 Look at this beautiful view. 1082 00:52:23,059 --> 00:52:25,311 - Are you all right? - Yeah. 1083 00:52:25,353 --> 00:52:27,105 - Every single day, I'm waiting for this call. 1084 00:52:27,147 --> 00:52:30,400 Every single day, I'm like, "Be okay, 1085 00:52:30,442 --> 00:52:33,194 everybody, protection, safety." 1086 00:52:33,236 --> 00:52:34,529 - Yeah. - Is he okay? 1087 00:52:34,571 --> 00:52:36,614 There's been such an amazing safety team. 1088 00:52:36,656 --> 00:52:40,702 Camila has been such a great teacher, 1089 00:52:40,744 --> 00:52:42,537 and Will, who's here, is, like-- 1090 00:52:42,579 --> 00:52:45,040 Will's the guy who's swum to 100 meters, 1091 00:52:45,081 --> 00:52:48,335 which is, like, I'm just now having-- 1092 00:52:48,376 --> 00:52:49,711 - But I just-- 1093 00:52:49,753 --> 00:52:52,130 I know how far you push it. 1094 00:52:52,172 --> 00:52:53,965 - I think the universe tapped me on the shoulder 1095 00:52:54,007 --> 00:52:55,800 and was like, "No, no, not today." 1096 00:52:55,842 --> 00:52:57,135 - Baby, I'm so proud of you. 1097 00:52:57,177 --> 00:53:00,180 You look like you conquered something 1098 00:53:00,221 --> 00:53:04,726 bigger than feet or meters. 1099 00:53:04,768 --> 00:53:05,935 - Yeah. 1100 00:53:05,977 --> 00:53:07,312 I love you, baby. All right. 1101 00:53:07,354 --> 00:53:09,647 - On to the next adventure. 1102 00:53:09,689 --> 00:53:11,316 - Yeah, baby.