Loïc Leferme
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Loïc Leferme was a French
diver who was the world free diving record holder until 2 October 2005, when he was surpassed by Herbert Nitsch
. Loic was also a founder of AIDA
in 1990 with Roland Specker and Claude Chapuis in Nice. In 2002 he set the world free diving record without any breathing apparatus at 162 meters. His first world record was 137 meters (1999). On 30 October 2004, he extended his own world record to 171 meters in the no limits free-diving
category. The premier advocate of this type of freediving has come to be known as Chapuis Style Freediving. A complete system for learning to freedive was developed from his teachings by Marcus Greatwood
.
He died during a private training session in Villefranche-sur-Mer
when his equipment failed and he did not reach the surface in time. He was in training for a planned record attempt in July 2007.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
diver who was the world free diving record holder until 2 October 2005, when he was surpassed by Herbert Nitsch
Herbert Nitsch
Herbert Nitsch is an Austrian free-diver who has held world records in all of the eight apnea free-diving disciplines recognised by AIDA International. He is the current freediving world record champion and “the deepest man on earth”. This title was given to him, when he set the current world...
. Loic was also a founder of AIDA
Aida
Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette...
in 1990 with Roland Specker and Claude Chapuis in Nice. In 2002 he set the world free diving record without any breathing apparatus at 162 meters. His first world record was 137 meters (1999). On 30 October 2004, he extended his own world record to 171 meters in the no limits free-diving
Free-diving
Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spear fishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling...
category. The premier advocate of this type of freediving has come to be known as Chapuis Style Freediving. A complete system for learning to freedive was developed from his teachings by Marcus Greatwood
Marcus Greatwood
Marcus Greatwood is a British freediving coach. Although an international coach he is most noted for his inception and development of "NT Style" Freediving, based on relaxation and breathing techniques . Marcus has coached 5 world records with Herbert Nitsch including the 214m NoLimits record set...
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He died during a private training session in Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.-Geography:...
when his equipment failed and he did not reach the surface in time. He was in training for a planned record attempt in July 2007.