Greatest Athlete Never Known

[acotts]

Maybe not The Greatest...but in my opinion this guy is up there with Hamilton, karnazes, and Prefontaine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ojj...eature=related

He has been doing this for a long time and has done some truly remarkable feats. Not just that, he represents a whole free diving life style that is pretty effin cool.

[Dekonick]

Le Grand Bleu

[Saab2000]

Holy F***!!!

That brought back des souvenirs du saison sur le Cap Brun á Toulon il y á 20 années! :eek:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=L--_6qVRC...eature=related

[GrantM]

maybe I could sink to the bottom...
the rest might be hard.

[acotts]

Holy F***!!!

That brought back des souvenirs du saison sur le Cap Brun á Toulon il ya 20 années! :eek:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=L--_6qVRC...eature=related

I dont mean to combative here. But i am actually offended that you are drawing comparisons between the world free diving champion and...whatever video that was.

Seriosuly, that guy swam almost 350 feet under-friggin water in effin' 2 minutes. Just hold you breath for two minutes and see how it feels. I doubt many of us can even do it. Then the dude has to swim back up! That is a very manly man!

THat video...not manly.

[Saab2000]

That video is from Le Grand Bleu, a French film related to what you are talking about.


Don't be offended.

Anyway, I didn't know manliness was the goal here.

[DarrenCT]

holy shiet that was cool

im motivated. time to look on ebay for water wings

[Moveitfred]

That makes my ears hurt.

[Ishmael]

The giant nose clamp takes away from the coolness factor, imho.

[acotts]

That video is from Le Grand Bleu, a French film related to what you are talking about.


Don't be offended.

Anyway, I didn't know manliness was the goal here.

I dont think my tone came across very well on that one. My bad.

As for the clip. I guess I should of let it get to the 1 minute mark.

Funny thing about that movie. I was living in Paris when that movie came out. I was about 8 y/o. I remember my dad being really angry saying that stupid french directors (my dad is french) cant figure out how to make a movie end, even with 4 hours of film.

He was saying "thats it, I am never watching a french film again!" He had such a strong negative reaction to the movie that I never even considered watching it.

I never knew it was about free diving.

I might have to give it whirl even though its theme song was not written by Kenny Loggins.

[Fixed]

the big blue
cheers
butch