Post by FWS on Jul 18, 2014 16:02:15 GMT -6
Spearfishing Off the Coast of Mexico
Champion free diver Kimi Werner dives for tuna
Outside
June 18, 2014
Freediver Kimi Werner won the U.S. National Spearfishing Championship in 2008. She's so comfortable in the ocean that she takes cat naps on the surface before she dives. I thought she was joking, but after floating in the ocean for six hours, I must admit I felt a little sleepy, too.
Watching Werner pursue tuna is an amazing education in blue water hunting. She holds her breath for about two minutes per dive and dives between 80 and 120 feet, which is standard for someone with her ability. Cameron Kirkconnell (out of frame) from the Riffe International team was her partner the day I took this photograph. Trust me, you don't want to be a big fish if these two are on the hunt.
Hitching a ride on a 16' white shark,
Champion free diver Kimi Werner dives for tuna
Outside
June 18, 2014
Freediver Kimi Werner won the U.S. National Spearfishing Championship in 2008. She's so comfortable in the ocean that she takes cat naps on the surface before she dives. I thought she was joking, but after floating in the ocean for six hours, I must admit I felt a little sleepy, too.
Watching Werner pursue tuna is an amazing education in blue water hunting. She holds her breath for about two minutes per dive and dives between 80 and 120 feet, which is standard for someone with her ability. Cameron Kirkconnell (out of frame) from the Riffe International team was her partner the day I took this photograph. Trust me, you don't want to be a big fish if these two are on the hunt.
Hitching a ride on a 16' white shark,