Eleven students of the course Divers 2022 they had the opportunity to participate in two days of internships focused on freediving and breathing techniques. Mentor of this path was Dr. Mike Maric, holder of several national and international freediving records that have made him one of the reference figures in the world of this specialty.
The athlete and doctor, awarded the CONI Merit and Gold Medal for Sporting Value, during his long career has analyzed and developed breathing techniques applied to the world of diving and other sports, which have also become a reference guideline. for professional athletes of the highest level.
At the base of the doctrine of Dr. Maric there is the optimal management of the breath in order to obtain greater concentration and self-control, especially in stressful situations.
The diving students, supported by their instructors, thanks to this experience have enriched their training path by learning the techniques and breathing skills with which to face and overcome their limits in one of the deepest pools in the world, acquiring very useful notions and methodologies for the continuation of the course and for the peculiar activities to which they will be called to operate once they have reached the coveted blue diver beret of the Navy.
