Why freedivers take extreme risks to find peace deep under the water’s surface

‘There’s no up, down, to the side because there’s no gravity. You don’t feel any pressure on your body in any particular place’ - (Jack Lawes)

Aaron Fisher’s mental health, like that of many people around the world, suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. “I started going through really bad depression at that time,” the Canadian says before a trip to Mexico changed everything.

In the Yucatan Peninsula, Fisher discovered freediving – a sport where people dive underwater while holding their breath. After completing his first course, Fisher was hooked. “I would just dive every single day and hold my breath every single day in the cenote – and I just loved it,” he explains.