Zsófia Törőcsik is a Hungarian freediving athlete who in 2025 became the first female freediving athlete to dive a distance of 300m in the pool and in the same year won gold at the AIDA Depth World Championships; her first ever depth competition. In this episode we discuss: Zsófia’s experience at the CMAS World Championship 2025 and the controversy surrounding the competition and the accident that happened to Andrey Matveenko. Zsófia is from Hungary and credits her family with shaping her chi...
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Zsófia Törőcsik is a Hungarian freediving athlete who in 2025 became the first female freediving athlete to dive a distance of 300m in the pool and in the same year won gold at the AIDA Depth World Championships; her first ever depth competition. In this episode we discuss: Zsófia’s experience at the CMAS World Championship 2025 and the controversy surrounding the competition and the accident that happened to Andrey Matveenko. Zsófia is from Hungary and credits her family with shaping her chi...
Marco Puliafito is from Sicily, Italy. He left an 18 year career at Pfizer pharmaceutical company to open Italy's first dedicated freediving training centre, Blue World Freediving. In this episode we discuss: Shout out to our interpreter Tony Scafidi It was Donny’s first time in Sicily and first time in Italy. Marco is from Catania, Sicily. He started freediving as a child, following in the footsteps of his father who was a strong spearfisherman. Spearfishing is a huge part of the culture in ...
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Zsófia Törőcsik is a Hungarian freediving athlete who in 2025 became the first female freediving athlete to dive a distance of 300m in the pool and in the same year won gold at the AIDA Depth World Championships; her first ever depth competition. In this episode we discuss: Zsófia’s experience at the CMAS World Championship 2025 and the controversy surrounding the competition and the accident that happened to Andrey Matveenko. Zsófia is from Hungary and credits her family with shaping her chi...