Natalia Avseenko polar underwater rendezvous with belugas (Photo!)

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36-year-old Russian diver, freediver Natalia Avseenko held in the buff 10 minutes and 40 seconds in the icy water at a temperature of just one and a half degrees.She became the main organizer of the April expedition to the White Sea, dive center in the area of ​​"Arctic Circle".The main purpose of the trip she called "the expansion of the boundaries of perception" - the perception of water, the sea, each other, nature, animals and humans.

Natalia A. Avseenko (b. February 13, 1975) - Russian freediver, the world champion in the team event in 2006 and 2008.Candidate of Cultural Studies, Thesis - "The American tradition of Russian television" (Moscow State University).Associate Professor of Intercultural Communication Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​of MSU.Currently, the school is headed freediving «FSNA».

FAQ.Free-diving - scuba diving in apnea (apnea).This is the earliest form of diving is still practiced as a sport and for commercial purposes.Air cavity diver squeezed increasing water pressure throughout the dive.Each dive is limited by factors such as the length of breath and lack of oxygen.One dive can take from a few seconds to 11 minutes.

Here he writes in his blog Natalia http://www.yoga-free.ru/journals/nat/:

"How did this idea, why did you decide to go to the White Sea? From childhood I had a dream to dive with beluga whales. Not with dolphins, namely with beluga whales (these beautiful white whale). They seemed special and very sensitive. For many years I tried to do it, but it did not work. Plus I had a lot of health problems that hindered believe thatit is possible (cost wet feet - and I became aggravated chronic pyelonephritis). It attracted a trip Julia Petrik, which carries five years under the ice group freedivers ... But no ... Cold water, ice, need a fat suit, but asthere to dive down under the water was dark ... Many excuses. Now I realize that this was far from hide and fears that were disguised as a beautiful and confident sayings such as: "Professional freedivers like diving in warm seas without thermocline where the depth is nearshore, where there is good visibility, and currents ... ".And, realizing this one morning, I realized that I should never be put off until later the dream.It is necessary to implement as soon as you feel the urge.Since October last year, I started to bathe in the autumn lake that gradually freezes.The water temperature dropped, while in water increases.Also, I was terribly interesting to see how a "reflex of mammals" in the icy water ... lake froze, had to make a hole in the ice and subglacial master bath.At some point in Moscow, I was joined by my students.Every day dived.Even in the days when Moscow was shrouded in strong frosts ... Then one day, while sitting with his friend, underwater photographer, Victor Lyagushkin, I said, "Victor, and I'm going to the Arctic Circle to the belugas ..." And he told me: "Well done!"Victor and I dived into the hole without anything! "- Did not let me ..." Well done, tempers! "- Is responsible Lyagushkin." Victor!I climb to the beluga without a suit !!! "- suddenly uttered, I myself do not believe that it is said ..." I'm going with you! - Immediately replied Lyagushkin.He said that it should be removed as beluga whales are very sensitive and felt naked man next to try to save him.So they work.At this point begins the most interesting - the present Communication between Nature and vulnerable, completely naked man ... To be honest, I confused the phrase "completely naked man", although most of the time it dived into the hole in the buff.First, it was part of the practice of "non-doing", t. E. Doing that to me quite atypical.Secondly, in the cold, getting out of the water, bikini literally freezes the body, it is difficult to remove.Third, the small pieces of synthetic still a bit warm ... It is necessary to overcome natural shyness ... "

FAQ. beluga color has frontonasal fat pad melon, which they use for echolocation. This body is surrounded by amuscle layers and can change the configuration. The animal with the help of melon directs high-frequency sound waves on an object and listening to the echo. For this reason, for better contact with beluga whales, experts recommend getting acquainted with them without clothes, which the whale could be perceived as interfering with the perception of the barrier.

Natalia, who spent a total water record 10 minutes and 40 seconds, while swimming under water used yoga techniques to properly hold your breath in the icy water. Otherwise, with such a low temperature, breathing can intercept, and the person will die. Unprepareda person would be enough for the death of five minutes in the icy water. She has the same time on the surface of water - more than 3 minutes.Time under water - more than 6 minutes.From equipment - only pin for pressure compensation.Pulse one minute after immersion in water - 22 strike.Recovery time after a dive - 18 minutes.


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