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Loic Leferme after training in the port of Nice. Leferme held the world title for free diving of 171 metres and then ascending with the aid of an air inflated ballon to the surface until he was surpassed until Herbert Nitsch in October 2005. He died during a training session in the same bay where he set his record.
Loic Leferme trains in the bay of Villefranche where he set the world record for free diving. Before he enters the water he stretches and does breathing exercises. Leferme held the world title for free diving of 171 metres and then ascending with the aid of an air inflated ballon to the surface until he was surpassed until Herbert Nitsch in October 2005. He died during a training session in the same bay where he set his record.