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One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the unusual and exciting sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely fatality of America's greatest freediver. Competitive freediving - a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath - studies the limitations of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of those who freedive at the highest level regularly dive a huge selection of ft below the ocean's surface, reaching such depths that their organs compress, light disappears, and one mistake could wipe out them. Even among freedivers, few have ever gone as deep as Nicholas Mevoli. A good looking young North american with an unmatched talent for the activity, Nick was among freediving's brightest celebrities. He was also an extraordinary individual, one who rebelled up against the vapid and commoditized contemporary society around him by relentlessly questing for something more significant and authentic, no matter the dangers. So when Nick Mevoli arrived at Vertical Blue in 2013, the world's top freediving competition, he was widely expected to challenge details and continue his meteoric surge to stardom. Instead, before the end of this fateful competition Nick Mevoli experienced died, a victim of the activity that experienced made him a legend, and the future of free diving was called into question. With unrivaled gain access to and masterfully crafted prose, One Breath says his unforgettable history, and of the activity which shaped and ultimately damaged him.

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