Marco Nones is one of the most influential persons in the development of freediving on Egypt's Red Sea and a coach to some of the best freedivers in the world.
In this episode we discuss:
We met for this interview at Only One Apnea Centre located in Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Marco first came to Sharm in early 2000 as a scuba diving instructor.
The AIDA World Championship was organised by Marco in 2007 and 2008.
Marco is from Genoa, Italy.
He started in the scuba business but had to choose freediving in the end.
About Marco’s contribution to the PSS education materials.
Marco has been working closely with athletes in, and moving to, the elite level.
How Marco trains his athletes.
What positive and negative developments in competitive freediving has Marco seen over the years?
Where should the aspiring deep freediver put their attention?
Training all the rings in the system. What are the rings?
The confusion of performance and training.
Discussing the mouthfill factor, or ‘Delta’ and how to train mouthfill systematically.
Marco’s thoughts on using pure O2 to aid recovery or avoid DCS after deep dives.
On the topic of doping in freediving.
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What is the future of Only One Apnea?
Why does Marco freedive?
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