Free diving at Dubai's Dive Garage - in pictures

  • Competitive freedivers can hold their breath for up to 10 minutes in the water.
    Competitive freedivers can hold their breath for up to 10 minutes in the water.
  • A diver uses free-diving fins that are designed to be more efficient.
    A diver uses free-diving fins that are designed to be more efficient.
  • A diver ascends to the surface after holding her breath on the bottom of a practice tank.
    A diver ascends to the surface after holding her breath on the bottom of a practice tank.
  • A diver fills her lungs with air as she prepares to descend along a buoy line.
    A diver fills her lungs with air as she prepares to descend along a buoy line.
  • A free-diver practises her skills in Dubai Dive Garage's indoor tank.
    A free-diver practises her skills in Dubai Dive Garage's indoor tank.
  • A diver holds herself at bottom of the practice tank in Dubai.
    A diver holds herself at bottom of the practice tank in Dubai.
  • A free-diver holds a buoy line with her toes to steady herself in the water while she practises holding her breath at Dubai's Dive Garage.
    A free-diver holds a buoy line with her toes to steady herself in the water while she practises holding her breath at Dubai's Dive Garage.
  • A diver heads straight for the bottom using a special finning technique called duck diving.
    A diver heads straight for the bottom using a special finning technique called duck diving.