One Breath

Death, Freediving, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits

By: Adam Skolnick

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Paperback | 1 February 2016 | Edition Number 1

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Freediving is one of the most captivating, fastest growing and least understood sports in the world. Competitors push their physical boundaries to the limit, cheating death in exotic locations. It is highly dangerous, but also, for its many devotees, a way of life.

For Nicholas Mevoli it was pure obsession, one that saw him rise from novice to record-holder in little more than a year – and that tragically claimed his life after competing in the Vertical Blue event at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas.

One Breath is a riveting account of Mevoli's death, the mysterious world of freediving and its extraordinary athletes. Award-winning journalist Adam Skolnick tells a fascinating story filled with quirky characters, evocative history, unsolved mysteries of science, and extreme determination. Travelling to some of the most beautiful places on earth, he sheds light on what fuels athletes to take a single breath and make it last as long, and take them as deep, as humanly possible.

Industry Reviews

'A powerful story about a dangerous, beautiful sport and an unforgettable young man. Skolnick tells his tale with passion and affection for his subject, but also with an admirable journalistic integrity.' Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed

'Skolnick has written a captivating, page-turning book about a world that few will ever visit, but that everyone should know.' Susan Casey, author of The Devil's Teeth and The Wave

'With echoes of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, Skolnick weaves together a portrait of a young man who died in his effort to embrace a life defined by the pursuit of what he loved. A mesmerizing and haunting tale by a very fine writer.' Neal Bascomb, author of The Perfect Mile

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