A glimpse of infinity | Guillaume Nery | TEDxKalamata

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In his speech, Guillaume, is taking us on a trip into the unknown to the most us, under the surface of the sea, in to the unexplored environment at the bottom of the sea. A life journey through personal experiences, incredible images and a magnificent attitude towards living up to his limits.

Guillaume grew up by the Mediterranean Sea, in Nice. As a child, he used to go diving every summer with his flippers and mask, accompanied by his father, to discover the wonders of the underwater world. At the age of 14, he and a friend took up a challenge: to hold their breath for as long as possible. The simple game became an obsession and led him one day to meet Claude Chapuis, the founder of the international AIDA federation (Worldwide Federation for breath-hold diving). He became his mentor. True to the Nice school of diving, Guillaume devoted all his time and energy to his passion. He made huge progress when working alongside Loic Leferme (5 times No-Limits world record holder), who later became a role model, guide and close friend. In 2002, he became the youngest ever free dive record holder, by diving to a depth of -87m using the force of his fins alone. That marked the beginning of a great adventure. Guillaume then beat the world record 3 times, became the world team champion in 2008 and the individual world champion in Greece in 2011, diving down to -117m.Nowadays, he dives until -125m of depth, the new France record. As well as all the competitions and broken records, Guillaume teaches deep diving at his school, CIPA (in Nice), conducts training, is involved in business life and sets sail across the world's oceans searching for new areas to explore.

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It is actually incredible how adaptable our body is, and many would say we're fragile!

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I love his phylosophical approach to diving. Its absolutely awesome. He truly is diving into the “infinite” within himself and beyond himself and tries to name what is there. Beautifully speaks about it. beautiful collaboration with wife Julie. Amazing couple! I love them!

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