Pumacocha Unlimited Podcast

I invite you to enjoy this conversation with freediving World Champion and record-breaking freediver, Katerina Sadurska of Ukraine. This episode shall serve as the final installment of this four-part series—now we have heard from a total of four World Champion, World Record-holding freedivers. This conversation with Katerina is a breath of fresh air. I feel a particularly feminine touch in her exposition, which brings great balance to the masculine energy of relentlessly striving for more. I use feminine and masculine here not in the biological sense, but rather in the archetypal sense—where both sides lie on the same spectrum, each with equal importance and belonging. We must acknowledge and integrate the masculine and feminine elements of our psyche to live a whole life. It’s both a metaphor and a practical lesson we can apply to our individual process in freediving, to freediving as a collective sport, and in our everyday lives. As such, Katerina’s voice is the keystone of the project, and I am so grateful to her for sharing her brilliant wisdom and gentle touch with us.

Freedivers and nonfreedivers alike! Materialists, minimalists, naturalists, and enhancement…ists!! Here is a fascinating conversation with freediving legend William Trubridge on the future of sport. AI has erupted onto the scene in our modern world! What consequences will AI technology effect on anti-doping in sport? Human enhancements have burst onto the scene! What need have we for anti-doping when doping IS the game? (See….Enhanced Games coming Memorial Day 2026) Will culture choose to embrace AI in all its forms, accepting the consequences both imagined and presently unimagined? Will culture choose to embrace human enhancement in hopes of a healthier global population and aspirations of unseen horizons of human performance? How much say do we have? Is it even up to us at all? Are you willing to take action? How far are you willing to go for the future you want. One thing is for sure: William Trubridge is a man of action in the fight for the future he wants. Whether I agree or disagree with his ideas or methods, he has my respect. Enjoy. PEACE!!

Vitomir Maričić joins Pumacocha Unlimited for a deep dive into the new era of competitive freediving—a new era being ushered in by him, his team, and their students. We discuss what’s changing, what matters most in training, and how elite athletes manage pressure, risk, and unlocking one's full potential. Vitomir is a world champion freediver, coach of several world champions and world record holders, and he owns several Guinness World Records--including his most recent insane 29 minute 3 second breath hold (after breathing up on pure O2). Topics: training philosophy • competition realities • safety • mindset under pressure • the future of the sport • sports psychology • competitive freediving • mental toughness • endurance athletics

1) Devotion 2) Yoga Asana/Stretching 3) Pranayama/Breathwork 4) Yoga Nidra/Relaxation 5) Equalization Practice 6) Visualization 7) Self-belief training 8) Clean Living 9) Sleep and Recovery 10) Humility

Petar Klovar (@petar_klovar) is a multiple time freediving world champion who currently holds absolute world records in two of the four competitive freediving disciplines—the two which do not involve any 'finwear.' He's freediving’s bad boy. He's constantly under attack. No matter what Petar does, people have an opinion. Some watch in awe, some prey on his downfall...while others actively plot it. He’s just too good to be true! If it isn't possible for me, it isn't possible for you! I sat with Petar for two hours to hear his side of the story. Have a listen. Moment of silence for Andrey 0:00-3:20 Petar’s Background 3:20-7:55 Petar’s Current World Records (FIM) 7:58-21:14 Petar’s Current World Records (CNF) 21:15-33:30 On overcoming doubts and negative self-talk 25:00-36:45 “The Hook” 38:00-42:42 Willing to risk health and life 42:45-45:54 Dusty’s “Razor’s Edge” 45:55-53:00 What is Sport? What is Athlete? 53:00-1:05:25 103m CNF World Record Controversy 1:05:25-1:12:40 THE VIDEO/Diver Safety 1:12:45-1:44:30 Enhanced Games 1:44:30-1:51:45 Athlete Drug Testing/Accusations/Suppression 1:51:45-1:58:45 Willing to give one’s life to the things we love 1:58:45-2:06:40 What Petar has learned from friend/coach Vito Maricic 2:06:40 One message to Competitive Freediving Community 2:09:30-2:10:00 PEACE!