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Ocean Gravity: freediver Guillaume Nery “flies” underwater in swift ocean currents

A short film with stunning footage of French freediver Guillaume Néry riding fast currents along Tiputa pass.

This site is part of the Rangiroa atoll, north of the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. This short film was shot in 2014 by director and underwater cameraman Julie Gautier. When I first watched it, I found it hard to believe it wasn't CGI.

Can't say it any better than This Is Colossal did:

When you hear about strong currents near the ocean or large lakes, it’s difficult to visualize exactly how they work, or the power they carry. This film should quickly put those mysteries to rest. The speeds Néry reaches in this video seem almost impossible without the help of equipment or flippers.

View "the making of" footage, and more info (in French) on the project website. In 2010, Gautier and Nery previously collaborated on an incredible “base jump” into Dean’s Blue Hole, a famous site in the Bahamas.

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and for more information please view the following web page ...

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https://boingboing.net/2015/02/04/ocean-gravity-freediver-guill.html

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