Raw Video: Diver Gets Zen With Sharks

November 11, 2012 from Russia Today

A world champion free diver once terrified of sharks shocked onlookers as he swam lazily with the man eaters in France's largest aquarium in Paris. Pierre Frolla's advice: "There is a rule of harmony. We should perform calmly, harmoniously, relaxed. We should present ourselves to the animal, and it will decide if it will come or not."

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Pierre Frolla

Pierre Frolla is a Monegasque free-diver. Pierre Frolla is a triple World’s Recordman in Free Immersion. I In 1998, Pierre won his 1st French Record -variable weight- improving the time of Loic Leferme of 2 meters. This time is realised with the NUC and with all the present gr... Explore this topic

Shark attack

A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year around 100 shark attacks are reported worldwide. Seventeen fatalities are recorded as having being caused by shark attacks in 2011, out of 118 recorded attacks. Despite their relative rarity, many people fear shark ... Explore this topic

Free-diving

Freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on a diver's ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing rather than on the use of a breathing apparatus such as scuba gear. Examples include breath-hold spear fishing, freedive photography, recreational breath-hold... Explore this topic

Aquarium

An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants. The term combines the Latin root aqua, meanin... Explore this topic

Ocean

An ocean is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere. In the context of Earth, it refers to one or all of the major divisions of the planet's World Ocean – they are, in descending order of area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Ar... Explore this topic

Shark finning

Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins. The rest of the body is generally discarded in the ocean; however, some countries have banned this practice and require the whole body to be brought back to port before removing the fins. Sharks without their fin... Explore this topic

Raw video

"Raw video" is a term used to describe unedited or minimally edited video footage, often used in a news context. It can include user-generated content, live video feeds (such as from a news helicopter or camera crew), footage obtained from a security camera, and more. Raw vide... Explore this topic

Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in the north of the country, at the heart of the Île-de-France region. Within its administrative limits, Paris has a population of about 2,230,000, and its metropolitan area is one of the... Explore this topic

France

France, officially the French Republic, is a unitary semi-presidential republic located mostly in Western Europe, with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine ... Explore this topic

Russia Today

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