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How to Break the World Record for Freediving

"Packing" is a way of sucking more air volume into your lungs and expanding them as much as possible. It's something that only experienced freedivers should be doing because there are some inherent risks associated with it. Now back to 2002, and Tanya's attempt to break the world record. "I was basically as ready as I ever was going to be," she says.

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