Emma Farrell (born 1973) is a British
freediving
Freediving, free-diving, free diving, breath-hold diving, or skin diving is a form of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear.
Besides the limits of breath-h ...
instructor, and the author of the book ''One breath: A Reflection on Freediving''. She started freediving in 2001 and has been teaching since 2002.
She was head of instruction at the UK's DeeperBlue freediving club from 2004 until her resignation in 2009; she now runs her own freediving training company, GoFreediving, which teaches the
SSI freediving programme. In 2007, she was stated to be one of only ten freediving instructor trainers in the world.
[Article in the ''Gulf News'' about Emma Farrell and freediving, 24 March 2007]
/ref> Emma has explained that control over one's own mind and self-relaxation are key to free diving.
She has dived on the BBC2 television series ''Britain’s Secret Seas'', and taught Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall (born 14 January 1965) is an English celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and campaigner on food and environmental issues.
Fearnley-Whittingstall hosted the ''River C ...
to freedive for UK Channel 4's ''River Cottage''. She has also taught actors Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
and Jack Osbourne
Jack Joseph Osbourne (born 8 November 1985) is an English media personality with dual American and British citizenship. The son of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, he starred on MTV's reality series '' The Osbournes'' (2002–2005), along w ...
to freedive.[ In May 2012 she featured as the freediving expert and teacher for UK Channel 4's '' Hidden Talent'' show.Article in the ''People'' about Roxanne Messenger on ''Hidden Talent'', dated 6 May 2012]
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Leading up to the 2012 Olympics, she was asked by UK Sports to work with top-level swimmers and cyclists including Keri-Anne Payne, Annie Last, David Carry
David Robert Carry (born 8 October 1981) is a Scottish former competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and the European championships, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He competed interna ...
, Cassie Patten, Michael Rock, and James Goddard
James Francis Goddard (born 30 March 1983) is a Seychelles-born British competitive swimmer and backstroker who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwe ...
. Emma created a unique program of yoga and freediving techniques to improve their breathing, lung function, and lactic acid tolerance, confidence, and performance. After the London games, she was invited to work with the UK Paralympic team in the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, where she helped coach Ellie Simmonds, Alice Tai, Susannah Rodgers, Hannah Russell, Stephanie Slater, and others to gold medal glory. She is currently working with gold medal-winning Paralympic athletes in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
References
External links
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DeeperBlue websiteChannel 4 Hidden Talent Series 1 Episode 2
British freedivers
1973 births
Living people
British female divers
20th-century births
British writers
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