Una vita in apnea. 20 domande a Umberto Pelizzari
Barbara Majnoni
Italian former legend of free diving, Umberto Pelizzari swims up during an apnea course at the “Y-40 The Deep
Joy” swimming pool on December 8, 2014 in Montegrotto Terme, northeastern Italy. The swimming pool is
built over thermal sources bringing after cooling down a water at 32-34 degrees Celsius. Y-40, with its depth of
42mt, is officially included in the Guinness World Record as the deepest pool in the world for free and scuba
diving. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images
Umberto Pelizzari. Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images
Umberto Pelizzari, classe 1965, è l’unico ad aver stabilito record mondiali in tutte le discipline di apnea: 82 metri in peso costante, 131 in variabile e 150 in nessun limite. Famoso per la sua rivalità con Pipin Ferreras ha lavorato a spettacoli televisivi, creato Apnea Academy ed è co-autore di un manuale di freediving. CONTINUA…
