Bingqian Gao 17/08/2024 Bingqian Gao 17/08/2024

Freediving with Atlantic Grey Seals at Lundy Island

The most curious, playful marine animals that I've ever interacted with!

Freediving with the Atlantic Grey Seals is such a unique wildlife encounter that is like no other!

Bingqian Gao 24/05/2024 Bingqian Gao 24/05/2024

Blue Element Freediving Competition 2024

So much goes behind a medal

Bingqian Gao 31/03/2024 Bingqian Gao 31/03/2024

Overcome Freediving Trauma: Rest Is Not the (Only) Solution

How I got traumatised in a freediving competition, and what I did to process and recover from it.

Bingqian Gao 07/03/2024 Bingqian Gao 07/03/2024

In Trust We Dive - A Poem to Celebrate Freediving Safety Divers

Freediver, the vast ocean draws you in.

Swallowed into the depth where light dims, and heartbeats thunder in the enveloping silence.

Down there, it’s another world - a world where you are utterly alone.

Bingqian Gao 01/03/2024 Bingqian Gao 01/03/2024

How to clean mould off open cell neoprene wetsuit

How to clean mouldy freediving wetsuit without damaging the open cell neoprene

Bingqian Gao 25/02/2024 Bingqian Gao 25/02/2024

Freediving at Night!

The dizzying, disorienting, yet exhilarating sensory experience of freediving at night!

Bingqian Gao 05/11/2023 Bingqian Gao 05/11/2023

My Freediving Equipment Pack List

Discover my freediving adventure pack list items, and learn about top-quality gear recommendations. Have a freediving trip coming up? Get the most out of your underwater experiences with a carefully curated pack list

Bingqian Gao 17/03/2023 Bingqian Gao 17/03/2023

To the Baja experience

The time in Baja has flown by. It felt like stolen time to me:

Far away from the cold, home, friends and family,

Sun, sea, wildlife, cactus.

Adventures almost every single day.

Bingqian Gao 27/02/2023 Bingqian Gao 27/02/2023

Freediving Certification Courses VS Coaching: Which One Should I Choose?

Next level freediving courses or coaching, which one should I choose as an intermediate freediver? Here is what I learned after doing both at the same time.