Together, they initiated the creation of a new report, published in Experimental Physiology, to raise awareness of the risks ...

For many of us, swimming is a source of joy and freedom, and snorkelling underwater is a summer staple, but did you know that ...

In 2022, Edinburgh University professor Andrew Baker, one of the authors of the report, and his daughter had to rescue and ...

After nearly losing his son, Professor Baker united with bereaved parents to expose 'hidden killer' of underwater blackouts.

A Philadelphia mother's loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children who are ...

Earlier this year, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić set a world record with a breath-hold of a mind-boggling 29 minutes and 3 seconds He beat the previous world record by nearly five minutes — but ...

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Scientists were driven by personal tragedy and near-tragedy to engage a key collective of experts in the field to write a new, definitive report ...