Once Upon A Dive
Posted By Eric Fattah on 2 January 2006
I was lucky enough that both my static record (5'41) and the 57m dive were on the local news. It gave me confidence.
The affirmation tape had worked wonders and totally fixed my psychology problems. Also, my blood pressure had been excellent, with no signs of light headedness at all. Of course, the salty mixture had made me nautious when I drank it..hopefully I could fix that.
September 17th, 2000 -- A monster personal best
I knew I had two more weekends of training before I left for the World Cup in Nice. I had originally planned to hit 65m before leaving for Nice, but the cold water conditions meant I still needed to use the thick hybrid suit configuration. However, the 57m dive had not been that difficult, especially considering that I totally miscalculated and went down laced with CO2. I felt that if I fixed that problem, I had another 8 meters in me, in this thicker suit.
During Saturday the 16th, I drank some salt water in the morning and evening to retain as much water as possible.
Then, the morning of the 17th arrived. I was up at 9am, I ate two avocados, a bunch of raw almonds and sunflower seeds. I mixed 13g of sea salt with 50ml of water. After drinking it I immediately drank 500ml of purified water, to dilute the salt in my stomach. It worked. I had no queasiness or nautiousness. I packed my gear and left. In the car I drank water, played my affirmations tape again, and also the inspirational music tape. Again they put me in a great mood. This time I ate nothing upon arriving at the site.
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