Julanne Lum
Posted By Cliff Etzel on 6 November 1999
Julanne returned on January 26 from Roca Partida, in Mexico, with a pending World record catch for Wahoo, estimated between 65 - 70 lbs. We had a chance to talk over the phone about this and why she enjoys the sport of freediving.
Julanne Lumm (or Jules, as her husband likes to affectionately call her), is a little embarrased at the thought of being what might be construed as a celebrety within underwater hunting. The concensus is that she has quietly made a name for herself in the freediving community of California. Along with her husband, Matt, they have formed a unique relationship in their 7year marriage in that they BOTH spearfish. Leading the hectic life of a working mother, it would seem that spearfishing would have little time in her busy schedule.
But she does make time for it.
Best described by her husband, Matt, "...freediving and spearfishing is the stress release for us that a typical walk after work is for other people."
Both she and Matt were competitive swimmers before they married, and Julanne feels that it has contributed in many ways to her lack of anxiety when she dives. "I certainly don't have a death wish, but I don't fear the water like many people do. Having been in long distance swimming allowed me to be aware of how my body was positioned for the most efficient means of moving through the water. I know that I use less energy because of this, which has given me the advantage of spending more time in the water without tiring".
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