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Imagine a salt–water swimming pool, with warm, calm waters that run 203m deep, populated by snapper, jacks and colourful tropical fish, patrolled by a school of silver–plated tarpon and visited by curious rays, turtles and tiny seahorses. Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas is the deepest Blue Hole in the world, and the second largest underwater chamber. It is enclosed on three sides by a natural rock amphitheatre, and on the third side by a turquoise lagoon and powder white beach. There is never any swell or waves inside, and visibility is usually between 15 and 30m.

Apnea Academy Instructor and ex–World Record holder William Trubridge organises courses in the stunning waters of Dean’s Blue Hole, where he trains for world record attempts. In his training he has developed several completely new techniques and exercises which are incorporated into the 5–day freediving course that caters for students of all levels of ability. Theory classes and practical sessions in the Blue Hole, as well as yoga and relaxation fill the days, while the evenings are a time to sit back around a seafood barbecue and swap stories about adventures under the sea.