Free diving was once a means of gathering food. It’s now an extreme sport in which the human body is pushed to record depths, and sometimes to the point of blackout, while diving on a single breath of air.

On a Single Breath follows Annabel Briseno, a 52-year old grandmother, on her weeklong quest to break world records in four free diving disciplines.

The story is both jubilant and harrowing. As the week unfolds it becomes clear that a world record in free diving is a precarious agreement of mind, body and sea that sometimes collapses violently.

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Today, some of the most cutting edge and dynamic flight occurs in aircrafts that weigh less than 50 pounds. Free Flight maximizes the pilot’s connection to the heavens by minimalizing the aircraft.

We explored the world of Free Flight by sending Andrea Hilderbrand, a conventional pilot and aeronautical engineer, up in the air with top unconventional pilots in two forms of Free Flight.

Andrea’s adventure saw her skimming the surf and swooping through the miraculous cliffs of Hawaii in a powered ultralight. For good measure, she also launched off the windswept peaks of the Colorado Rockies and spiraled through snow-covered valleys in an unpowered paraglider that was little more than a wing with strings.

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