Into the Abyss: Worlds of the Deep

Read the text about Sara Campbell, a British freediver, and insert the missing words into it.

Sara Campbell takes a final deep breath and dives into the sea. She goes down into the blue water and carries on going down and down. Soon, the people on the can’t see her any more. She doesn’t have an air tank, just a wetsuit, and a monofin - a large flipper that makes her look like a modern-day . Sara is a world champion freediver and uses only one breath to take her as deep as she can go and back again to the surface! She holds four world records and a world championship gold medal.

Freediving is one of the world’s most dangerous sports. On the way down, a freediver’s shrink to the size of a lemon and on the way back they double in size. But to Sara, all this comes naturally. After years of practising yoga and meditation, she can hold her breath for over five minutes and her lungs are 22% larger than other women her size.

Sara feels completely comfortable . “I just jump in and feel terrific. There are no distractions. Dogs aren’t barking, phones aren’t ringing, and nobody is making noise next door. It’s totally silent.”

Sara has a busy life and loves every minute of it. She’s presenting a TV show, planning environmental campaigns, and training to set a new world record!