Living without breathing. This is how Alicante happens Naco Peral One success after another. Few last this long underwater in dynamic or static apnea. 55 years old continues to be a reference in this sport It keeps both its illusion and its lungs intact, as it can cover more than 200 meters without taking its head out of the water and with the help of its fins alone. HE Current champion of Spain and national record in dynamic apnea with monofin He is participating this week in the freediving world championship, held in Kuwait from May 7-15.
The man from Alicante competed in the dynamic apnea test with biffins, where he won the gold medal in the masters category for the Spanish delegation. 203 metersHe is personally the best in this specialty and today he is also participating in the dynamic monofin apnea test where he wants to achieve a record that will allow him to finish among the best experts in the world.
AIDA has already achieved this in the latest edition of the indoor world championship. (International Apnea Association) held in Istanbul last summer, where it broke the Spanish record with 231 meters. Here he set the world’s eighth best record with a monofin, and also 13th in the world with bifins reaching 201 meters.
In this tournament organized by the world underwater activities federation CMAS, it happens that in addition to the general competition, a world competition is also held in the Master category for athletes over 50. To be one of the best experts in the world with monofin (8th in Istanbul 2022) has already managed to reach the first world podium by climbing to the top in the double-track test. This Friday he will compete again in his specialty, the monotrack test, to try and get another medal for the Spanish team. A technical architect by profession, Ignacio Peral (Alicante, 19 January 1968) is also a three-time Spanish team champion in the Valencian Community Federation (2018, 2019 and 2022), Spanish static apnea champion in 2019 and fourth in 2019. Europe in the same discipline in Istanbul (2019).
Peral has been spearfishing since childhood and started competing at the highest international level in 2017. in static and dynamic apnea. Between 2019 and 2022 he is considered an outstanding athlete by the Valencian Community and a high-performance athlete by the Supreme Sports Council.
Only highly prepared people and under strict control can test your lungs. This is the case of the 55-year-old man from Alicante, who is at the height of his sports career. Although Peral started doing this sport seriously late, it has become a national reference.
The swimmer from Alicante remembers that in competitions, the absolute control is by the judges, as it is an extremely dangerous sport, as it exposes the body to dangerous hypoxia, which can have fatal effects on the brain. «You must have maximum control, so brands are not endorsed in any way in competitions. When you’re done, you should show signs of feeling good to prevent people from passing out,” he warns.