Human Torpedo Racing: What Freedivers Do In Their Spare Time [VIDEO]

With team names like Hell’s Angelfish and Gold Fusion, it was always going to be hard to take this seriously. So, as we strike the hour that is the Cape Town Friday Rule, we bring you human torpedo racing. Think of the scene in Zoolander when Derek and Hansel and the boys spray petrol everywhere. Brace yourselves.

They’ve chosen to call the sport Formula Three Freediving, or F3F, and it’s taken very seriously it seems.

Using underwater dive scooters to propel themselves, racing is as much about strategy as it is about being a good freediver who can hold one’s breath for extended periods.

Races include a slalom drag race over 100m, a 30 lap race around a wreck and a three course rally race along a reef.

It actually looks quite fun, minus the ridiculous slow motion stuff the videographer works into the production.

[Source: ABC]

Latest News

One-Of-A-Kind Cape Heritage Property Famous For Movie Shoots Lists For R45 Million

[imagesource:Amazing Spaces Lifestyle Investments] Trovato House, a heritage marvel as ...
SA Parents To Swallow A Bitter Pill As Warning Issued Over 2025 Private School Fees

[imagesource:linkedin] School fees really have a way of taking it out of you, and come ...
‘Balloon Belly’ Action Hero Steven Seagal Stars In Latest Weird Russian Propaganda Film

[imagesource:sseagalofficial/x] Steven Seagal used to be the go-to guy for kopskiet en ...
Heartbroken Mom Plunges To Death At Niagara Falls With Two Kids After Series Of Chilling Posts

[imagesource:freerangestock] A heartbroken New York mom, reeling from a painful breakup...
Estrogen Imbalance Or Health Alert? On The Quest For Hormone Harmony

[imagesource:hormonehealth] Many women approaching perimenopause have engaged in the es...