# @akimapnea on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcqcFDjKMN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64738509-akimapnea-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-22T20:46:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Akim Adhari (@akimapnea) — https://gondola.cc/akimapnea

## Caption

Step 01 — BREATHE. RELEASE.
The duck dive starts before you go under.
Remove your snorkel. Equalise. Confirm your ears are clear and your body is ready.
No rush. Two actions. Then you dive.
Made by yasya.art Yasmine Adhari

Step 02 — REACH. KICK.
Hands forward, parallel to the surface.
2 to 3 controlled kicks to build propulsion before the entry even begins.
Momentum is your engine. Use it. Made by yasya.art Yasmine Adhari

Step 03 — ROUND. BREAK.
Direct your hands down and round your back — exactly like a dolphin.
Let the momentum you built carry you under. Don’t force it.
The water opens when you stop fighting it.
by Yasmine Adhari

Step 04 — RISE. DROP.
One leg rises naturally as your body goes vertical.
Extra weight driving you down. Balance finding itself.
Trust the movement — it knows where to go.
by Yasmine Adhari

Step 05 — STROKE. LOCK.
One hand stroke. That’s all it takes to push your legs down and lock your vertical position.
Not two. Not three. One deliberate push.
Precision over effort.
by Yasmine Adhari

Step 06 — EQUALISE. DESCEND.
The moment your legs go under — equalise again.
Pressure builds fast in the first few metres. Don’t wait until it hurts.
Equalise early. Equalise often. Then keep going.
by Yasmine Adhari

Step 07 — PUSH. GLIDE.
Four strong kicks through the high buoyancy zone near the surface.
Push through it. Fight for it. Then — around 8 to 10 metres — feel the buoyancy disappear.
And glide.
by Yasmine Adhari
#freediving #duckdive #apnea #freediver #snorkling

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apnea, freediver, freediving, snorkling, duckdive

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