Craig Gentry
Craig's
Freediving Achievements
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Personal Statistics:
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| Birthdate: |
November 17, 1970 |
| Resides: |
Jacksonville Florida |
| Occupation: |
Performance Freediving Assistant Instructor
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United States Apnea Association (USAA)
- Member, Board of Directors (2007- Present)
- National Champion, 2006 U.S. Freediving National Competition, Kona, Hawaii
- Captain of Team USA, 2006 AIDA Freediving World Championships, Hurghada ,Egypt
Association for the International Development of Apnea (AIDA)
- AIDA International Judge (Level E)
Lung Volumes and Capacities
Vital Capacity (VC)................ 6.07 Liters
Inspiratory Capacity (IC)..............3.58 Liters
Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)........ 4.41 Liters
Tidal Volume (TV) ..................0.96 Liters
Total Lung Capacity (TLC) ............7.99 Liters
Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV).........2.48 Liters
Residual Volume/Total Lung Capacity (RC/TLC)....24.11%
Residual Volume...................1.93 Liters
Background
Craig was born in Michigan and raised in Oregon. He spent his adult life living in the Bahamas, Hawai'i, Italy and Puerto Rico. He now resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Craig retired from the U.S. Navy in 2008 and is now a part of the Performance Freediving International Team.
Highlights of Craig's diverse U.S. Navy career are assignments with the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Craig specialized in protective service operations (dignitary protection) with NCIS. He managed NCIS' European Protective Service Unit, the largest and most operational protective service unit in the U.S. Navy at the time. More recently, Craig served on several high-risk protective service details in Iraq and Afghanistan protecting both senior U.S. and British government officials. Craig also served as a firearms instructor and criminal investigator (1811).
Additionally, throughout his career, Craig instructed a wide variety of courses including high-risk training programs where safety was paramount and every effort taken to assess and mitigate potential risks. The same safety practices and considerations are applied to Performance Freediving International training programs and events.
Craig has always been fascinated with the ocean world and always wanted to be a part of it in some way. Shortly after moving to Oregon he saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time and was captivated. Over the years that followed in attempts to connect with the ocean, he became an accomplished surfer, windsurfer, sailor and diver. None of which fully quenched the desire to connect with it. That changed when Craig moved to the Bahamas and started freediving, finally finding the connection he was looking for.
Freediving in Craig's words.
"To me, freediving is the most intimate way to connect with the ocean. It is all about submitting and giving in to it, having the ocean gently accept you. When this happens, a freediver has a relaxing sense of belonging and becoming one with it. The profound sense of peace, purity and beauty a freediver experiences is indescribable."
Today, Craig enjoys sharing this amazing discovery with other ocean enthusiasts wanting to connect with the ocean in a way that only freediving can offer.
In his free time, Craig enjoys spending time with his family and promoting the safe advancement of freediving, both competitive and recreational, in the United States and abroad.
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