About Mark - Apnea42 Founder


About Mark

  • Founder of Apnea42 Freediving (Singapore)
  • Instructor Trainer AIDA
  • Former Singapore Depth record
  • Former National Synchro Men's Swimmer
  • Over 9years+ teaching freediving
  • Founding Committee Apnea Association of Singapore in 2015

[Photo] Depth Competitions, Synchronized Swimming Men's Team

How did I come across freediving?

As a fine arts undergraduate in 2008, I stumbled on breath holding(apnea) which gave me interesting insights into the human mind, body and spirit. The experience and challenge of underwater apnea brought about interesting ideas, inspiration and sensations, furthered my research of artistic pursuit.

Intrigued, I delved further into the sport called Freediving, where people would hold their breaths underwater and challenge themselves further.

The first book I bought was "Manual of Freediving" by Umberto Pelizzari. He shared his philosophy of using breathing, relaxation and mental techniques to achieve good sensations during apnea underwater and this led me into a lifelong journey of research and pursuit of this sport.




Freediving helps us learn to breathe the vastness of space that surrounds us - Apnea42

Learning & Career

 The community started to grow in 2015. A founding committee, serving till 2024, Apnea Association of Singapore (AAS), a non-profit organisation to promote freediving. 

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[Photo] 2018 Organizing Team for Annual Singapore Freediving Competition  

In 2016, I took the Apnea Academy International Instructor Course with Umberto Pelizzari held once every 2 years. Umberto & his team, like Andrea Zuccari, Miguel Lozano, validates and endorses the candidate’s competency to be an Apnea Academy Instructor during in a 7-day intensive freediving bootcamp. 




Present - Apnea42

Apnea42 is a name that represents what freediving is. It is a search for meaning, the symbiotic relationship between question and answer, and the pursuit for deeper knowledge and wisdom of oneself.

We are a team of freediving instructors and a growing community of freedivers training together.