Depth Wish | Deep Water Ep1

"Deep Water," a podcast from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer, explores the growing concerns around potential doping in the competitive freediving community. Narrated by Lydia Gard, the podcast investigates a doping scandal that occurred at the Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas, where a Croatian team was found with numerous potentially performance-enhancing substances. This incident has divided the freediving community, raising questions about fair play, the integrity of the sport, and the effectiveness of current anti-doping measures. The podcast delves into the close-knit nature of the freediving world, the pressures of competition, and the potential dangers of performance enhancement in an extreme sport, with Gard interweaving her personal journey into freediving with her journalistic investigation.