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Forced into exile by geopolitics, Aleksei Molchanov – the world’s greatest living freediver and son of freediving pioneer Natalia Molchanova – spent 2023 on a journey to reclaim his sporting glory and honor his iconic mother’s rugged legacy by attempting the most dominant season in history. of deadly sport. His near-suicidal quest to achieve five world records in less than four months takes him to the farthest reaches of the world and the limits of human performance. In the process, he is forced to reevaluate all the skills and beliefs he has built his entire life on.