Bio

From Malo-les-Bains near Dunkirk, Loic was born August 28, 1970. He comes from a family of swimmers: his grandfather, national coach and his father, several times swimming champion France and pre-selected Olympic games (Mexico).

 

 

The discovery of apnea

In Nice, Loïc begins apnea during study sport at university with Olivier Heuleu, its promotion of student (member of the France team apnea from 1998 to 2001) - winning the World Cup team 2000.)

 

 

 

At the end of his studies, he obtained a Master STAPS whose topic was "The" flight "climbing" holds the risk in sport is a theme already present in his research, with Oliver they will read and re-read "Passions of risk "David Le Breton (French sociologist and specialist representations and put at stake the human body that has particularly studied by analyzing the attitudes to risk.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretty good, Loïc practice mainly rock climbing, skiing since his teens, but also mountain climbing and caving.

 

 

He is very impressed at the time by the great climbers like Reinhold Messner (it reads "The mountain with his bare hands" Rene Desmaison), climbers like Patrick Edlinger and Patrick Berhault (which will close the last years before his death ) or browsers unusual, passionate and unconventional as Moitessier ...

These few fates remain essential references throughout his life in his research and in explaining its own trajectory sporting and human ...

Creation of the A. I.D.A.

Olivier and Loic practice apnea with Marc Counil (cofounder of the Association and co-organizer Loic Leferme FREE BLUE Tour in 2008) and to Professor Claude Chapuis (former world record in static apnea in 1990, member of the team France apnea - world champion team in 2000 and 2nd in 2001).

 

All three belong to a group of snorkelers novel, directed by Claude Chapuis: they are the first to organize training for all (for all levels and using already Pig), they unite apnea world with others through the creation of the federation AIDA founded in 1992 by Roland Specker (International Association for the Development of Apnea) today a world reference for apnea and sports ...http://aidafrance.free.fr/ and www.aida-international.org

 

 

They create a series of national competitions, European and international

 

(France cuts, European Trophy, and especially the first world championship in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in 1996).

The group also sets up sessions supervised apnea worldwide and develops educational content for dense training future instructors.

In short, their action allows the democratization of apnea, especially after the phenomenon of "Big Blue" Luc Besson film reference that highlighted a practice rather lonely for many was considered dangerous ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Records

In the Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, drives the group's regular summer and winter, allowing them to maintain a good level to test apnea and weight variable and the "No Limit" by using the pig because it is the only place where their use is systematic and regular.

After acquiring a good level in  weight variable since it is the first French after Jacques Mayol, to establish a new record in France apnea "No Limit" to - 118 m in 1998, Loic started training seriously snorkeling "No Limit" and reached very quickly through its clearing facilities (offset pressure on the ears of water as a function of depth) depth nearby (-135m) world record at the time owned by Francisco Pipin Ferreras said, the specialist at the time.

Its main advantage is that it shares with the team managed by Claude Chapuis, a very strong discipline in training, high motivation and professionalism for all matters concerning the safety of freediving and its divers. Loïc can make steady progress safely.

 

 

During 6 years, he established successively apnea "No Limit":

 

On June 5, 1999:-137m world record
On June 22, 2000:-152m world record
On August 18, 2001:-154m world record
October 20, 2002: - 162 m world record
October 30, 2004: - 171 meters world record

 

The type of sports training Loïc when preparing a record which could extend to eight months during the year:
Boat trips 2-3 times a week (deep dive)
Swimming and snorkeling in the pool 2-3 times a week
Outdoor activities (climbing, hiking ...)
Stretching and relaxation
Breathing Techniques
Muscle Booster
And harmonica ...

 

His training team is paramount to him, she is the heart of his life, he considers it symbolically as a family, it is through them that he is also progressing well in sport and in life: Guillaume Nery, François Gautier, Christophe Lyonnard, Cédric Palermo, Claude Chapuis, Pierre Frolla and many others ... ... ..! Accomplices snorkelers but not necessarily with whom he created a strong bond.

 

Coach of the France team apnea

While Pursuing a career as a deep freediving, IT follows Closely The Establishment Of A France team apnea (he has Coached The Men's Team and Women in 2000) This Team Will Be present at major events sports created by AIDA: World Cups and European competitions, They Are successively:

 

- Organizer of The First World championship in Nice in 1996
- Second in the World Championship in Sardinia (1998)
- Second international championship in 1999 in El Gouna in Egypt
-1 (men and women) after the second World Cup in Manchester in 2000,
- And second men and 11 women in Ibiza 2001 at the third World Championship

First team in Cyprus 2003

And since a team from France is present at the highest level for all major events of World apnea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1999, he created the CIPA (International Center Snorkel Nice) with Claude Chapuis and Eric Hoarau which today welcomes practitioners from around the world and is a teaching resource in the international world of snorkeling. www.cipapnea.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Around apnea

By 1999, the image will attract Loïc brands and manufacturers such as Lucent Technologies, Beuchat, STARBOARD (group Decathlon) HUBLOT Watches, RICA LEWIS LABORATORIES RICHELET.

 

Few books which he is subject:
June 2003: "The descent of man fish" Plon
(2004: Book launch in Germany)
2004: "Men Fish Robert Margaillan - Editions Ouest-France
2007: "100 years of exploration" Society of French explorers-Glénat
2008: "The mind Champions" Hubert Ripoll - Editions Payot shores

Films:
2001 "Men fish" by David Rosans
2007 "Paths of depth by David Rosans
2010 "Life without air" by Jean Francois Jullien

 

He is the subject of numerous newspaper articles and national and international media.
He worked at various festivals, conferences where he will meet many sports figures, journalists, industrialists and explorers who become friends or some references.

Loïc LEFERME has since the beginning of 2003, created a structure of audio-visual InspirationProd. He has several documentary projects as a producer and director, including
"Blue Afghani" a 52-minute documentary he recently completed with Guillaume Nery during their trip to Afghanistan
"Absolute Depth" a promotional clip of his record - 171m of 9 min.

 

A new career is gradually opening up to him as a producer and actor-related movies, science stories and travel ... He also wants to return to his first love: harmonica (he was part of a group of blues while studying), and above all, share his experience and passion ...

 

 

On April 11, 2007, during training for the preparation of a new world record which had begun six months earlier, is Loic an accident and dies by drowning technique.
Despite a search of the Comex and the technical assistance of Henry Germain Delauze and his team, and despite the accident reconstruction to understand the reasons, and only a few questions remain ... beginnings of explanation.

 

"When we stop? How to proceed? Why? 200 m, me, another ... That's all I have to answer questions regularly. The depth appears to me that research into the depths of the conscious and the unconscious, this research did rebound all the fears, memories, fears, doubts, and evolve to better answer this question I ask myself: it is a happy medium between grilling life at both ends and turn on his life, and realize that I did the opposite of what I wanted to do deep within me, embittered by the failure to achieve my dreams.
I go to extreme lengths to find better balance, I think not be the only one to find ... But the only risk you take is not having the guts to do it, step in our society to have the life that one wants to lead and not what is inflicted for various reasons ...
The only risk I took is to get into this adventure as I have exams for a job that is just there to support me .... Since I was little, I always had this yearning inside me, without being able to put a label and really know which road access. Finally at 25 years ago, it took this form ... I feel perfectly and I think about these feelings that I was younger, not to fulfill myself in real life. I'm trying to find that balance between my family and the quest for depth in which they are present daily and essential support ... "Loic Leferme