{"id":162881,"date":"2023-06-23T02:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/documentary-of-alejandro-lemus-the-main-mexican-freediver\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T02:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:47:02","slug":"documentary-of-alejandro-lemus-the-main-mexican-freediver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/documentary-of-alejandro-lemus-the-main-mexican-freediver\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary of Alejandro Lemus, the main Mexican freediver"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alejandro Lemus, the main Mexican freediver, will have an N+ Media mini-documentary called ‘Respira: la historia de Alejandro Lemus’.<\/h2>\n

The apnea<\/strong> it’s a sport<\/strong> little known that requires an optimal physical and mental level to be able to perform it. Alexander Lemus<\/strong>the main exponent of this sport in Mexico, tells us details of this discipline, his achievements and everything about his latest feat, which was visually recorded in a mini-documentary by <\/span>N+ Mean called <\/span>Breathe: the story of Alejandro Lemus<\/i><\/b>. <\/span>He documentary by Alejandro Lemus<\/strong> tells the life story of the Mexican freediver and his most recent adventure in the underwater world cross from one cenote to another<\/strong>with a single breath, in the Mexican southeast in the Yucatan Peninsula<\/strong>. For this feat, the high-performance athlete broke a Guinness record.<\/p>\n

How and why did you decide to dedicate yourself to Apnea 20 years ago?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was actually a gradual process, although the underwater world caught my attention from a very young age. Precisely thanks to National Geographic, I grew up watching its videos and reading its magazine, and this is what inspired me to learn to dive, first with a tank and then years later I learned about apnea, I didn’t know this sport existed, but as soon as I found out about it I was captivated, and well now it’s been 20 years, but let’s say it was a coincidence that I came into this world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Approximately how many people practice locally and worldwide in this sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now it has become very popular, it is increasingly common for people to practice it, I would tell you that there are thousands of people practicing worldwide and several hundred in Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n

What kind of competitions are there in this sport?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are two types of modalities, the deep one that is done in lakes, cenotes or in the sea, and the pool disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n

In which of these have you participated and what have been your achievements?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, throughout these years I have participated in both disciplines: both in the pool and in the deep and in all modalities at some point I have won a medal, a record and a first place.<\/span><\/p>\n

You who are related to cenotes and a natural element like water, what context is currently lived in these issues?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The truth is that human development implies something not so positive with the natural environment, in this case the cenotes there in the Yucatan peninsula, but if things are done in the best way, the negative impact is less, we are lucky because in There are these places in Mexico, these lakes inside the earth that are natural pools perfect for doing this sport or diving.<\/span><\/p>\n

How is this sport related to the mysticism and history of the cenotes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mysticism that exists in these places is unquestionable, the Mayans considered them sacred, in some they made offerings, others were sources of water and being able to go inside, immerse yourself and know what it is like down there gives a different perspective, the reality is that many people have Fear of cenotes in these communities due to legends and myths that exist, but going down, entering and learning about the dynamics of these bodies of water makes people who practice this sport privileged, being able to enter this underwater world that the Mayans called Xibalb\u00e1, which is the underworld, and that the cenotes were the windows to the underworld in the Mayan world, is a privilege.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, at my school we organized a deep freediving competition in a cenote and this competition is precisely called Xibalb\u00e1, it is an international competition, and we gave it this name because of the Mayan issue, the freedivers, the athletes, are the messengers that can enter to the Mayan underworld and back.<\/span><\/p>\n