What diving 123 meters into the darkness has taught me | Pierre Frolla | TEDxMonteCarlo

"A good preparation is a good job." This is how Pierre Frolla, the Monegasque free diving record holder begins his talk. Frolla, shares with the audience the lessons he learned throughout his career and the four fundamental elements necessary to be safe and secure (in the water and outside).Frolla believes that “there cannot be a “sweet victory” unless the lessons learned and keys to achieving victory are shared and transmitted to others". The Monegasque Pierre Frolla grew-up wearing diving fins and having the Mediterranean Sea as his playground for exploration. While preparing to become a physical education teacher in Nice, he met Claude Chapuis, the record holder in static apnea free-diving and founding member of AIDA. Chapuis launched this promising young man on the adventure of free-diving. During his career, Frolla obtained 4 World Record titles and he reached the unsettling depth of 123m.

In 2007, Frolla decided to stop competing and dedicate himself to saving the underwater world. He devotes himself to teaching his passion at the “L’école Bleue”, a school he founded back in 2002.

Frolla is the ambassador of the Princess Charlene Foundation and Director of the Centre de Sauvetage Aquatique de Monaco. Through these two functions, Frolla promotes his dearest values of courage, humility, sharing, brotherhood, honor and engagement. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx