I lost and I decided to train home in my bed. I became better and decided to try in the sea as I was living in Nice by the Med sea. And of course, it was much more fun! I felt like an explorer. It was so exciting to explore the unknown. I fell in love with freediving and decided that I was going to dedicate my life to it.JHHow did you and Ball fake watches come together to form a partnership?GNBall watch just opened the European market and was looking for a new ambassador. I was preparing a new world record attempt and they decided to follow me. We realized that we had the same philosophy and the same passionthe passion of exploration. JHAre you involved in any way in the research and design aspect of Ball's diving watches?GNI am wearing a Ball Watch in my everyday life, during training, outdoor and underwater. I am like a tester and I take the fake watches with me to the limits.
Last week our buddies over at Gizmodo featured an incredible video created by Guillaume Néry and his girlfriend, Julie Gautier. The video was of Nérys freedive into Deans Blue Hole, an underwater sinkhole descending 202 metres (663 feet) into Bahamian waters. For those who haven't seen the video, we highly recommend you watch it before reading on:After seeing this incredible clip, and noticing both his watch and the sponsor on his wetsuit, we had to find out more. It turns out, Guillaume has a Ball watch sponsorship and we thought it would be an excellent opportunity to profile a terrific athlete, as well as a watch brand weve profiled only once before. So we reached out to our French freediving friend, Guillaume, and were able to wrangle an exclusive interview with the world champion freediver and ambassador for Ball watch. Below are insights from a man who relies on his fake watches not only for fashion, but for survival:JHHow old were you when you first got into free-diving, and why?GNI started freediving when I was 14. First it was a game with my friend. We tried to challenge ourself to test who could hold his breath the longest.
