Walid Boudhiaf

Tunisian freediver Walid Boudhiaf eyes records and developing the sport

Though he grew up in Tunisia, where he spent most of his summers by the sea, Boudhiaf didn’t discover freediving until later
His father, a Tunisian university professor, and French doctor mother were both “sea lovers” and taught him to swim at the age of three, later introducing him to spearfishing

By AFP · 25 October 2024