Ulf Dextegen

Ulf Dextegen is a Swedish hypnotherapist and freediver, born in 1960, who set Swedish national records in static apnea in several years between 2008 and 2013, the last at 8 minutes 43 seconds, and won bronze medals at the world championships in 2009 and 2011. His best in training was 9 minutes 11 seconds. He came to freediving through an interest in hypnosis that began in 2006 and used static apnea to test how well an altered state of consciousness worked, going within two years from beginner to national champion and second in the world ranking in static apnea in 2008 and 2009 while working an office job. After retiring from competition in 2013 he went on to coach athletes in many sports using mind training.