About me

Tomas Schiffer

I am a graduate student for the masters degree in nutrition at Stockholm University / Karolinska Institute. I have been freediving for many years. I love constant weight but have not been deeper than 58m, due to problems with involuntary swallowing reflexes during the descent. This makes me loose the air in the mouth when I have done the mouthfill which prevents further descent. If someone know how to inhibit the reflex.. I would be really grateful for some input. I have talked with several physiologists without any success. At the end of the season last year I managed to swallow without loosing that much air which hopefully takes me deeper this year...


In the spring 2009, I will do research on 2 different substances and their effects on freediving performance as my degree project with Peter Lindholm as my supervisor. The results will end up at this site as soon as possible..