Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 2019: Team America of the United States Freediving Federation (USFF) set new national records at the Caribbean Cup in Roatan, Honduras over the last several days.

Jessea will be the first freediver in history from China to compete at a CMAS World Championships. 2019 marks the first year China will be a member of CMAS much like 2018 was the first year for the United States. We wish Jessea the best of luck in Roatan 2019 and congratulate her! Enjoy her story. Get to know her, and we hope that you find a nugget of inspiration from Jessea’s story.

I love challenging myself to see what I am physiologically and mentally capable of. The power of the mind is such an essential aspect of freediving. Once you know more or less what you are physically capable of you realize then it becomes a mental battle and you see how it affects your dives even on a daily basis, so I find this very interesting.

I think freediving is one of those things that once you get into, you just fall in love with it. It can feel like you're flying in space, and it's filled with other worldly creatures. There's always something new to see or experience. Freediving has connected me to this wonderful community of divers.

I really love good seafood, and I love the ocean and the water, so when I discovered that it was possible to spearfish off the coast of Los Angeles, I immediately blew my tax return on a speargun, cold water freediving gear and the rest is history.