Waterman Survival with Joe Sheridan, Jr.



Segment 4, August 17th, 2024

We’re heading towards the water on the Carolina Outdoors.  In fact, all the way into the water. Joe Sheridan has been on the program before.  His business has moved from the North Carolina coastal city of Wilmington to the western Puerto Rican town of Rincon.  The business?  Waterman Survival.  Its focus?  Properly training people that are in and around water to control their bodies through breathing techniques and prevent hypoxia.

Sheridan joins Carolina Outdoor host, Bill Bartee, to chat about proper training & increasing your ability to “hold your breath” underwater.

Show Highlights:

  • Military, spearfishing, surfers, & others use the techniques
  • Sheridan is certified as a Level 1, Level 2 and Waterman Survival Extended Instructor.
  • He has more experience teaching the Waterman Survival Extended course than any other instructor in the world
  • Martin Stepanek founded Freediving Instructors International to increase safety and education of the sport
  • Sheridan tells us to never hold our breath underwater without someone their to aid us.

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

Joe has had all types of clients. After a weekend course can go from holding their breath for :45 seconds to two minutes safely.munity and the youth. The parks push towards conservation and educating those about it in the park.

He is also one of the most respected outdoor/active principles of a sales agency in the U.S.

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