Harry McCahill standing in the shallows of Soufrière Bay in a Blue Element wetsuit, holding his fins, the forested flank of the bay rising behind him

Freediving photography · Film · Press

Stills, film,
and the press.

The visual record of a life spent on one breath — competition and training imagery from Soufrière Bay, film from the channels, and a place for press and licensing. All stills by Allie Reilly unless noted.

Photograph · Allie Reilly
I · On the mic

Vertical Blue 2023 · live commentary

From the booth.

Beyond the line, Harry was the official live commentator for all nine days of Vertical Blue 2023 — freediving's most prestigious depth competition, held at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. Reading every dive in real time, calling the white cards, and translating the sport for a global livestream audience.

A competitor descending headfirst on the line into deep blue water, safety divers and the surface platform silhouetted against the sun above — Vertical Blue, where Harry McCahill was live commentator in 2023

Vertical Blue 2023 · the broadcastsWatch on YouTube

Six world records · called live

The dives I called.

Six freediving world records fell at Vertical Blue 2023 — and Harry was on the mic for every one. The record dives, as they happened:

CWT · 133 m · World record
Alexey Molchanov
FIM · 133 m · World record
Alexey Molchanov
CWTB · 111 m · World record
Alenka Artnik — Slovenia
CWTB · 109 m · World record
Alenka Artnik — Slovenia
FIM · 102 m · World record
Fatima Korok — Hungary
CNF · 76 m · World record
Kateryna Sadurska — Ukraine
II · Film

Featured film · the dive

Eighty metres,
no fins.

Constant Weight No Fins — no propulsion but the body, nothing to pull on the way down. The descent and return on a single breath: relaxed, silent, and given the white card. Harry's deepest no-fins competition dive.

80m
Depth
CNF
No fins
White
Card · clean
Underwater footage still — a no-fins descent into the Caribbean blue

Dives & depth diariesWatch on YouTube
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III · Stills
Over-under split shot of Soufrière Bay, Dominica
Soufrière Bay · the over-under
No-fins freediver gliding weightless in a column of light
No fins · the glide
Freediver hanging motionless at depth beneath the platform
Hang · suspended at depth
Harry McCahill descending head-first beside the line with no fins
Descent · no fins
Harry McCahill breathing up at the surface before a dive
The breath-up
Freediver descending into clear Caribbean blue with no fins
Caribbean descent
A relaxed no-fins freediver deep on the line
Deep · relaxed
Harry McCahill on the shore of Soufrière Bay, Dominica
Soufrière Bay, Dominica
A freediver descending into the blue
Into the blue
A freediver moving through a shoal of fish
Among the shoal
Two freedivers on the surface beside the line
On the line
Harry McCahill surfacing to a white card from the judges
Clean dive · white card
A freediver celebrating a successful competition dive at the surface
Surface · the celebration
IV · Press & licensing

For journalists,
filmmakers & brands.

Available for interviews, features, expert comment on freediving and ocean conservation, and on-camera work. High-resolution images and a media kit are available on request.

Image licensing for editorial and commercial use — please get in touch with the intended usage.

Press enquiries Partnership one-pager
  • Competitive freediver — 8th in the world, CNF
  • British national record holder
  • AIDA Master Instructor, Blue Element Freediving
  • Astrophysics graduate · former GB Rowing trialist
  • Based in Dominica · available worldwide