Main Sections
Event calendar
17 Jan 2009 - 10:00 -
24 Jan 2009 - 10:00
Grand Cayman
7 Feb 2009 - 10:00 -
7 Feb 2009 - 19:00
Plymouth, United Kingdom
13 Feb 2009 - 11:00 -
15 Feb 2009 - 23:00
Lisbon - Parque das Nações
20 Feb 2009 - 08:00 -
22 Feb 2009 - 16:00
Rosemont, IL - USA (Chicago)
21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 -
29 Mar 2009 - 00:00
Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 -
5 Apr 2009 - 09:00
3-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN
25 Apr 2009 - 00:15 -
25 Apr 2009 - 07:00
San Diego, California - USA
31 Oct 2009 - 10:00 -
9 Nov 2009 - 18:00
Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
Latest articles
Advertisements
Recommended reading
advertisement 
Risky Sport of Free Diving Making a Bigger Splash
Pearl divers and sponge fishermen have been doing it for thousands of years: swimming into the depths and holding their breath underwater for longer than many people might think possible. It's called free diving, and it's emerging as a popular sport in the United States and around the world. Free-diving fans say it's addictive, but there are significant risks.
Credit:
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank (right) free-immersion world record dive to 74 meters in the Cayman Islands, 2005.
Source: NPR - National Public Radio | NPR - National Public Radio
| 07-10-2008
David and Robert Richardson have been diving most of their lives. After a recent day of spearfishing, the brothers decided to do some free diving to see how deep they could go on a lungful of air. David, 16, got down to the bottom in 90 feet of water and was headed back up when he blacked out.
Read more here >>>
Advertisement
Further reading:
Source:
Delicious
Digg
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Newsvine
Furl
Facebook
Google
Yahoo
Technorati
Icerocket
