U.S. free diving champion Nicholas Mevoli died on Sunday after attempting to set a new record at a tournament in the Bahamas. The 32-year-old New York City resident was trying to break the record for ...

Vitomir Maričić burst out of the water, stripped off his goggles, and gulped for air. His head was pounding. Blood vessels in his brain had dilated, creating swelling that pressed against his skull.

Turkey’s national athlete Şahika Ercümen achieved a new world record in free diving by reaching 107 meters in Antalya — ...

Russian freediver Yekaterina Nekrasova is believed to have set a new world record in under-ice swimming. Russian media reported she swam over 120 meters (400 feet) under the frozen surface of Lake ...

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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos -- Champion free diver Tanya Streeter broke a world record Monday by descending on a single breath to 400 feet off the Turks and Caicos islands. Using a weighted sled, ...

Sara Burnett had initially planned to spend only a few weeks practicing at Blue Element Freediving, a training center in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The area is popular among free divers, ...

Natalia Molchanova, one of the world’s greatest free divers, is believed to have died during a recreational dive this past Sunday. The 53-year-old Russian champion has not been seen since she went ...