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Audrey Mestre took the last of a series of deep breaths floating in the ocean off the Dominican Republic on Oct. 12, then plunged below the surface. The Frenchwoman, 28, dropped rapidly, one hand pinching her nose to help equalize the pressure in her ears, the other clinging to a metal-frame sled weighing 200 lbs. After 1 min. 42 sec., she reached 561 ft., the deepest any human has ever dived on one breath of air. A spokesman for Mares, the diving-equipment manufacturer that sponsored the event, said the water pressure Mestre endured was "akin to having...
...mouth. Attempts to revive her failed, and an autopsy found she had died by drowning. Her death has roiled the new sport of "no limits" free diving, in which divers from around the world try to break records in how deep they can go below the surface on one breath of air. Mestre's death has been particularly controversial because Ferreras, who is also a no-limits diver, has not yet revealed what he knows about the accident. Some divers accuse Ferreras of a cover-up, while experts say the sport may have finally found its boundaries...
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...Golden Knights have also finished the regular season among the top two in the ECAC for eight of the past nine seasons. If the Crimson hopes to be mentioned in the same breath as Clarkson, St. Lawrence and Cornell, these are the types of games Harvard needs...
...catching nine balls for 139 yards and a touchdown. Quaker wide receiver Rob Milanese was able to prove, at least for a day, why he is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Carl Morris, who received much more media attention last week and received fewer passes on Saturday...