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Free diving was first made popular by The Big Blue, a 1988 French movie about the sport that was inspired by real events and featured rapturous cinematography. Today there are more than 20,000 free divers around the world, in a sport that was barely heard of 15 years ago...
On Oct. 12, Mestre was aiming to break the record of 531.5 ft. set by Ferreras off Cozumel in Mexico in January 2000. Ferreras and other representatives of the group he founded in Miami, the International Association of Free Divers (IAFD), were present to monitor her dive, and a video...
But IAFD president Carlos Serra, who was present, says Mestre's problem began when the air bag would not inflate properly, delaying her ascent. At 394 ft., according to Serra, she appears to have passed out and fallen off the sled. Serra concedes that there was a shortage of safety...
Many of us feel the call of the deep, but few of us are willing to face the cold, wet and occasionally shark-infested realities of scuba diving. That's why we need Spyfish, a gadget for divers who aren't quite ready to take the plunge. Spyfish is a...
Scuba divers have always had a soft spot for high-tech accessories. Take, for example, these bizarre-looking fins, designed to let divers fine-tune the position and even the flexibility of their blades. The Oscillating Propulsion System, above right, whips through water like an eel; a little weight inside...