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That of course, is down to months of rigorous training, including practicing a technique called glossopharyngeal insufflation, or lung packing. In order to maximize the amount of air taken into the lungs before apnea, Blaine, among other divers, inhaled until his lungs were filled to their physiological capacity, and then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How David Blaine Held His Breath | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

Harvard senior diver Samantha Papadakis qualified for the NCAA Championship with her performance at the NCAA Zone A Diving meet this weekend. Papadakis placed second in the 3-meter event and third in 1-meter competition. She trailed Kate Hynes of Drexel, who won both events, and was third to...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Senior Papadakis dives her way back into NCAA Championships for third straight year | 3/16/2008 | See Source »

Diving with dangerous sharks without a cage appeals to the thrill seeker, Burgess says, adding, "It is taking further and further steps farther and farther toward danger." The tour, provided by Scuba Adventures of Riviera Beach, Fla., promoted its dives as great hammerhead and tiger shark expeditions. Although the company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Adventure Tourism Kills | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

"To insure the best results we will be 'chumming' the water with fish and fish parts," the Scuba Adventures website stated. "Consequently, there will be food in the water at the same time as the divers. Please be aware that these are not 'caged' dives, they are open water experiences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Adventure Tourism Kills | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

Rodney Barreto, chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, maintains there's no way the crew could ensure the safety of the divers. "That's not a controlled environment," Barreto says. "There's no way you know whether a three-foot shark or a 13-foot shark is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Adventure Tourism Kills | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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