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...could see was Charlie get up about six inches above everybody on the field,” Steffa said. “It was wonderful to see. Charlie’s probably one of the most inspirational stories I will ever see in my life in any sport...
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, and the number is growing. Most practice the "constant ballast" technique, in which a diver uses fins but no extra weights to dive as far as possible before coming up for air. No-limits free divers take it further, using a weighted sled running down a vinyl-coated steel cable...
Ferreras released a public statement after the accident saying that "the only people responsible for this are myself, for introducing Audrey to the sport, and Audrey, for deciding to practice it." For that reason he said he would not disclose "any information whatsoever" about Mestre's accident. But Rudi Castineyra, director of the Miami-based FREE (Free Diving Regulations and Education Entity), another group that records deep dives, says Ferreras "has a moral obligation to let us know what happened. This could save many other lives." Three days before she died, Mestre completed a practice dive...
...WATER SPORT...
...don’t care what sport it is, there is a big difference playing on the road versus at home,” said Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni...