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Films in which a significant part of the plot involves underwater diving using breath-hold, scuba, surface supplied, saturation, armoured atmospheric pressure suits or artificial gills, or underwater documentaries in which visible divers are part of the story.
Women Divers Hall of Fame, Green Earth Book Award Annie Crawley (born 1968) is an American underwater photographer, [ 1 ] filmmaker , speaker , educator, and ocean advocate. [ 2 ] In 2007, she founded Dive Into Your Imagination, a multimedia ocean inspiration, entertainment, and education series for youth. [ 3 ]
Jill Heinerth (born 1965) is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. [4] She has made TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including We Are Water [5] and Ben's Vortex, about the disappearance of Ben McDaniel.
Traditionally and even as recently as the 1960s, ama dived wearing only a loincloth, but in the 20th century, the divers adopted an all-white sheer diving uniform in order to be more presentable while diving. [3] [4] Even in modern times, ama dive without scuba gear or air tanks, making them a traditional sort of freediver.
Open Water is a 2003 American survival horror thriller film.The story concerns an American couple who go scuba diving while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in shark-filled waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind.
Two Mile (which itself stretches for nearly 1.8km) features the most diving locations (around 30) and the shallowest depths, effectively debunking the myth that when it comes to diving, deeper is ...
There, she took up serious free-diving and with Ferreras as her instructor was soon reaching record depths. In 1999 the two diving aficionados married and the following year, off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Audrey Mestre broke the female world record by free diving to a depth of 125 meters (410 ft) on a single breath of air. A year later she ...
100 Women (BBC) (2023) Zandile Ndhlovu is a South African conservationist, social activist, and filmmaker who is the first black female freediving instructor from the country. She is the founder of The Black Mermaid Foundation .