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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.
Zenato's cave diving projects have included remapping the underwater caves in the Lucayan National Park. [7] Zenato was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2011. [ 6 ] She is known for promoting the conservation of, diving with, removing fish hooks from Caribbean reef sharks around Grand Bahama Island .
First woman scuba diver and aquanaut; wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Audrey Mestre: 1974-2002 2002 French world record-setting freediver: Zale Parry: 1933- 2000 American pioneer scuba diver, underwater photographer and actress Penelope Powell: 1904-1965 2023 Pioneering cave diver in 1935 [29] [30] Lesley ...
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 .
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 ...
She is the first woman from Mexico to win a medal at the AIDA Individual Depth World Championships, the world championships of free diving. She won the bronze medal in the Constant Weight No Fins (CNF) category against 150 other divers. [2] Navarro has broken national free diving records for Mexico 26 times.
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.
Alessia Zecchini (born 30 June 1992) is an Italian freediver who has set world and Italian records in freediving. [1] [2]At the age of 13, Zecchini completed her first federal apnea course in A.s.d. "Apnea Blu Mare".