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Risky Sport of Free Diving Making a Bigger Splash
Pearl divers and sponge fishermen have been doing it for thousands of years: swimming into the depths and holding their breath underwater for longer than many people might think possible. It's called free diving, and it's emerging as a popular sport in the United States and around the world. Free-diving fans say it's addictive, but there are significant risks.
Performance Freediving
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank (right) free-immersion world record dive to 74 meters in the Cayman Islands, 2005.
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| 07-10-2008
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David and Robert Richardson have been diving most of their lives. After a recent day of spearfishing, the brothers decided to do some free diving to see how deep they could go on a lungful of air. David, 16, got down to the bottom in 90 feet of water and was headed back up when he blacked out.
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