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free diver

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[free dahyv-er] / ˈfri ˈdaɪv ər /

noun

  • free divers
    plural
  1. a person who swims underwater without using breathing equipment, such as scuba gear, often at significant depths or for significant periods of time.


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A 21-year-old free diver has described the "otherworldly" experiences that he has when he dives down to the seabed.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

A closer connection might be to Kimi Werner, a free diver who grew up on Maui.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

A chance meeting on a shared flight years earlier had given Krack, a veteran free diver who worked on the 2009 documentary “The Cove,” the opportunity to introduce himself to Cameron.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Atkins, an avid scuba and free diver who said he taught both his children to dive at age 5, wanted to bring the feeling of the sea into his home.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

Almost a year after Pollard survived this attack, a free diver and spear fisher Norman Galli, then 50, dropped into a glassy sea off a small island near Albany, a five-hour drive further south.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 2, 2019

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