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Red Bull Cliff Diving Hamburg 2009 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 in La Rochelle, France. A person dives from the 27.5 meter platform on La Salve bridge. The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series , established in 2009 and created by Red Bull , is an annual international series of cliff diving events in which a limited number of ...
On 24 November 2004, Verna van Schaik set the Guinness Woman's World Record for the deepest dive by diving down to a depth of 221 metres (725 ft). [ 3 ] In October 2022 Karen van den Oever broke her own Guinness World Record [ 4 ] as the world’s deepest diving woman when she descended to 246.65 metres (809.2 ft) using open-circuit equipment.
Training for Olympic diving competition requires 10-meter diving facilities, which are scant in some parts of the world. For example, the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, built in 1979 as a YMCA facility, is one of only two Olympic-sized pools in Wisconsin that can host large events, and it is the only facility in the southeast Wisconsin region ...
The term dive site (from "dive" and "site", meaning "the place, scene, or point of an occurrence or event" [1]) is used differently depending on context.In professional diving in some regions it may refer to the surface worksite from which the diving operation is supported and controlled by the diving supervisor.
Many wall dive sites are in close proximity to more gently sloping reefs and unconsolidated sediment bottoms. No special training is required, but good buoyancy control skills are necessary for safety. Wall dive sites vary considerably in depth, and many are suitable for drift diving when a moderate current flows along the wall.
Dive in & belly up! Traveling across America these days can sometimes feel like a cultural blur. There's the same fast-food and chain restaurants almost everywhere, and the same is true for big ...
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