Thursday, March 28, 2024

Francesca Koe

An active ocean advocate, VP of U.S. Freediving, a multi-agency dive instructor, PFI Safety Supervisor and AIDA judge, Francesca also serves as the Editor-At-Large here at DeeperBlue.com. You can usually find Francesca diving in the kelp, hanging out at the Farallones with sharky friends, or trying to improve upon her own PB's.

Martin Stepanek offers curriculum at Barry University

Freediving Instructors International (F.I.I.) and Barry University have teamed up to offer freediving certifications at the collegiate level.  Barry University located in Miami Shores Florida, currently offers the world’s...

Freedivers safely swim with sharks

World news from the UK DailyMail today features Frederic Buyle's photographs capturing amazing moments spent in the water by William Winram and Pierre Frolla as they were swimming and...

Become a Reef Ambassador with Jean-Michel Cousteau

Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society has formed an exclusive partnership with the Aggressor Fleet of Dive Yachts and Scuba Schools International (SSI) to give divers an opportunity to earn a...

Canadian Cold Turkey Competition

The Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea, "CAFA" has posted the results of their annual "Cold Turkey"event and the rankings can be found here. Congratulations to all of the participating...

Director of THE COVE wins for best documentary

This past Saturday night, the Directors Guild of America named Louie Psihoyos "the best documentary director" for his striking work on The Cove.   DeeperBlue congratulates Mr. Psihoyos on this tremendous...

The Cove Wins again – watch the movie on YouTube

Last night the Producers Guild of America awarded "The Cove" as the Best Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture of 2009 at the Hollywood Palladium. The film's producers are Paula DuPré...

Human "Race" Diving back to the Mariana Trench seabed floor

Fifty years ago, two brave men sealed themselves inside a tiny steel spherical bathyscaphe and plunged into the depths of the Western Pacific to become the first and only...

NOAA dispatches Gulfstream IV

Weather forecasts for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C are looking up -- both literally and figuratively. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA) will be dispatching its specialized, high-altitude...

Fish gill mystery uncovered

Victoria Gil, Science Reporter for the BBC, reports that biologists have cast doubt on the long-held theory that fish gills evolved primarily for the purpose of breathing. Researchers studied the...

The BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2010

Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual BLUE Ocean Film Festival will be held in Monterey, CA August 25-29th. 2010 marks the relocation of the film festival to its permanent home in Monterey Bay -...

Director of "The Cove" gets nominated

LOUIE PSIHOYOS, the critically accalimed director of the smash hit film The Cove, has been recognized again for his groundbreaking documentary. Yesterday, the Directors Guild of America announced the...

Baby Orcas Return

Maybe there was something in the salmon. Maybe there was a whale of a pod party. Whatever the reason, and experts can only speculate, southwestern B.C.'s endangered orca population...

World Record for Longest Open Saltwater Scuba Dive

Will Goodman, from the UK, broke the World Record for staying underwater for a total of 48 hours and 9 minutes and 17 seconds. The 33 year-old, TDI Advanced Tri-mix...

Herbert "Flying Fish" Nitsch sets 3 new Freediving World Records

DeeperBlue.com has received reports from AIDA Interntional that Austrian Freediver Herbert Nitsch has set three new World Records in Freediving. Herbert is reported to have set a Variable Weight record...

New World Record – Molchanova CWT 101m

Today, Natalia Molchanova of Russia, became the first woman in the world to successfully dive to a depth of 100 meters on one breath in the discipline of...

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