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The Audrey Mestre Tragedy : Who Owes What to Whom ?
The debate over the disclosure of Audrey Mestre's death is raising the the tempers of many in the general public - Do we have a right to know what happened?
New attempt for FREE Constant Weight
Saturday 2nd of November 2002 Andora (Italy) finnish freediver will be attempting a new world record on Unassisted Constant Ballast freediving gategory (verified by...
Reflection of 24 hours before a tragedy
Paul reflects upon the last 24 hours of his time in the Dominican Republic before, during, and immediately after the tragic death of Audrey Mestre' on Oct 12, 2002.
Analysis of Freediving Tragedy Beginning to Take Form
The continuing investigation into Audrey Mestre's death during her Oct. 12 record attempt is beginning to become available. Staff writer, Paul Kotik, takes us through the initial analysis
Loic LeFerme achieves 162m in No Limits
Loic LeFerme today set anew AIDA World Record for No-Limits FreeDiving. He achieved 162m in 3 minutes 36 seconds.
DeeperBlue.net congratulate Loic on his safe...
Loic LeFerme postpones No-Limits attempt
Loic LeFerme, the French No-Limits Freediver based in Nice was due to be making a bid for the AIDA World Record in No-Limits to...
Taking personal responsibility for ones own decisions
Playing the Devil's advocate - Cliff addresses the personal decision Audrey Mestre made and the influences that may have clouded that decision...
Pursuing the road less traveled – asking the difficult questions
The tragic death of french freediver Audrey Mestre??? during her World Record attempt in the Dominican Republic on October 12 has brought to light many questions that have yet to be answered...
The aftermath of a tragedy
The loss of such a young freediver affects the "tribe" of freedivers and the loss of one affects us all. Paul expresses his feelings in his own way about the loss of freediver Audrey Mestre.
Pipin and Audrey's family return home
Pipin Ferreras returned home to Miami late yesterday from the Dominican Republic, accompanied by Audrey's family. Broadcast media crews were waiting at the airport...
Funeral arrangements have been set for freediver Audrey Mestre
As posted in the October 16th edition of the Miami Herald:
...According to Eddy Matos, the Dominican representative of the IAFD, (Audrey) Mestre will be...
Audrey Mestre to receive World Record Posthumously
We have heard that Audrey Mestre, who died during her World Record attempt on Saturday 12th October, will be awarded the World Record for...
F.R.E.E. announces changes to freediving records categories
F.R.E.E. announces the following changes, to take effect immediately:??
- The Unlimited Variable Ballast category has been permanently eliminated from our list of official competitive...
Tragedy strikes Audrey's World Record attempt
We regret to hear that tragedy has struck the Audrey Mestre's IAFD World Record Attempt in No Limits.
The facts we know at the moment...