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Scuba DivingUnderwater Filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Dives Half-Marathon In St. Lawrence River

Underwater Filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Dives Half-Marathon In St. Lawrence River

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Running a half-marathon is hard enough. How about doing it underwater in a river with low visibility?

That’s pretty much what underwater filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin did recently — dive the 13.1 miles/22 km down the St. Lawrence River near Montreal, Canada.

Underwater Filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Swims Half-Marathon In St. Lawrence River (Photo credit: Marie-Josée de Carufel)
Underwater Filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Swims Half-Marathon In St. Lawrence River (Photo credit: Marie-Josée de Carufel)

The feat took her about six hours, according to an entry on her Facebook page, where Lasselin wrote:

“In order to achieve this different kind of dive, I had to face many challenges in the low visibility waters so I would not have to surface, But this is not the only challenge. I will write more about it soon and tell you more but in the meantime, I would like to thanks my team and people who helped me. Divers and non divers who, like me, have a concern for the environment, each of them has a specific role.”

For more information, check out Lasselin’s Facebook page or her website at nathalielasselin.com.

John Liang
John Lianghttps://www.deeperblue.com/
John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.

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