How to Use free diver in a Sentence
free diver
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Underwater, a world of sea life attracts divers, snorkelers, and free divers from across the globe.
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AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
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Determined to reinvent himself as a competitive free diver, he is drawn to the depths of the ocean as a sanctuary from his inner turmoil.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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But perhaps no symbol has become more important than the haenyeo, Jeju's female free divers who scour the sea for conch, abalone, and seaweed while holding their breath for mind-boggling periods of time.
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Gary Shteyngart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Nov. 2023
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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Spearfisher and free diver Kimi Werner descends more than 100 feet on a single breath.
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Stella Fong,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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The company was started by Hanli Prinsloo, a record-setting free diver raised on a farm outside Johannesburg, and her husband, Peter Marshall, a world-record-breaking swimmer from Atlanta.
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Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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For example, while researching material before making Deep Dive Korea, Jeong felt that the topic of the haenyeo female free divers had been glorified in the media without sufficient context of the suffering and hardship historically associated with the community.
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Sara Merican,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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