Tag: Nicholas Mevoli
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ONE BREATH: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits
A blend of Into The Wild and The Wave, ONE BREATH is about the life and death of America’s greatest freediver, and an in depth look at the extreme and elegant sport of competetive freediving. It’s about seeking adventure and authenticity, pushing limits and finding love. This video is just a sneak peek. Log on…
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Some Competitors Say Freediving Needs A Safety Sea Change
Read and listen to NPR Free-divers, who take a breath, swim as deep into the ocean as possible and then come back up, come to Dahab from across the world to compete. But a diver’s death in November has raised questions about the safety of the sport, with some divers saying too little has been…
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Bahamas authorities say freediver Nicholas Mevoli showed signs of drowning
See StarTribune An autopsy has found that the death of a 32-year-old New York City man during a freediving competition in the Bahamas was consistent with a drowning, authorities said Friday. Nicholas Mevoli died Nov. 17 after he surfaced from a 72-meter (236- foot) dive with breathing problems and lost consciousness. Police Superintendent Stephen Dean…
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32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli dies trying to set freediving record
As seen yesterday, now on CNN A New York man trying to set a freediving record died Sunday after he surfaced from a depth of more than 200 feet. Nicholas Mevoli, a 32-year-old from Brooklyn, hoped to reach 236 feet (72 meters) with one breath of oxygen and without the assistance of fins. When he…
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32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli dies in Bahamas free diving contest
Read for instance AP and AIDA‘s statement: It is with great sadness that I inform you that Nicholas Mevoli, of the United States, passed away today after a dive at the 2013 Vertical Blue Competition. Nick had performed a constant weight no fins dive to 72m, reached depth, and swam back to the surface successfully.…