free diver
noun
plural free divers
: a person who engages in free diving
Using just their lungs, free divers have kept going deeper and holding their breath longer than anyone expected.—
John Tierney
John Tierneycalled also skin diver
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Trained Individuals People who train to increase their breath-holding abilities, like free divers—people who swim or dive beneath the water’s surface to a considerable depth and without assistance from a breathing device–have reportedly been able to hold their breath for three minutes or longer.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet (18 meters) multiple times a day, through pregnancy and old age, with no breathing equipment and only the aid of wet suits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
The picture will focus on five athletes who specialize in similarly jaw-dropping sports: free diver Alenka Artnik, skier Markus Eder, rock climber Alex Honnold, BASE jumper Katie Hansen Lajeunesse, and surfer Kai Lenny.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
From the Edge will follow five extreme athletes: free diver Alenka Artnik, skier Markus Eder, rock climber Alex Honnold, BASE jumper Katie Hansen Lajeunesse and surfer Kai Lenny, using proprietary camera technology.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
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Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet (18 meters) multiple times a day, through pregnancy and old age, with no breathing equipment and only the aid of wet suits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
The picture will focus on five athletes who specialize in similarly jaw-dropping sports: free diver Alenka Artnik, skier Markus Eder, rock climber Alex Honnold, BASE jumper Katie Hansen Lajeunesse, and surfer Kai Lenny.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
From the Edge will follow five extreme athletes: free diver Alenka Artnik, skier Markus Eder, rock climber Alex Honnold, BASE jumper Katie Hansen Lajeunesse and surfer Kai Lenny, using proprietary camera technology.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Free diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20diver. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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