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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Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy Spearfisher and free diver Kimi Werner descends more than 100 feet on a single breath.
—Stella Fong, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
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.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Underwater, a world of sea life attracts divers, snorkelers, and free divers from across the globe.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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Stella Fong, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
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.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Underwater, a world of sea life attracts divers, snorkelers, and free divers from across the globe.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Free diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20diver. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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