The Mysterious Disappearance of Natalia Molchanova
Last September, dressed in a shimmering golden wetsuit, Natalia Molchanova was submerged up to her shoulders in the Mediterranean, two miles off …
Free Diver Natalia Molchanova Descends for Fun, Then Vanishes
Natalia Molchanova, widely regarded as the greatest free diver in history, wore her favorite purple wet suit Sunday on a chartered boat …
Inside the Perilous, Marvelous World of Competitive Free Diving
On December 2, 2014, William Trubridge, then 34, floated into the competition zone above Dean’s Blue Hole, a purpling cove off rustic …
Would You Spend $100,000 On The Ultimate Guard Dog?
We’re parked in front of our target, a two-story house perched on a corner lot, fringed with flowers and set on the …
A Deep-Water Diver From Brooklyn Dies After Trying for a Record
LONG ISLAND, Bahamas — As Nicholas Mevoli lay on his back, floating in the azure sea, attempting to relax, his exhales were …
A Diver’s Rise, and Swift Death, at the Limits of a Growing Sport
Nicholas Mevoli saved money from an assortment of jobs to pay for the bottomless pursuit of holding his breath and sinking his …