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Zandile Ndhlovu, South Africa s first Black female free diver. Zandile Ndhlovu Dives Deep To Change Narratives About Black People And the Ocean
Meet Zandile Ndhlovu, South Africa s first Black female free diver who aims to make the oceans more inclusive for Black youth, and transform South Africa s disenfranchised Black communities through her Black Mermaid Foundation.
Zandile Ndhlovu is currently the only licenced Black South African woman free diver instructor. However, that title is not enough. The Johannesburg-based diver has taken to Cape Town s shores to change the lives of Black youth who otherwise would not have the opportunity to dive. Ndhlovu s Black Mermaid Foundation project has recently been spotlighted in the news for its initiative that calls for the ocean diving community to be more inclusive.
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Lawsuit filed in Glacier NP scuba diving death
The family of the teenager who died during an advanced scuba diving class in Glacier National Park last fall has filed a multi-million-dollar civil suit against several parties.
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MISSOULA â The family of the teenager who died during an advanced scuba diving class in Glacier National Park last fall filed a multi-million-dollar civil suit against the owners of the dive shop, the instructors and the professional diving association that oversees the sport.
On Nov. 1, 2020, 18-year-old Linnea Mills signed up for an advanced diving class with Gull Dive in Missoula. The class later took place on McDonald Lake. The $12-million suit alleges negligence, wrongful death, and infliction of emotional distress.
Divers in China set Guinness World Record for largest underwater mermaid show
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Over 100 divers set the Guinness World Record for the largest underwater mermaid show to ever take place. (photo by Annette Batista Day via Unsplash)
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This stunt sure entailed a lot of work.
Over 100 professional divers in China donned fins at a resort, setting the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever underwater mermaid show.
UPI reports that the divers (110 of them, to be exact) gave this performance at the aquarium of the Atlantic Sanya resort’s Ambassador Lagoon on Hainan, an island province located in the country.
110 mermaid divers put on underwater show for Guinness record
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April 30 (UPI) More than 100 people donned swimming tails and plunged into the water at a Chinese resort to set a Guinness World Record for the largest underwater mermaid show.
The 110 divers wearing mermaid tails showed off their swimming skills and underwater acrobatics Wednesday at the Ambassador Lagoon inside the Atlantic Sanya resort on the island of Hainan.
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The event, organized by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, the world s largest diving association, successfully set a Guinness World Record for the largest underwater mermaid show.
The mermaid show was organized to celebrate the hotel and resort s third anniversary.