One viral Olympian garnered social media fame at the Paris Games, but he won’t be taking home any hardware. French diver Jules Bouyer, who gained widespread attention in the opening days of the 2024 Olympics because of his revealing swimsuit, finished eighth in the men’s 3-meter springboard diving final on Thursday. Bouyer posted a 395.70 … Read more
Natural abundance – from Puerto Galera’s mangrove forests to its reefs – led to the area’s inscription as the Philippines’ first Unesco biosphere reserve, in 1977. Moorish idol fish in the waters near Puerto Galera. Photo: Sarah Gillespie It then became one of the Philippines’ first destinations to be developed specifically for dive tourism. Visitor … Read more
I was always a water baby and everyone in my family loves to snorkel. Simon Lorenz as a child (centre) and brother Kevin (left) playing on Lake Baikal in Russia in 1992. Photo: Simon Lorenz American twang My parents worked for the government. My mother is a linguist. She is a Russian teacher and speaks … Read more
Holding their breath for minutes at a time, plunging to incredible depths — the extreme sport of freediving is growing in popularity as more and more Montrealers look to push their bodies to the limit. “The sport is exploding basically,” ApneaCity Freediving school president François Leduc said. Leduc is an advanced freediving instructor and has … Read more
