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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Layne, the resident marine biologist and free diver, can take you snorkeling, deep-sea fishing, spearfishing, and even on a whale-watching excursion from June to September.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
The Ama, named after the women free divers of Japan, is the ideal bucket tote sized to carry all your daily essentials from sun-up to sun down.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Same for those harrowing true-life tales of mountain climbers, free divers and, worst of all, surfers.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Surfers accounted for 34% and snorkelers/free divers accounted for 8%.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
The Ama, named after the women free divers of Japan, is the ideal bucket tote sized to carry all your daily essentials from sun-up to sun down.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Same for those harrowing true-life tales of mountain climbers, free divers and, worst of all, surfers.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Surfers accounted for 34% and snorkelers/free divers accounted for 8%.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Free diver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20diver. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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