Diving
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Diver who grew up in Calgary now chases Olympic bobsled dreamHe grew up in Calgary diving competitively. He represented Jamaica at both the 2023 and 2024 world aquatics championships in a bid to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris.CanadaOct 29
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The extreme sport of Freediving has Montrealers holding their breathHolding their breath for minutes at a time, the extreme sport of freediving is growing in popularity as more and more Montrealers look to push their body to the limits.SportsDec 23, 2023
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Canada’s Pamela Ware wins silver in women’s diving at World Cup in MontrealChinese divers Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi won gold and silver. Britain's Andrea Spendolini Sirieix took bronze.CanadaMay 7, 2023
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Volunteer divers clear trash from Kingston, Ont., waterA group of local divers partnered with Sustainable Kingston took the plunge Sunday to pull garbage and much more from Kingston's Gord Downie Pier.CanadaAug 28, 2022
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Canada adds five medals at Commonwealth Games split between wrestling and divingDiver Mia Vallée of Beaconsfield, Que., won gold in the women's one-metre springboard for Canada's best result on Friday, with four freestyle wrestlers also reaching the podium.CanadaAug 5, 2022
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Three-time Olympic medallist Meaghan Benfeito retires from divingThe decorated diver, 33, from Montreal teamed with Roseline Filion to win bronze in the 10-metre synchro event at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.SportsApr 6, 2022
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Nanaimo, B.C. diver shares extraordinary footage of close encounter with sea lionsTom Hlavac, a retired fisheries officer, was diving with a friend off the waters of Nanoose Bay on Jan. 18, when half a dozen of the remarkable creatures swam by for a visit.EnvironmentJan 25, 2022
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How a great white shark altered an N.S. underwater researcher’s diving plans for 2022A Dalhousie University veterinarian says a close underwater encounter earlier this year with one of the ocean's great predators has changed his diving plans for 2022.CanadaDec 24, 2021
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Calgary divers, knitters welcome British Olympic champion Tom DaleyBritish diver Tom Daley, who won gold and bronze medals in Tokyo, has arrived in Calgary, accompanying his partner, who's working on a TV production in the city.SportsAug 24, 2021
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Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware advance to semi-finals in 3m springboard eventQuebec divers Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware both qualified for Saturday’s semifinal of the women’s three-metre springboard event at the Tokyo Olympic Games.SportsJul 30, 2021
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