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Europe News

Hardy swimmers brave chilly waters with traditional New Year's dip

In Germany and Italy, people took part in unique traditions to welcome 2025, including daring swimming and diving events.

01/01/2025

Lifestyle

Watch: This 22-year-old just set a new death diving world record

French diver Come Girardot set a new death diving world record with a daring 44-metre leap from the Cimbarra waterfall in Spain, reaching speeds of 106 km/h.

09/10/2024

Culture Series

A deep dive into record breaking underwater fashion photography

Belgian photographer Filip Blommaert and Austrian freediver Christin Gerstorfer went to a depth of 45,4 metres to break the world record for deepest underwater photoshoot.

06/09/2024

Lifestyle

Croatian diver breaks freediving under ice record with 140-metre swim

Croatian diver Valentina Cafolla reclaimed the apnea ice diving world record with a remarkable 140-metre swim under ice, shortly after Japanese diver Yasuko Ozeki set the previous record just 36 hours earlier.

27/02/2024

Culture news

Diver finds ancient treasure trove of Roman coins off Sardinia

A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia's coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins.

07/11/2023

Explore

Shipwrecks and scuba: Türkiye's best diving spots

In partnership with GoTürkiye

From historical shipwrecks to reefs teeming with wildlife, Türkiye’s treasures of the deep make it a scuba diver’s paradise.

29/06/2023

Travel News

Meet the Romanian man who travels the world diving off cliffs

We sat down with cliff diver, Catalin Preda to talk about all the most amazing diving spots in the world.

27/06/2023

Moments

Feeling stressed? Try a yoga session at the bottom of the sea

A hotel in Saint Lucia is offering underwater yoga classes to combat stress and promote healthy breathing for divers.

20/06/2023

Travel News

Here's why adventure seekers should visit the Red Sea in 2023

This exclusive destination has a yearly visitor cap of 1 million - a fraction of the 93.5m Saudi welcomed in 2022.

07/05/2023

Moments

Watch New Zealand's real life mermaids bring the hit film to life

Watch these mesmerising real life mermaids in a ‘magical’ New Zealand marine reserve.

18/04/2023

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WATCH: Scuba-diving Easter Bunny stages underwater egg hunt

Divers and snorkellers were “egg-static” Sunday to find Easter eggs doled out by a scuba-diving “Easter bunny” in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

10/04/2023

Culture news

Taking the plunge to see Portugal's unique underwater exhibition

Ever wanted to combine diving exploration and a love of art? Now, you don't have to only imagine it as Portuguese street artist Vhils has created an artificial art reef made out of giant pieces from power stations no longer in operation.

26/03/2023

World News

Unseen footage of the Titanic wreck from 1986 dive revealed

The footage was released to mark the 25th-anniversary of the Academy Award-winning movie, 'Titanic', based on the true story of the White Star liner that sank on its maiden voyage after it hit an iceberg in 1912.

16/02/2023

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Europe braves the plunge on New Year's Day

The Netherlands' New Year's Dive has grown into one of the biggest events of the year.

01/01/2023

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Watch: Santa makes special delivery to Budapest shark tank

A scuba diver dressed as Santa Claus has delighted onlookers by setting up Christmas decorations at the Tropicarium Shark Zoo in Budapest, Hungary.

07/12/2022

Partner content

Saudi: the new frontier for sporting adventures

Partner content presented by Visit Saudi

From scuba diving and hiking to horse racing and wrestling, Saudi is claiming its title as an international sports hub

09/11/2022