Dr. Nevada Winrow, CEO and Founder of the Black Girls Dive Foundation, says she was destined to love water. Her mom was taking her to swim classes at the YWCA before she was even a year old. “That's ...
A group of women around 70 years old laugh and sing on a beach in Jeju, an island off South Korea, preparing to spend the day diving for shellfish. Moments later, they’ll plunge into frigid waters as ...
A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, follow a unique tradition to put food on the table: They freedive to depths of nearly 33 feet (10 meters) without using any special equipment.
Hosted on MSN
These Women Dive Into Freezing Waters Without Gear, And Their Secret Might Be In Their DNA
On South Korea's largest island, Jeju Island, a group of women free-dive into frigid waters year-round to harvest food from the seafloor without using any special equipment. They dive down to depths ...
A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could help them survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving—and could ...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Celebrate Women’s Dive Day with Scuba Station of Panama City! On Saturday, July 19, a special Women’s Dive Day event will be held at the St. Andrews State Park Jetties ...
From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may be genetically adapting to environmental extremes. Many women who grow up ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback