The Deepest Diver in the World

Tanya Streeter lives in Austin, Texas, SwimSwam’s HQ. I’ve heard a lot about her and her husband, but it’s her diving career that mesmerizes. Death is so close in these deep dives, your chest gets tight just watching them. Tanya’s 160 meter world record bested the men’s mark for a short period of time, a notable accomplishment in a sport that takes so much courage.

Tanya appeared on TEDxAustin in 2012. See her talk here:

Tanya Streeter, profile picture

Tanya Streeter, Twitter profile picture

Via Youtube: Most people can hold their breath for forty seconds, Tanya Streeter can hold her breath for over six minutes. Diving to the ocean floor on a single breath is an ancient skill among pearl and sponge fishermen, but only in the last 20 years has it become an internationally competitive sport. It requires superhuman levels of stamina and fitness.

Follow Tanya Streeter on Twitter here. 

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Tanya Streeter on 60 Minutes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50138937n

Tanya Streeter on The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelvideo/8110293/Watch-Tanya-Streeter-free-diving.html

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jean Michel
10 years ago

She shows simply that everything is possible with clear focus and courage and faith . M Phelps showed that with his 8 Golds in bejing .

cynthia curran
10 years ago

Among people who moved to a different state in 2011, the city of Austin had a net migration of about 13,000 people, according to census estimates. Measured a different way, the people who moved to Austin from another state in 2011 made up about 15 percent of all people who moved to the capital city.

“Other parts of the country are scheming and dreaming to get a piece of this action,” Robinson said. “We’re doing it largely organically.” He predicted that data not yet available for 2012 and 2013 will show Austin continuing “on a really strong trajectory” of new residents coming from out of state. The city is driving a long and sustained growth surge in the five-county metro… Read more »

Reply to  cynthia curran
10 years ago

That was…informative! Thank you, Cynthia…

Jg
Reply to  cynthia curran
10 years ago

Well after they see this pic , low information women will be rushing down to get ultra slim legs .

Jg
10 years ago

What happened to her legs? Did they get liposuction outed by extreme pressure or just photo shopped.

Is she going for the x gap prize?

Billy
10 years ago

I think this type of athletic endeavor is just plain nuts! I would never try this.

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