Part of what makes her story unique is that she is a Black woman from Memphis. There are not many Black female scuba divers from Memphis, or anywhere else. Corhonda Dawson, who says she never imagined ...
When Sofia Devries failed to resurface, alarms were triggered and emergency protocol began ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman who spent her teenage years at Memphis city pools is making a big splash in the scuba diving world. Corhonda Dawson has been scuba diving for over a decade, and her underwater ...
Dawson, a Memphis native, challenged herself to complete dives in all seven continents in the shortest time.
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First, the team assessed physiological traits related to diving in women from three populations: Haenyeo in Jeju, non-Haenyeo in Jeju, and non-Haenyeo from mainland South Korea. The researchers ...
Gracie Jones stood at the edge of the quarry in Schuyler, weighed down by 30 pounds of scuba gear and a weight belt calculated to 10% of her body weight plus 6 pounds. The pool at the University of ...