The retired teacher turned world traveler is now a newly recognized, scuba diving record holder. She was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest female scuba diver. Martin’s ...

Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the ...

Two others followed her. These women, whose plunge Ilardo captured on video, belong to a long line of female free divers on Jeju Island called the Haenyeo. They swam off, each with a net bag in ...

Two others followed her. These women, whose plunge Ilardo captured on video, belong to a long line of female free divers on Jeju Island called the Haenyeo. They swam off, each with a net bag in tow, ...

Two others followed her. These women, whose plunge Ilardo captured on video, belong to a long line of female free divers on Jeju Island called the Haenyeo. They swam off, each with a net bag in ...