At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers. Sara Burnett took a free diving intro course and a year later she competed in a world championship for the US team. “Why am I doing an extreme sport at this age?”
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At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers. Sara Burnett took a free diving intro course and a year later she competed in a world championship for the US team. “Why am I doing an extreme sport at this age?”
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“You don’t have your cellphone. Nothing’s beeping,” she says. “It’s the only place where the world can’t reach you.”
Web developer becomes free diver to get away from her phone? Girl, I feel you.
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