The accidental haenyeo: How an American became South Korea’s only foreign ‘sea woman’

Kylie Genter is the only foreigner in South Korea to hold a haenyeo license. The feat has turned her into something of a ...

Jeju's Haenyeo women have spent generations diving without oxygen tanks; a 2025 study found their hearts slow dramatically underwater, likely shaped by years of trai…

The Haenyeo women of South Korea are renowned for their remarkable ability to dive deep without any oxygen tanks, gathering ...
Rolling Stone

‘The Last of the Sea Women’ Is a Stirring Chronicle of a Dying Culture

Around 37 minutes into The Last of the Sea Women, Sue Kim’s stunning documentary now streaming on Apple TV+, Woo Jeong-min dives into a sea so dark that its teal depths look almost solid. As she ...
Reuters

Diving-Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China's bid to capture all eight women's Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre springboard event on Saturday. First-time ...
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Woman dies while scuba diving off coast of Pohang

A woman in her 40s died while scuba diving off the coast of Pohang, North Gyeongsang. According to local authorities and fire officials, the woman was found unconscious near a breakwater in Cheongjin ...
The Chronicle

Duke swimming and diving women smash school records at NCAA Championships for best-ever finish

Two school records fell on the first night of the women’s NCAA swimming and diving Championships. Then, over the next four days, Duke repeated the feat — and topped it all off with the highest finish ...
The Scientist

Korea’s Deep-Sea Diving Women Show Genetic Traits for Cold Water Endurance

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 ...