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Divers found in Maldives tragedy.

Bodies of two divers missing in Maldives sea cave recovered

Finnish divers on Monday spotted the bodies of four missing divers deep inside an underwater cave. Efforts are continuing to retrieve the remains of the final two.

  • Mohamed Junayd and Waruna Cudah Nimal Karunatilake

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The five people who died in a diving tragedy in the Maldies (from left to right): Gianluca Benedetti, Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Muriel Oddenino and Federico Gualtieri died while diving in the Maldives.

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italian divers in the Maldives

A rescue diver has died in the high-risk search for the bodies of four divers believed to be inside a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres.

  • Mohamed Sharuhan, Giada Zampano and Krishan Francis
Olympic diver-turned-actor and addiction counsellor Matthew Mitcham at La Bottega in Leichhardt.

‘Nourishes my soul’: The side gig Matthew Mitcham swears by

The Olympic diver-turned-actor and addiction counsellor has achieved many firsts, but it was a four-legged solution that finally brought him balance.

  • Angus Dalton
UNSW Underwater Rugby team training at Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre in Sydney

The unlikely team sport left high and dry when Sydney dive pool closes

A difficult sport to watch is going to become an even rarer sight as underwater rugby loses a subaquatic pitch.

  • Frances Howe
Swimming and hockey both want legacy venues from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Olympic sports push back on venue plan that would leave them with nothing

Hockey has made a pitch to ditch Ballymore for the Gold Coast, while swimming has called for a new aquatic centre at Victoria Park.

  • Cameron Atfield
Emergency services by The Gravel Loader Dive Site on Saturday morning, where a man was declared dead.

Man dies at popular NSW diving site

The Gravel Loader Dive Site is regarded as shallow and gentle.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo and Carrie Fellner
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Rhiannan Iffland poses for a portrait ahead of the last round of the Red Bull Diving World Championship, in Sydney.

Rhiannan started high diving in the circus. Now she’s an eight-time world champion

Rhiannan Iffland has won eight consecutive cliff diving world championships all while nursing a fear of heights. Here’s how she does it.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Champion Rhiannan Iffland takes to a practice platform in Sydney before the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this weekend.
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Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Sydney

Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Champion Rhiannan Iffland takes to a practice platform in Sydney before the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this weekend.

Seven-time consecutive World Series champion Rhiannan Iffland will compete in this weekend’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Sydney.
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‘The enjoyment outweigh’s the fear’

Seven-time consecutive World Series champion Rhiannan Iffland will compete in this weekend’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Sydney.

China’s Cao Yuan completed a clean sweep for China across all diving events in Paris.

China have won 46 of the 56 gold medals in Olympic diving this century. Here’s why

Australia’s Cassiel Rousseau says their system enables them to work and train harder than he can.

  • Chip Le Grand