The first sighting of the oarfish was an 18-footer that surprised a diver off Catalina Island.
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Zach used to be a diver, until he scarred his chest and lost his nerve when one of his dives came down on the board.
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It was Haile Kifer, a gymnast and diver for Little Falls High School.
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But the U.S. diver Mark Lenzi came down with perhaps the worst case of POSD.
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Take the case of diver Wu Minxia, who won gold for China in the 3m synchronized springboard event.
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He debated with himself for a while, seeming, like a diver, to be preparing himself for the plunge.
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Sim made no secret of the fact that some day she was going to be a champion swimmer and diver.
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A sailor employed at the pearl-fishery, to haul up the diver and oysters.
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This pipe, which the diver was obliged to wind round his arm, served him also as a guide to find his way back to the bell301.
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But we won't have much of a crowd at the afternoon show if they all stay here at the reservoir to see the diver rescued.
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British Dictionary definitions for diver
diver
/ (ˈdaɪvə) /
noun
a person or thing that dives
a person who works or explores underwater
Also called: loomany aquatic bird of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes of northern oceans, having a straight pointed bill, small wings, and a long body: noted for swiftness and skill in swimming and divingUS and Canadian name: loon
any of various other diving birds
soccerslanga player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty