J.J., who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, succumbed to an accident while free-diving at Faleloa, Ha’apai, on Saturday (June 15). The promising athlete was free diving from a boat ...

was raised on the islands and was set to become the first white athlete to represent the country in an Olympic event, according to Matangi Tonga Online. Rice was free diving from a boat when he ...

And he won’t come back up for several minutes. Néry is a former world champion in the sport of freediving, where competitors eschew scuba gear and rely only on holding their breath. In 2002 ...