Nicholas Lawrence Mevoli III was an American freediver who died while attempting to set an American record at the Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas.
11 Facts About Nicholas Mevoli
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Nicholas Mevoli worked as a prop technician in the film and television industry in New York, including on The CW series Gossip Girl and the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show.
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Nicholas Mevoli was an actor, technician and writer with Rising Sun Performance Company, and starred in the 2004 independent film Exist.
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Nicholas Mevoli won titles twice at the Deja Blue competition and finished third at the Caribbean Cup in Roatan, Honduras.
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Nicholas Mevoli achieved an American record in the Caribbean Cup on May 27,2013, with a dive to 100 meters in the Constant Weight category.
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Nicholas Mevoli finished third in the Constant Weight Without Fins category at the free-diving world championships in Greece in September 2013.
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On November 15,2013, Nicholas Mevoli attempted to reach a depth of 96 metres in the Free Immersion category at Vertical Blue, but had to turn back at 80 metres after suffering an upper respiratory squeeze.
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Two days later, Nicholas Mevoli attempted a CNF dive to 72 metres on a single breath.
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Nicholas Mevoli began to turn back at 68 metres, but appeared to change his mind and dived downward again.
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Nicholas Mevoli returned to the surface after 3 minutes and 38 seconds underwater, but fell backward into the ocean and lost consciousness.
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The New York Times published a photograph of a visibly distressed Nicholas Mevoli taken just after his return to the surface from his last dive and shortly before he lost consciousness.