ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Audrey Mestre

Audrey Mestre was a very talented woman who loved the ocean and wanted to explore it in a special way called free diving. Free diving means diving deep into the water and holding your breath as long as possible without using any breathing equipment like tanks or tubes.

Audrey learned how to free dive and became very good at it. She even broke a world record by diving 557.7 feet deep without any breathing equipment! That's like diving as deep as a really tall skyscraper!

Sadly, Audrey passed away while trying to break another world record. She was diving very deep and got into trouble on the way back up. Even though she had all the right equipment and people were there to help her, she didn't make it.

Audrey was a brave and talented person who loved the ocean and free diving. Though she is no longer with us, her legacy lives on and inspires many people to follow their dreams and explore the amazing world around us.