Stephen Keenan

Stephen Keenan

Irish freediving safety diver and co-owner at Dahab Freedivers. He held several Irish national freediving records and was a Chief of Safety at various freediving events such as Vertical Blue Freediving Competitions. Keenan died during a rescue in an attempt to assist freediver Alessia Zecchini to the surface from a depth of 50 metres in Dahab's Blue Hole in 2017. It was the first recorded death of a safety diver in action in freediving history.Before this he had successfully rescued Alexey Molchanov from a depth of 40 meters while putting himself in mortal danger and was regarded by many as the best safety diver in the world.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Dublin, Ireland
    Birthday
    December 1977
The Deepest Breath
The Deepest Breath
7.515