Diver Recounts Being Swallowed and Spat Out By 20-Ton Whale: 'Nothing Can Prepare You'

Most of us have a cartoonish idea of what the inside of whale’s stomach looks like thanks toPinocchio, but diver Rainer Schimpf almost found out what a whale belly looks like for real. Rainer was 25 nautical miles out from Port Elizabeth, documenting the annual sardine run that occurs off the coast of South Africa, when the terrifying incident occurred. The diver said the sardine run offers animal lovers an unique opportunity to document many of the ocean’s most magnificent creatures, because the spawning event happens so close to shore and attracts all kinds of marine life.

Diver Tom Daley Adds Another Medal with Bronze Win in 10m Platform

The 27-year-old diver earned a bronze in the men’s 10m platform final on Saturday afternoon in Tokyo. To clinch his podium spot, Daley put up some of the highest individual dive scores of his entire Olympic career, with a contingent of Great Britain’s athletes cheering him on in the stands. But he faded in the latter half of the six rounds as China’s Cao Yuan and Yang Jian, the world champion, overtook him for gold and silver.

Diver Tyler Downs Just Became an Olympian, So What Title's Next? College Student

Just days out from hisOlympicdebut, diver Tyler Downs is already thinking about the future. Paris in 2024 — and, more immediately, Purdue University. “I get a little bit of time off after this,” he tells PEOPLE while chatting in Tokyo, noting his move-in date is Aug. 17. “I got to move into Purdue, get situated there and then hopefully start the training process for Paris.” But he’s not deterred: “I felt like I was ready to compete, but it just wasn’t my day.

Diver Valerie Taylor, 85, Reflects on Her Amazing Life Undersea in New Doc 'Playing with Sharks'

Photo: Ron & Valerie Taylor"Every dive has the potential to be a great adventure.“So begins the thrilling trailer for the new National Geographic documentaryPlaying with Sharks, which highlights the life and career of 85-year-old conservationist and photographer Valerie Taylor. The 90-minute film — debuting Friday, July 23, on Disney+ — looks at Australia native Taylor’s unique relationships with the animals, whom she’s studied and photographed for decades with her late husband, Ron.

Diver Who Helped Save Thai Soccer Team Rescued After Disappearing in Underwater Tennessee Cave

One of the divers whosuccessfully helped evacuate a youth soccer team and their coachfrom a flooded Thailand cave over the summer required a rescue mission of his own after he went missing in a similar underground enclosure in Tennessee. British rescue diver Josh Bratchley had been exploring the Mill Pond Cave in Northern Tennessee with a group over the last few days but did not return when they all resurfaced on Tuesday evening.