Mandy-Rae Cruickshank
Encyclopedia
Mandy-Rae Cruickshank is a world champion free-diver
and record-holder from Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
Cruickshank holds several Canadian and world records. She set the women's world record for constant ballast by diving to a depth of 88 metres (289 ft) on one breath, in April 2007 in the Cayman Islands
. On April 8, 2005, Cruickshank set the new world record in the Constant Weight without fins
discipline, free-diving to 50m. On April 11, 2005, she set the new world record in the Free Immersion
discipline, diving to 74m by pulling herself down and up a line.
As captain of the Canadian free-diving team at the 2004 AIDA World Championships, the women's team (consisting of Cruickshank and teammates Jade Leutenegger and Jessica Apedaile) took first place.
In May 2006 she was the subject of media attention as one of stage magician David Blaine
's Drowned Alive show safety divers (as a member of the Performance Team). Along with Martin Štěpánek she dove into Blaine's water-filled sphere to rescue him from drowning during his failed 9-minute breath-holding stunt.
She was also cast in the 2009 documentary film The Cove.
Canadian records held:
World records held:
Free-diving
Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breathhold spear fishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling...
and record-holder from Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Cruickshank holds several Canadian and world records. She set the women's world record for constant ballast by diving to a depth of 88 metres (289 ft) on one breath, in April 2007 in the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
. On April 8, 2005, Cruickshank set the new world record in the Constant Weight without fins
Constant Weight without fins
Constant Weight Without Fins is an free-diving discipline in which the free-diver descends and ascends by swimming without the use of fins or without pulling on the rope or changing his ballast; only a single hold of the rope to stop the descent and to start the ascent is allowed...
discipline, free-diving to 50m. On April 11, 2005, she set the new world record in the Free Immersion
Free Immersion
Free Immersion is a AIDA International freediving discipline in which the freediver dives under water without the use of propulsion equipment, but only by pulling on the rope during descent and ascent....
discipline, diving to 74m by pulling herself down and up a line.
As captain of the Canadian free-diving team at the 2004 AIDA World Championships, the women's team (consisting of Cruickshank and teammates Jade Leutenegger and Jessica Apedaile) took first place.
In May 2006 she was the subject of media attention as one of stage magician David Blaine
David Blaine
David Blaine is an American illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic. He has set and broken several world records...
's Drowned Alive show safety divers (as a member of the Performance Team). Along with Martin Štěpánek she dove into Blaine's water-filled sphere to rescue him from drowning during his failed 9-minute breath-holding stunt.
She was also cast in the 2009 documentary film The Cove.
Records and statistics
Personal best performances:- Static: 6 minutes, 25 seconds
- Dynamic: 131.0 m
- Dynamic without Fins: 100 m
- Constant Ballast: 88.0 m
- Constant Ballast without Fins: 52.0 m
- Free Immersion 74.0 m
- No Limits: 136.0 m
Canadian records held:
- 10 records
World records held:
- 6 records