The Blue Climate and Oceans Project - Sara Campbell makes announcement at the London Dive Show

Sara Campbell, who created a sensation at the end of 2007 by setting three World Records within 48 hours just nine months after starting the extreme sport of freediving, will announce at the London International Dive Show (LIDS) this coming weekend that she will this year attempt to become the first woman EVER to swim the The Arch in Dahab's Blue Hole using just a monofin for propulsion.

The Arch is famous among scuba divers as one of the most exciting and challenging dives in the Red Sea. Reaching from the bottom of the Blue Hole at 100 metres, it is a huge archway, or tunnel, connecting the Blue Hole with the open ocean. The top of The Arch is 55 metres below the surface of the sea, and the shortest passageway through to the other side is about 35 metres.

Sara will attempt to be the first woman in the world to swim through totally unassisted, using only her monofin for propulsion. And on one breath. Sara said: "It will be a huge challenge for me. The depth is obviously no problem, but maintaining focus on the swim-through, when I know there is absolutely no way back to the surface for over 35 metres, will be extremely tough. It is very dangerous and no other woman has ever attempted to do this dive."

Sara will require a large safety team for this attempt, consisting of technical divers who are able to wait for her at over 50 metres, and safety freedivers who will meet her at 30m on the outside of The Arch to bring her to the surface immediately should anything go wrong. The whole attempt will be filmed for television, as it will be one of the most exciting freediving stunts of the year.

Sara plans to undertake her Arch record attempt in early summer 2008 (May/June). Dives of The Arch are visually stunning and there is lots of footage of freedivers attempting The Arch on YouTube.

Sara will be speaking at the London International Dive Show on 8^th and 9^th March at London's Excel and is available for interviews in London from 1^st – 9^th March.

Sara Campbell makes announcement at the London Dive Show

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