Stephen Keenan

Stephen Keenan (1 December 1977 – 22 July 2017) was an Irish safety diver and co-owner at Dahab Freedivers. He held several Irish national freediving records and known as a Chief of Society at various freediving events and organisations 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. The loss of his life was the first recorded death of a safety diver in action in freediving history. Provided by Wikipedia