Part of what makes her story unique is that she is a Black woman from Memphis. There are not many Black female scuba divers from Memphis, or anywhere else. Corhonda Dawson, who says she never imagined ...

Corhonda “Hooda” Dawson made history in April 2025, earning a Guinness World Record for diving on all seven continents in 11 days, 19 hours and 23 minutes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis occupational therapist and mother of two has set a new world record for the fastest time to scuba dive on all seven continents. Corhonda Dawson achieved the feat in ...

On December 3, 2024, 33-year-old Barrington “B.J” Scott made history as the fastest person to scuba dive on all seven continents. In just 19 days, 19 hours, and 40 minutes, Scott traveled 27,000 miles ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis scuba diver who set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to scuba dive on all seven continents was officially recognized by Shelby County Commissioners during their ...

Dawson, a Memphis native, challenged herself to complete dives in all seven continents in the shortest time.

A new Guinness World Record has been set by a U.S. diver, Barrington Scott. Scott, a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, set out to dive across all seven continents in record time. Needless to say, Scott ...

A 33-year-old man has recently set a new world record for scuba diving in all seven continents. According to Guinness World Records, the journey took him 19 days, 19 hours, and 40 minutes to complete, ...

"I was like, 'Let's spend the lockdown in a creative way,' " Avery Fisher tells PEOPLE Avery Fisher set a Guinness World Record for most magic tricks underwater in three minutes — 38 — in 2023 when ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis ...