Tanya Streeter began freediving at age 25 and soon began to break
records. In 1998, she blasted through the Women's "No Limits Diving
Record" by 10 feet, achieving a total depth of 370 feet (113 m). She
was inducted into the Women Diver's Hall of Fame in March, 2000. In
2002, she broke the men's no limit world diving record by diving to a
depth of 525 feet (160 m) near the Turks and Caicos Islands, a record
which was surpassed later that year by French diver Loïc Leferme. In
2003 she broke the men's variable ballast world record by diving to a
depth of 400 feet (122 m). As of October, 2005, she holds the women's
world record for "No Limits Apnea."
After giving birth in August, 2008 Tanya Streeter officially retired
from freediving. She resides in Austin, Texas in 2011, where she is
doing various projects. It is rumored that she will appear on BBC
America in the fall season of 2011 on a undisclosed project.
The original segment in which she appeared on 60 Minutes (1968) on January 13, 2013, has been repeated twice thus far, both in 2013, firstly on August 18, 2013, and secondly on December 1, 2013.