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Sun Siyam Olhuveli Maldives to host event with champion free diver
Record-holder Alessia Zecchini to share ocean insights on 13 October
Sun Siyam Olhuveli Maldives will host an immersive ocean experience with world champion free diver Alessia Zecchini on 13 October 2025.
Guests to the all-inclusive resort in the South Malé Atoll will have the opportunity to meet the Italian athlete, who made history as the first woman to free dive to a depth of 100 metres and later extended her record to 123 metres.
Known as ’The Deepest Woman in the World’, Zecchini’s pioneering career has been documented in the film Vertical Breath and the Netflix feature The Deepest Breath.
The event will take place on the resort’s Sunrise Beach, from 4pm to 5.30pm and include a talk and Q&A session with Zecchini, covering her record-breaking dives, approach to breath control and views on ocean conservation.
Following the discussion, guests can join an interactive beach session, sampling scuba and snorkel gear in shallow waters under the guidance of instructors from the resort’s diving centre, Sun Diving.
There will also be opportunities to meet Zecchini for photos and autographs, as well as explore the wider programmes offered by Sun Diving, the official diving arm of Sun Siyam Group.
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The centre provides SSI-certified courses, snorkelling, freediving and lifeguard programmes, along with eco-initiatives and speciality experiences across its XX Maldivian resorts.
Dive Center Manager Ahmed Nihaan said: “Welcoming Alessia Zecchini is an honour and an inspiration for our guests. Her record-breaking achievements highlight both human endurance and the need to protect our oceans.”
One of five Sun Siyam properties, Olhuveli is an all-inclusive family-friendly island retreat set across three interconnected islands in the Indian Ocean.
The resort offers a mix of villas overwater and on the beach, along with the Maldives’ longest pool, multiple dining venues, a spa, plus access to more than 50 dive sites in the surrounding South Malé Atoll, including a house reef and locations such as Kandooma Thila and several shipwrecks.
For more information, visit sundiving.com and sunsiyam.com
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