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Stephen Keenan

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Key facts

Born 1 December 1977[1]
Birth place Dublin, Ireland[1]
Died 22 July 2017[1]
Death place Dahab, Egypt[1]
Occupation Freediving safety diver[1]
Company Dahab Freedivers[1]

Stephen Keenan was an Irish freediving safety diver and co-owner of Dahab Freedivers, born on 1 December 1977 and died on 22 July 2017.

Context

Stephen Keenan was an Irish freediving safety diver and co-owner of Dahab Freedivers, born on 1 December 1977 in Dublin, Ireland [1]. He died on 22 July 2017 in Dahab, Egypt [1]. Keenan held several Irish national freediving records and served as Chief of Safety at Vertical Blue Freediving Competitions and other freediving events [1]. He discovered freediving after visiting Dahab in 2009 [1]. He died while assisting a rescue during a freediving incident in Dahab's Blue Hole [1].

Documented claims

  • Keenan held several Irish national freediving records. [1]
  • He served as Chief of Safety at Vertical Blue Freediving Competitions and other events. [1]
  • He discovered freediving after visiting Dahab in 2009. [1]
  • He died while assisting a rescue during a freediving incident in Dahab's Blue Hole. [1]

Questions and answers

What happened to Stephen Keenan?

He died on 22 July 2017 while assisting a rescue during a freediving incident in Dahab's Blue Hole [1].

Where is Stephen Keenan buried?

The sources do not specify his burial location.

Sources

  1. Stephen Keenan - The apneist, hero of the deep • Go-to-Ireland.com — go-to-ireland.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People