$10,000 donation in name of Dimitris Vassilakis

Submitted by Terry Maas

Michael Dewhirst, a spearo from England, has just donated $10,000 to the Freedivers Recovery Vest project. Michael had a very close relationship with Dimitris Vassilakis who died of freediver blackout last September in Greece. Dimitris was widely liked and respected, both in the spearfishing community and in the pure apnea community as well.

Dimitris taught Michael to be a selective hunter, one more concerned about the quality of his catch than how much meat he can put on his table.

Here is Michaels dedication message: The loss of Dimitris Vassilakis was a terrible tragedy on a personal and many other levels. He was my best friend and helped me massively improve with my free-diving and spear-fishing. He taught me many other things too. Those who knew him know what an amazing person he was. Through this donation I hope to help the sport any way I can and commemorate Dimitris.

On behalf of all freedivers interested in this project, Thank you Michael Dewhirst!

Dimitris Vassilakis (left) and Michael Dewhirst

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