- Born
- Birth nameMehgan Renee Heaney
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Mehgan Heaney-Grier was born on August 26, 1977 in Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Into the Blue (2005), Turistas (2006) and Baywatch (1989). She has been married to Silas Binkley since June 26, 2010.
- SpouseSilas Binkley(June 26, 2010 - present)
- Can hold her breath for 4 minutes, 36 seconds.
- Professional free diver since 1996.
- Wore a 50lb weight belt under the Victorian style dress that was wardrobe for the stunts she performed in the first "Pirates" movie for actress Keira Knightley.
- Established the first-ever, constant-weight Freedive record for both men and women in the USA, 1996. Less than a year later she took the plunge again breaking her own record with a successful dive to 165 ft.
- Captained the first-ever US Freedive team to the World Cup in Sardinia, Italy in 1998.
- Fear is a product of the lack of knowledge and experience once you understand that, overcoming your fear is a clear cut path that you can either travel down, or live with it.
- I take all of the safety precautions that I can, after that I am putting myself in God's hands.
- Whether it's a curse or a blessing, once the sea is in your soul you are never whole without it, and eventually you will end up at it's shore again. It is an addiction.
- Listen to your mother. Somehow they are always right!
- There is magic in being passionate about something. Passion gives you a sense of being alive like nothing else.
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