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Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥: B.C.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Kirk Krack taught free diving to AVATAR 2 actors

TODAY IN B.C.: Diver has worked all over the world training Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, Military and more
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Kirk Krack has spent the last five and a half years working with James Cameron on Avatar 2, Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜The Way of WaterÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ teaching actors and crew free diving.

How does a kid from the prairies make it to the set of one of the worldÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s biggest movies teaching diving?

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Yeah, ItÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s funny, everyone wants to know that, right? When I explain where IÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™m from, Saskatchewan, I always explain it to my American friends, itÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s the land where you watch your dog run away for three daysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

KrackÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s parents gave the 14-year-old lifeguard, scuba lessons for his birthday and the rest is history.

Having trained athletes like Tiger Woods, Military teams and actors and production people, Krack remains a strong supporter of the environment, having worked on the award-winning documentary, Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜The CoveÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜We were trying to shoot this documentary about the health and the state of the oceans and the pressure theyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™re under and what we need to mitigate disasters for it, then we found this slaughter of dolphins that was still going onÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

Krack is rejoining the Oceanic Preservation Society working on a multi-year project, four to six expeditions a year around the world which will take the next two to three years.

The diver talks to host Peter McCully about working with Tom Cruise and stunt doubling as Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜BatmanÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™.

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Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of CanadaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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