He dove into the sea breathing deeply

He dove into the sea breathing deeply

Is this correct ?

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I think he is liable to choke violently on the salt water. The time sequence is confused with that word order and phrasing, Volcano.

Taking a deep breath, he dove into the sea.
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I think it may be correct to say - he took a deep breath and dived into

“Dove” is correct, and “dived” is also correct. :wink:
dive/dove/dived/diving
dive: BE vs AmE
usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/
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