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A member
of the original group selected, in 1955, for the Royal Australian Navy's
first Clearance Diver Course, Bill Fitzgerald's life has
encompassed all aspects of military, commercial, scientific and recreational
diving. ...more
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Widely regarded as one
of the region's most accomplished Technical Diving Instructors, Gideon
Liew was first introduced to diving in 1984 at the age of 17. Finishing
his schooling and wanting to "learn something exciting", he signed up
for an open water diving course in Singapore. Despite the low visibility,
the experience was one that inspired ...more
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Max Benjamin is the founder,
developer, owner, operator, mentor and promoter of Walindi, one of Papua
New Guinea's most prominent dive destinations. Tirelessly traveling
many of the world's major dive shows to promote Papua New Guinea and
Walindi, this native Western Australian in so many ways embodies the
spirit and driving force behind most of Papua New Guinea's dive operations
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A person who, for more than four decades, has chronicled the changing face
of diving and, in the process, given the
Asia Pacific diving community an established and respected 'voice' in which to share adventures, discoveries and concerns,
Barry Andrewartha's commitment towards the
development of recreational diving ...more
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Blessed with the pioneering spirit of a true
adventurer, Bob Halstead's many articles, books and
underwater photographs have been instrumental in positioning Papua
New Guinea as one of the world's top diving destinations. ...more
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A boy
soldier who joined the Army at the age of 15 and didn't
take up recreational diving until he was 22, (while based in South
Australia), Bruce Thompson's initiation into the Royal Australian
Navy's Clearance Diving Branch marked the beginning of an eventful
career. ...more
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Few
people command the same measure of
respect from their peers as that reserved
by the Asian diving industry for Clement Lee.
A staunch conservationist ...more
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In 1956 Royal Navy Diver,
George Wookey, descended to 600 feet. A record depth for a diver
wearing standard flexible dress and a feat of courage that remains unequalled. ...more
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Widely regarded as one of
the world's most capable and talented exploration divers - and
a person only too willing to share his knowledge with
others - Jarrod Jablonski continues to exercise a profound influence
over the direction taken by technical diving in recent years. ...more
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veteran
of diving's 'technical revolution', Wings
Stocks is an accomplished exploration diver with a
passion for discovery. Raised on Lake Michigan, in northern Indiana,
he joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 and served in
Vietnam before being transferred to Okinawa ...more
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born
and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Peter Fields'
early ambitions to be a military aircraft pilot were
thwarted when, after taking flying training with the Royal New Zealand
Air Force, he was grounded for spurious reasons by
an Army medic during Compulsory Military Training. ...more
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A true
diving adventurer and accomplished underwater
photographer whose work is admired and
respected around the world, Neil Vincent grew up in
the tough, land-locked suburbs of western Sydney. ...more
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The
nature of technical diving is to push back the
boundaries of knowledge, not through reckless bravado, but rather
through a true appreciation and understanding of the entailed risks. ...more
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There
would be few people of modern times whose influence
on diving has been as profound
as that of Jarrod Jablonski. Widely regarded as one
of the world's most capable and talented exploration divers ...more
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While many of the people who have contributed to the development of diving have become household names, others remain little known. Following are a selection of interviews with those whose exploits deserve wider recognition.
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