Why are people crazy about diving?What brings all divers everyday to enjoy this pastime is the feeling of adventure and the variety of colorful corals and other marine organisms. It is also one of the fastest growing industries that attracts millions of people every year.We started diving a long time ago (see scuba diving history). The word diving is related to swimming underwater, and the word scuba is an abbreviation for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus". It has become acceptable to refer to scuba as "equipment" or "apparatus". So, we understand the word Scuba Diving as swimming underwater using special equipment. |
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Ahmed Gabr (Egipt) currently holds the world record for the deepest dive using scuba diving equipment. The dive of 332 meters / 1090 feet beat the previous record set by Nuno Gomes of 318 meters /1043 feet (confirmed). The total dive time was 15 hours, while the descent took 14 minutes. French diver Pascal Bernabé claims to have dove to 1,083 feet (330 m) in July, 2005 (unconfirmed).
The above records were set using 'recreational' SCUBA and mixture gases. Commercial divers can go to depths greater than 500 meters / 1650 feet using specialized commercial and military diving equipment and support systems.
Professional Scuba Diving: some may say because they get paid, but it is more due to training, studies and licenses that divers are called professionals. Professional divers could hold jobs worldwide as: diving instructors or assistants, aquarium maintenance, marine biology, underwater photography, spear fishing, etc.![]() |
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