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Although no official records are recognised, the highest recorded altitude at which a scuba dive has been verifiably conducted was 19,300 feet, by Dr Charles Brush in 1988 in Lago Licancábur. As that body of water is believed to be the highest altitude lake in the world, it is unlikely that the feat will ever be surpassed.
NASA planetary geologis Dr. Natalie Cabrol holds the unofficial world record for high altitude freediving at the same location (19,300+ ft., Lago Licancábur, Chile/Bolivia, 2002). However, given the lake is only 18 feet at its deepest point, it was hardly a challenging free dive.
A Russian team (Andrei Andryushin, Denis Bakin and Maxim Gresko) conducted a scuba dive at Lake Tilicho (16,000+ ft.) in the Anapurna range, Nepal, in 2000.
French diver, Henry Garcia, also claims to have conducted a scuba dive in Lago Licancábur, Chile/Bolivia, in 1990, but no independent verification of his dive is known to exist.
For an altitude depth record, Nuno Gomes completed a dive to 927 feet at Boesmansgat (Bushman's hole), South Africa, which is at an altitude of 5,000 feet. This is the deepest recorded altitude dive (defining an altitude dive as being one conducted at an altitude of 2,000 feet or greater). The decompression schedule used was the equivalent for a dive to a depth of 1,112 feet if conducted at sea level.
I was just at Orca Dive Center on Easter Island, opened by Henri Garcia in 1980 after assisting J. Cousteau on a diving expedition. I did, in fact, see a certificate on his wall from Guinness World Records verifying that he did set the world record in 1995, completing a dive at an altitude of 5900 meters.
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What is padi scuba diving?
The world's largest diving publication agency.
What is scuba diving in Indonesia like?
Scuba diving in the country of Indonesia is a world class experience. Diving in this area of the world offers views of exotic fish and beautiful reefs that are only visible in this part of the world.
Does PADI offer scuba diving lessons?
Yes. The experts at PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) give scuba diving lessons. PADI is the number one diving training organization in the world.
How was scuba diving used in World War 2?
they used scuba diving equipment to scuba dive. they used a person and put them in the equipment to scuba dive. scuba diving was cool because all the people didnt want to do it but did it anyway because cool people always do things like that.
Why does the red sea have some of the best scuba diving in the world?
The red sea has the best scuba diving in the world because of the sink boats and tanks to build up the reef.
What are some famous scuba diving locations?
I'm very new to SCUBA Diving, but I did my certification dive at Ginnie Springs in High Springs, Florida. It is a world famous cave diving location.
What careers are there in scuba diving?
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What do you need to know to be a scubadiver?
To be a Scuba Diver you have to take a course in scuba diving which varies in cost depending on how old you are or where you are in the world .
Do you like to dive?
Very much. I love to participate in the wonderful world of recreational scuba diving.
Who has the world record in diving?
A person that is good at it.
Who started scuba diving?
The History of Scuba diving goes back through the centuries People have been diving underwater throughout the ages, probably for as long as people have been swimming….. It may not have been Scuba but it is the beginnings of the quest throughout the history of scuba diving to be able to dive underwater and be able to breath underwater. There are records, in some cases little more than myth, of the methods used and what was done while diving. Read more at this site:
What is Scuba diving international?
Scuba Diving International (SDI) is a SCUBA training and certification agency. It is the recreational arm of Technical Diving International, the world's largest technical diver training organization.SDI is the only diver training agency that requires students to have access to a modern dive computer on all dives during training from the very start. SDI is also unique amongst recreational diver training organisations in that it recognises solo diving as part of recreational diving, and offers a special training course relating to it.Every other major recreational diver training organisation mandates diving with a "buddy" at all times. SDI is a member of The World Recreational Scuba Training Council.
