| Scuba refers to Self Contained Underwater | | | | Although you may have seen documentaries, |
| Breathing Apparatus. Air assisted underwater | | | | movies or photos of the underwater world, you |
| exploration was first born around the 1700's when | | | | will soon find out that it is quite impossible for a |
| scuba pioneers used dive bells and sealed suits | | | | non-diver to fully appreciate or understand what |
| whilst air was pumped from the surface. | | | | scuba diving is all about. The sensations and the |
| However, this was a luxury available to a handful | | | | feelings that you get once you are immersed into |
| of pioneers. | | | | a new dimension are inexplicable and there are |
| It is only with the advancement in technologies | | | | absolutely no words to describe it. |
| that people were able to explore the seas using | | | | Besides seeing beautiful and fascinating aquatic |
| self contained underwater breathing apparatus. | | | | creatures first hand, the sensations you |
| The break came in the 1960's following years of | | | | experience when you breath underwater and |
| research and experimental testing by the | | | | feeling of floating weightless are unique to diving. |
| legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau for which the | | | | Once you have gained the necessary diving |
| aqualung was developed hence sport diving was | | | | experience, the mystery of diving will be replaced |
| made accessible to people like you and me. | | | | by excitement and more adventures. |
| Scuba diving gear continued to evolve later within | | | | You might also want to learn some interesting |
| the 1970's and scuba systems were enhanced by | | | | facts about scuba diving. Did you know that the |
| the introduction of buoyancy compensation | | | | Deepest Open Circuit Scuba Dive (unofficial) is |
| devices, improved valves and pressure gauges. | | | | that of 330m set by Pascal Bernabe. It took |
| Through these technological advances, scuba | | | | Pascal, 10 minutes to descend down to 330 |
| diving has ballooned as a recreational sport. Scuba | | | | meters but it took him 8 hours and 49 minutes |
| systems have since been improving through | | | | to resurface. |
| Engineering and innovation in design to provide | | | | For more facts about scuba diving check out this |
| safer,reliable and more comfortable equipment. | | | | article at |
| For this reason scuba diving is ever so gaining | | | | This article is an excerpt from a series of scuba |
| popularity and is today established as one of the | | | | diving articles appearing on under the scuba diving |
| greatest outdoor recreational activities and as a | | | | section of the site. |
| result has become a multimillion dollar industry. | | | | Copyright (c) 2010 All rights reserved. |