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The Diving Almanac & Book of Records
Edition 5.4 - Fall 2016 - FREE Publication
EDITOR PUBLISHER
Jeffrey J. Gallant, M.Sc. Porbeagle Press Inc.
[email protected] Drummondville, QC, Canada
ABOUT
First published in 2007, the Diving Almanac & Book of Records is the
only compilation of such diverse and far-ranging information on the
world diving community. It is meant to showcase the accomplishments
of underwater explorers, scientists, engineers, freedivers and adven-
turers since Man first plunged into the sea more than six millennia ago.
Although it is the most complete source of diving records, diving history,
as well as the only repertoire of the international diving community avail-
able today, the Diving Almanac & Book of Records will forever remain a
work in progress. Even in 2016, language and cultural barriers, and the
absence of a central body of historical and current information, make it
difficult to shed light on all of the events that have shaped the course of
humanity’s underwater experiences and achievements. Future editions
will thus continue to add to the shared history of divers worldwide. All
of the information in this book was obtained directly from the source or
from verified references. However, we are regularly confronted with con-
flicting dates and claims of world firsts. The Diving Almanac & Book of
Records may thus contain factual errors and omissions, none of which
are deliberate or meant to ignore the accomplishments of any individual
or group.
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READER CONTRIBUTIONS
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ABOUT THE EDITOR

- DeeperBlue.com
“The most diverse, yet comprehensive Jeffrey Gallant, M.Sc., started diving in 1982. He has since led re-
search and training missions around the world, including in Canada
collection of its kind”
- DIVER Magazine
where he is a scientist with the Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch
Education and Research Group.
Among other accomplishments, Jeffrey was trained as an aquanaut
in Romania in 1995 (L.S.-1 Habitat), he dove with Équipe Cousteau
aboard the windship Alcyone in 1999, he is a Fellow of the Explorers
Club (FI, 2010), and he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal in recognition of his contributions to underwater science
and exploration in 2012.
As a prize-winning photographer, author and researcher, Jeffrey has
contributed to many dive publications, science journals, as well as tele-
vision and film documentaries on sharks and diving, including Discovery
Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC. He has been a contribut-
ing editor of Vancouver-based DIVER Magazine since 1997. He current-
ly resides in Drummondville, Québec, where he is a college teacher.
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CONTENTS EDITION 5.4
FALL 2016
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
Diving Records Diving HISTORY WHO’s WHO
and Aquatic Superlatives Timeline of Man Underwater & Diving Halls of Fame
PAGE 9 PAGE 134 PAGE 219
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ROLEX Media Release
Chapter 1
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Diving Records
and Aquatic Superlatives
Record
Deepest submersible dive [Ocean]
233.
10,916 m (35,814 ft) - Bathyscaphe Trieste (Project Nekton)
- 23 January 1960, Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench), Guam
(Deepest known point on earth). Hydrostatic pressure: 16,000
PSI (1,089 ATM). Occupants: Dr. Jacques Piccard (Switzer-
land), Lt. Donald Walsh, USN.
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CHAPTER 1 UPDATED OCTOBER 1, 2016
SCUBA DIVING
Diving Records
1. Deepest altitude dive [Men]
2. Deepest altitude dive [Women]
3. Deepest cave dive [Men]
and Aquatic Superlatives
4. Deepest cave dive [Women]
5. Deepest cave dive [USA]
6. Deepest cave dive on air
Record verification
: Although every 7. Deepest dive in shark observation cage
attempt is made to verify the following 8. Deepest dive in spring connected tunnel [USA]
records and world firsts, some in- 9. Deepest dive in the Great Lakes [Open-circuit]
formation may be incorrect. If you 10. Deepest dive on air [Men]
can demonstrate that any of the 11. Deepest dive on air [Women]
following information is false or 12. Deepest dive on scuba [Freshwater | Europe]
outdated, please contact us. 13. Deepest dive on scuba [Freshwater | Men]
14. Deepest dive on scuba [Freshwater | Women]
New or unlisted record
: 15. Deepest dive on scuba [Mixed team | OC & CCR]
If you have claim to a diving or 16. Deepest dive on scuba [Ocean | Men]
underwater record or first, or if
17. Deepest dive on scuba [Ocean | Men | Disability]
you know of a record not listed
18. Deepest dive on scuba [Ocean | Women]
here, write to us to get your re-
19. Deepest dive under ice [Freshwater]
cord published in the next edition
20. Deepest dive under ice [Ocean | CCR]
of the Diving Almanac and Book
21. Deepest dive under ice [Ocean | Open-circuit]
of Records.
22. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Freshwater | Men]
23. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Freshwater | Women]
24. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Ocean | Men]
25. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Ocean | Women]
EDITOR’S NOTE: We realise that some of the records listed on 26. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Ocean | Women | UK]
the following pages may have been broken, and that we have not 27. Deepest rebreather dive [CCR | Wreck | Women]
received the new information. If you have verified information that 28. Deepest rebreather dive by blind diver [CCR | Freshwater]
contradicts any of the records in this book, please contact us so that 29. Deepest rebreather dive by blind diver [CCR | Ocean]
we may make corrections or updates. Thank you. 30. Deepest wreck dive [Freshwater]
31. Deepest wreck dive [Men]
[email protected] 32. Deepest wreck dive [Women]
33. Fastest drift dive
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