John Liang

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John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.
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Freediving

Vertical Blue 2022: Day 3 – Five National Records Set

Day 3 of the Vertical Blue 2022 freediving competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas saw a new AIDA World Record set by Poland's Mateusz Malina, along with four other athletes claiming national records.
Ocean

A Long Way From Home: Greenland Shark Found Near Belize

For the first time ever, a Greenland shark -- that up until now scientists had thought lived only in Arctic waters -- was recently spotted near a Caribbean reef.
Scuba Diving

Hyperbaric Medicine, Shipwrecks Among the Featured Panels At ‘Diving Talks’ in Portugal

Hyperbaric medicine and shipwrecks will be among the panel topics at this coming October's "Diving Talks" International Dive Show in Portugal, organizers announced.
Freediving

Vertical Blue 2022: Day 2 – Alice Modolo Grabs A New World Record, Plus 6 National Records Set

Day 2 of the Vertical Blue 2022 freediving competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas saw a brand new AIDA World Record for the women, six new national records set, while several other athletes came up short.
Scuba Diving

PADI Kicks Off Season 2 of ‘Dive Stories’ Podcast

PADI has kicked off the second season of its "Dive Stories" podcast, with a whole slew of guests talking about shark conservation, adaptive diving, plastic pollution and more.
Ocean

Sea Shepherd Vows To Continue Conservation Work, Despite Founder Paul Watson’s Resignation

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says it "remains focused" on its marine preservation work, despite founder Paul Watson's resignation last week.
Freediving

Vertical Blue 2022: Day 1 – AIDA World Record Set Plus 8 National Records

Day 1 of the Vertical Blue 2022 freediving competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas saw one world record and eight national records set, as well as one failed world record attempt.
Scuba Diving

Thai Cave Rescue Movie ‘Thirteen Lives’ Released In Theaters & Amazon Prime

The cinematic retelling of the famous rescue of a Thai boys soccer team trapped in a cave, "Thirteen Lives," was released in select movie theaters this past weekend.
Ocean

Alvin Submersible Makes Deepest Dive Yet

The 58-year-old submersible Alvin successfully reached a depth of 6,453 meters (nearly 4 miles) off San Juan, Puerto Rico, the deepest dive ever for the storied underwater vehicle.
Scuba Diving

Aqualung Names Scott Rittschof As New North America President

Aqualung Group announced today it has named Scott Rittschof to be president of the company's North America business unit.
Ocean

Mission Blue Recognizes Hong Kong Waters As the Newest ‘Hope Spot’

Ocean conservation organization Mission Blue announced this week that it has recognized the waters off the southern coast of Hong Kong as the newest "Hope Spot."
Freediving

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Actors Spent ‘Months’ Training To Freedive

Some of the actors in Marvel Studios' upcoming "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" movie needed extensive freediving training to carry out their roles.
Freediving

Vertical Blue 2022 Kicks Off Next Week!

The world's biggest event on the competitive freediving calendar -- Vertical Blue -- is set to begin next week at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas.
Ocean

Pacific Whale Foundation Premieres ‘Ocean Guardians’ Documentary

The Pacific Whale Foundation recently premiered its new "Ocean Guardians" documentary at the annual World Whale Film Festival.
Freediving

‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Actors Needed Freediving Training

For some of the actors taking part in the highly anticipated upcoming "Lord of the Rings" prequel series, freediving was one of the things they trained for.
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