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John Liang

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.

Japan To Host 2018 Pan-Pacific Pool Freediving Championship

Japan will host the 2018 Pan-Pacific Pool Freediving Championship next March.

Underwater Filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin Dives Half-Marathon In St. Lawrence River

Underwater filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin swam 13.1 miles/22 km down the St. Lawrence River in Canada.

Don DeSantis, Boston Sea Rovers’ Last Founding Member, Passes Away At 89

Don DeSantis, the last founding member of the Boston Sea Rovers, passed away on Sept. 6, 2017 at the age of 89.

Bonaire Deepsea Challenge Freediving Competition To Take Place Sept. 15-25

An international freediving competition, replete with World Record attempts and an Ocean Mermaid Parade, is taking place Sept. 15th-25th, 2017, in Bonaire.

RAID Offering Free Annual Membership Incentives To Instructors

If you're a RAID International scuba instructor in the U.K. and Malta, the company is offering a new set of incentives when you certify a certain number of students.

Video: Andrea Zuccari Sets Italian No Limits Record Of 185 Meters

Italian freediver Andrea Zuccari recently set a new national No Limits record of 185 meters/607 feet in Sharm Al Shaikh, Egypt.

Action Figurine Of Champion Freediver Herbert Nitsch Now Available For Purchase

If you're a fan of champion freediver Herbert Nitsch, you can now bring him home and have him around all the time.

DiVentures Scuba and Swim Centers Acquires Madison Swim Academy

DiVentures Scuba and Swim Centers has acquired the Madison Swim Academy.

Octopus Freediving Offering Free Shipping For Noseclip Purchases During AIDA Depth Championships

Octopus Freediving is offering free worldwide shipping with the purchase of any of the company's noseclips during the AIDA Depth World Championships.

DEMA To Introduce New ‘Wave Makers’ Award

DEMA will be handing out a new 'Wave Maker" award at DEMA Show 2017 in Orlando, Florida to honor dive professionals who are relatively new to the industry.

NAUI Celebrating 57-Year History This Week

NAUI is celebrating its 57th anniversary this week with a whole host of activities to mark the occasion.

TEKDiveUSA Releases 2018 Speaker Bios

TEKDiveUSA.2018 will take place from April 27-29, 2018.

‘Wonder Woman’ Physical Trainer Talks About Freediving

Physical trainer Mario Donato opened up recently about the work he did to get the women who played the Amazons in "Wonder Woman" in shape for the movie.

NAUI To Sponsor History Of Diving Museum ‘Vintage Weekend Wonders’ Event

Are you a NAUI member and an aficionado of the "Sea Hunt" TV series that aired from 1958 to 1961? Well, the History of Diving Museum is organizing an...

Coroner Rules Rob Stewart’s Death ‘Drowning’ By ‘Accident’

The local medical examiner for the Florida county where Rob Stewart died this past February has determined the filmmaker and conservationist came up for air too quickly after a...

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