Stephan Whelan
Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started at 8 years old with a try-dive in a hotel pool on holiday that soon formulated into a lifelong love affair with the oceans. In 1996 he set up DeeperBlue.com and has grown the site to be the most popular diving website and community in the world.
DUI Announces Exclusive Distributor for United Kingdom
DUI is pleased to announce Hydrotech as DUI's exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom.
"As DUI looks to the future, it is important to...
AIDA announce new Executive Board
AIDA Internationa, the largest FreeDiving organisation governing the sport has announced its new elected AIDA Executive Board for 2004:
President : Sébastien NAGEL, Switzerland
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Riffe launch new masks and snorkel
Riffe International have launched several new products, including 3 low-volume masks (the Mantis, the Sight and the Viso) and a snorkel (the Stable).
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Tanya Streeter joins TAG Heuer as Global Ambassador
TAG Heuer announced that Tanya Streeter, the current holder of three freediving world records, has signed a long-term ambassador agreement covering product development,...
AIDA World Champions 2004 launches website
CAFA, hosts of the 2004 AIDA World Championships, have launched the official website for the competition. Freedivers can head over to http://www.aidaworlds2004.com to find out...
USAA becomes AIDA National for the US
Grant Graves , a DeeperBlue.net Staff Writer and United States Apnea Association (USAA) President, informed us today that the USAA has officially been ratified as...
Freeology 2004 Cyprus Competition announces primary sponsor
Howard Jones, Editor for Freediver UK, announced today the primary sponsor of the 2004 Freeology Open Classic competition to be held in Cyprus on 11th...
NAUI Signs Agreement with Chinese Underwater Association
On behalf of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI Worldwide), NSG, Inc. announced on 6th January 2004 that it has signed an ...
Tanya Streeter appears on National Geographic
National Geographic On Assignment, hosted by Laura Greene, will feature a half hour special on Tanya Streeter on January 12th 2004.
Tanya, Laura and...
World???s Youngest Master Scuba Diver
On 4th January 2004, Charles Jessop (12) became the youngest ever diver in the English speaking world to qualify as a Master Scuba Diver.
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ICARE announce 2003 FreeDiving award winners
ICARE have announced the winners of the 2003 ICARE FreeDiving Trophy 2003. These awards are designed to recognise outstanding achievements in the ...
FreeDiving Websites re-launched
It seems that over the holiday period several FreeDivers have re-launched their websites.
David Lee has relaunched ApneaBlue.com
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Results from the 2nd Dutch DiveINN
As reported by Jorg on the DeeperBlue.net Forums, here are the results from the 2nd Dutch DiveINN.
Stig Severinsen did a new world record of 204m...
Mark Ellyatt sets new world record for deepest dive
British technical diver Mark Ellyatt is reported to have safely completed a dive to 313m in Thailand.
The previous depth record was set...
DeeperBlue.net Forums expands News Group functionality and coverage
DeeperBlue.net Forums have been mirroring USENET News Groups for many years now. This week we are pleased to announce that the forums have been upgraded to provide more advanced...
