Art Pinder, the legendary spearfisherman, has died at the age of 84 at his home in Palm Bay, Florida.
Pinder, along with his brothers, won the 1954 National Underwater Spearfishing Championship. He also won the 1983 US National Spearfishing Championship with Don Delmonico.
He also helped bring Spearfishing to the fore by appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955 with his brother Fred.
Sheri Daye, author of the 2009 biography on Art said “He lived quite an interesting life, there’ll never be another Art Pinder, that’s for sure. He was very respected in the spearfishing community.”
Art is survived by his wife and daughters.