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The First Functional Scuba

The Roquayol-Denayrouze Aerophere While many people conjure images of Jacques Cousteau and his iconic red cap when considering the beginnings of scuba, our story actually starts much earlier, in the 19th century. The first true demand valve regulator was patented by Frenchman Manuel Théodore Guillaumet in 1838. A demand valve regulator allows a diver to […]

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Diving Pioneer Dottie Frazier

Dottie Frazier Dottie May Frazier was born July 15th, 1922. In 1955, she made history as the world’s first female scuba instructor. Swimming by the age of 3, Dottie began her underwater adventures early. She participated in competitive sailing by the age of 6, and rescued her 5-year-old sister from drowning when she was only

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