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A lot of people don't know that Jacques Cousteau had help in writing some of his books but, in fact, he did. One of the people who assisted him was Philippe Diolé. Diolé was a naturalist and scientific observer who...

When people hear the term “underwater pioneer”, they almost always think of explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau. But, although Cousteau did make a lot of contribution to underwater exploration, it's important to note that his achievements wouldn't have been impossible...

Chantelle Lee Newbery is an Australian diver and an Olympic champion who was born May 6, 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria. During the Summer Olympics in 2004, she won the gold medal in the diving event, and in 2006, she became...

SCUBA stands for self contained underwater breathing apparatus, which allows divers to stay underwater for extended periods of time. Poor vision can put divers in danger by preventing them from accurately and quickly reading scuba instruments such as watches and...

The diving world owes a debt to genius of Émile Gagnan and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a French Navy diver. Both men developed the diving regulator – also known as the demand valve – which is responsible for reducing pressurized breathing gas...

Born in the town of Ockelbo – described by Victor Berge in his book Pearl Diver as “a little village in the pine forests of Gestrickland” – Berge spent much of his life at sea. After losing his father at...