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    • The history of scuba diving begins with something called a “diving bell,” with references going as far back as 332BC, when Aristotle told of Alexander the Great being lowered into the Mediterranean in on… See more

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  1. Historical facts about scuba diving include123:
    • Freediving is as ancient an activity as humanity itself.
    • The word Apnea derives from the Greek word “a-pnoia,” which literally means “without breathing.”
    • The Rouquayrol-Denayrouze apparatus was the first regulator to be mass-produced (from 1865 to 1965).
    • Henry Fleuss (1851–1932) improved the rebreather technology.
    • In the 1600s, a diving bell would be lowered that had trapped air in it.
    • Jacques-Yves Cousteau was not only the inventor of Scuba Diving the way we do it nowadays but also one of the oldest divers in history. He was still diving at the age of 86.
    • During the 2nd World War the British Divers were already using what they called a ‘Nitrox Rebreather’ at a depth of 30 m.
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    The Rouquayrol-Denayrouze apparatus was the first regulator to be mass-produced (from 1865 to 1965). In this picture the air reservoir presents its surface-supplied configuration. Henry Fleuss (1851–1932) improved the rebreather technology. In the 1600s, a diving bell would be lowered that had trapped air in it.
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    • Human Instinct Freediving is as ancient an activity as humanity itself. ...
    • “Apnea” The word Apnea derives from the Greek word “ a-pnoia ,” which literally means “without breathing.” ...
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    1 – Jacques-Yves Cousteau was not only the inventor of Scuba Diving the way we do it nowadays but also one of the oldest divers in history. He was still diving at the age of 86. 2 – During the 2nd World War the British Divers were already using what they called a ‘Nitrox Rebreather’ at a depth of 30 m.
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