Maldives Maintains Scuba Diving World Record

Scuba Divers Go For The Record

Even if they were 67 divers short of a new world record, the divers at the Gilboa Quarry in Ohio still consider their record-breaking attempt for “the most number of scuba divers submerged underwater” a success.

Scuba diving, as a recreational sport, has been struggling for the past few years and breaking a Guiness World Record is just one way to help promote the sport.It can help in revitalizing the intrest of the public in taking up scuba diving and true enoug, the event was able to do that. Aside from the divers that registered for the dive, the event was able to draw a number of guests, who were eager to witness the this record-breaking attempt.

The Woodstock of Diving

Divers all over the United States and Canada gathered around the small town of Gilboa, hoping to dive their way into the record books on the 17th until the 19th of July. The event has been described as the “Woodstock of Diving” due to the large amount of divers that the event has attracted. All of them spent 20 minutes in the water at a depth of 20 feet. The whole event lasted for 90 minutes.

Scuba Diving Record Safety Measures

But aside from breaking a record, divers from the Gilboa Quarry were more concerned with the safety of each participant. All the gear was checked throughly, and being with very expereienced divers gave others a sense of security.

The 14 acre quarry was large enough to accomodate all the divers that came for the event, and prevent any possible accidents from over-crowing.

All the divers were position in a safe distance from each other, roughly about 28 feet apart, and we’re under the supervision of a dive leaders.

Previous Record-Breaking Attempts

This is not the first time that a group of divers from the United States have tried to break the world record.  A similar attempt was made on August 2006, but was unable to break it.

Maldives Scuba Diving Record

This world record is still held by the Maldives which had 979 scuba divers submerged at the same time.

Scuba Diving Record Future Plans

Divers from the Gilboa Quarry still have high hopes of beathing the Maldives record and have already set a date for their next attempt. So if you’re not doing anything on 17 July 2010, then try to come over to the Gilboa Quarry in Ohio and be part of something that could help promote the sport of scuba diving.

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