International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame

International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	Cayman Islands
Inaugurated	2000
Website	http://www.scubahalloffame.com/

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The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) is an annual event that recognizes those who have contributed to the success and growth of recreational scuba diving in dive travel, entertainment, art, equipment design and development, education, exploration and adventure. It was founded in 2000 by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Tourism. Currently, it exists virtually with plans for a physical facility to be built at a future time.^[1]^[2]

Hall of Fame inductees

This is a list of the inductees who are honored in the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.^[3]

Early pioneers

John Ernest Williamson – Pioneer underwater photographer
George Williamson
Louis Boutan – French biologist, photographer and zoologist
Henry Fleuss – British inventor of diving equipment (1851 – 1933)
Yves Le Prieur – French naval officer and inventor of a free-flow scuba system
Benoît Rouquayrol – French inventor of an early diving demand regulator
Auguste Denayrouze – French inventor of a demand air supply regulator for underwater diving
Hugh Bradner – American physicist, neoprene wetsuit inventor (1915–2008)
Louis de Corlieu – French naval officer and inventor of the swimfin
John Scott Haldane – British physiologist and decompression researcher (1860–1936)
Maurice Fenzy – French manufacturer of industrial and diving breathing equipment
Ted Eldred – Australian inventor of the single hose diving regulator
Max "Gene" Nohl

2000

Lloyd Bridges – American actor (1913–1998)
Jacques Cousteau – French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
Ben Cropp – Australian documentary filmmaker, conservationist and spearfisherman
E. R. Cross
Gustav Dalla Valle
Jefferson Davis
Sylvia Earle – American marine biologist and lecturer
Bernard Eaton
Emile Gagnon
Al Giddings
Hans Hass – Austrian biologist, film-maker, and underwater diving pioneer
Lotte Hass – Pioneering diver and underwater photographer
Jack Lavanchy
Jack Mckenny
Bob Soto
Ron Taylor – Australian diver and shark cinematographer
Valerie Taylor – Australian underwater photographer
Albert Tillman – American educator and underwater diver
Stan Waterman – American cinematographer and underwater film producer (1923–2023)^[4]

2002

John Cronin
David Doubilet – Underwater photographer and author
Bob Hollis
Zale Parry – American pioneer scuba diver, underwater photographer and actress
Ivan Tors – Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, and film and television producer
Paul Tzimoulis^[5]

2003

Chuck Blakeslee
Jim Auxier
Jean-Michel Cousteau – French oceanographic explorer
Frédéric Dumas – French pioneer of scuba diving
Jordan Klein
Frank Scalli

2004

2005

Dewey Bergman
Ernest Brooks
Andreas Rechnitzer – American oceanographer.and scuba diving pioneer
Don Stewart – American inventor, Bonairean activist, scuba diver and founder of Bonaire Marine Park

2007

Cornell Burke (Honouree)
Neville Coleman – Australian naturalist, underwater photographer, writer, publisher and educator^[6]
Neville Darvin Ebanks (Honouree)
Ralph Erickson^[7]
Rodney Fox – Australian diver, film maker and conservationist
Paul Humann
Carl Roessler

2008

Cathy Church – American marine biologist, diver, photographer and educator
James Dailey (Honouree)
Bob Halstead – Underwater photographer, author, journalist and commentator on the recreational diving industry.
Kem Jackson (Honouree)
Daniel Mercier
Drew Richardson
Ron Steven

2009

2010

Eugenie Clark – American ichthyologist, shark researcher and scientific scuba diver
Nick Icorn
Francis Toribiong
Wyland – American muralist (born 1956)

2011

2012

Clive Cussler – American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
Ric and Do Cammick
Ron Kipp
Armand and JoAnn Zigahn^[11]
Kelly Tarlton – New Zealand marine archaeologist^[12]
Leslie Leaney^[13]

2013

Sam Davison
Guy Harvey – Jamaican marine wildlife artist and conservationist
Bert Kilbride
Rolf Schmidt – German sailor
Petra Roeglin

2015

Nancy Easterbrook (Honouree)^[14]
Bill High
Peter Hughes^[15]
Gladys B. Howard (Honouree)
Dr Albert Jones
Wally Muller
Dr. James Poulson (Honouree)
Dimitri Rebikoff

2016

Robert A. Barth, also known as Bob Barth – Pioneering US Navy aquanaut
Ramón Bravo – Mexican diver photographer and underwater filmmaker^[16]
Philippe Cousteau, Senior – French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979)
Stuart Cove^[17]
Kyuhachi Kataoka (Early pioneer)
Dr. Joe MacInnis – Canadian physician, author, poet and aquanaut
Kanezo Ohgushi (Early pioneer)
Riichi Watanabe (Early pioneer)

2017

Dick Bonin
Krov Menuhin
Kurt Schafer
Gardner Young
Professional Association of Diving Instructors – Recreational diver training and certification agency (Significant Career Achievement and/or Industry Contribution)

2018

H. S. Batuna
Stephen Frink – Underwater photographer and publisher^[18]
Wulf H. Koehler
Boris Porotov
Dick Rutkowski – American pioneer in hyperbaric and diving medicine and use of mixed breathing gases for diving
Philippe Tailliez – French pioneer of scuba diving and underwater photographer (Honoured posthumously 2018 Early Pioneer Award)

2019

Jonathan Bird – American photographer, cinematographer, director and television host
Hussain "Sendi" Rasheed
Lee Selisky
Adel Mohamed Taher^[19]

2020

Jill Heinerth – Canadian diver, writer and underwater filmmaker
Tom Ingram
Avi Klapfer
Jim Gatacre

References

^ "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Vision". Cayman Islands Government. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame". International Sports Heritage Association. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Hall Members". International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.
^ "He Pioneers, We Follow". Air Pacific. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Paul J. Tzimoulis - Arts - 1969". Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Australian nets international scuba-diving honours". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Ralph Erickson Co-Founder of PADI". Portage Quarry Recreation Facility. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "Scuba Diving Hall of Fame - Chuukeseman". The Micronesia Forum. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Clement Lee First Dive Resort Operator of Malaysia, Environmentalist". Portage Quarry. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Allan Power to join the International SCUBA Diving Hall of Fame". Wild Discovery Guides. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Armand and JoAnn Zigahn to be inducted into International Scuba Divers Hall of Fame". Scuba Diving Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "Kelly Tarlton gets Hall of Fame honour". MEDIAWORKS. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
^ "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Announces 2012Inductees". International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
^ "IDHOF Honourees".
^ "2015 IDHOF Inductees Announced". Rosemary E Lunn LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^ Rosemary E Lunn (28 July 2016). "2016 Ramon Bravo To Be Inducted Into ISDHOF".
^ "2016 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductees". Rosemary E Lunn LinkedIn.
^ Rosemary E Lunn "2018 ISDHOF Inductees Announced". X-Ray Mag. 2 November 2017.
^ Rosemary E Lunn "Dr Adel to be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame". X-Ray Mag. 24 January 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Vision". Cayman Islands Government. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[2] "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame". International Sports Heritage Association. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[3] "Hall Members". International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012.

[4] "He Pioneers, We Follow". Air Pacific. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[5] "Paul J. Tzimoulis - Arts - 1969". Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[6] "Australian nets international scuba-diving honours". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[7] "Ralph Erickson Co-Founder of PADI". Portage Quarry Recreation Facility. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[8] "Scuba Diving Hall of Fame - Chuukeseman". The Micronesia Forum. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[9] "Clement Lee First Dive Resort Operator of Malaysia, Environmentalist". Portage Quarry. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[10] "Allan Power to join the International SCUBA Diving Hall of Fame". Wild Discovery Guides. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[11] "Armand and JoAnn Zigahn to be inducted into International Scuba Divers Hall of Fame". Scuba Diving Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[12] "Kelly Tarlton gets Hall of Fame honour". MEDIAWORKS. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

[13] "International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Announces 2012Inductees". International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[14] "IDHOF Honourees".

[15] "2015 IDHOF Inductees Announced". Rosemary E Lunn LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

[16] Rosemary E Lunn (28 July 2016). "2016 Ramon Bravo To Be Inducted Into ISDHOF".

[17] "2016 International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductees". Rosemary E Lunn LinkedIn.

[18] Rosemary E Lunn "2018 ISDHOF Inductees Announced". X-Ray Mag. 2 November 2017.

[19] Rosemary E Lunn "Dr Adel to be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame". X-Ray Mag. 24 January 2019.

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