Best Ever Diver....who do you think?

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Coogeeman

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Heres one for the pollsters...who do you think is or was the best ever diver in the world?

Jacques Cousteau?

Hans Hass?

Howard & Michele Hall?

David Doubilet?

Stan Waterman?

Lloyd Bridges?

Ron Church?

Ron and Valerie Taylor?

These are just a sampling of some of the names that I remember, add more and tell me who you think is or was the best

At a push and a shove I'd have to go with Hans Hass.

Coogeeman
 
I vote for Jill Heinerth.
 
I vote for Jacqueline Bisset and her wet t-shirt
 
Sheck Exley. The man took us where no one had been before....a true innovator.
 
hows about:

hal watts
lamar hires
dan chatterton
gary gentile
peter bennet(not for just diving but with trimix and other research)
jarrod jablonski
sheck exley


The list can continue.......
 
Cousteau only pioneered the sport, moving it to the rec scene.
John Bennett pioneered it even more by pushing the limits beyond imagination.

each diver is/was good for their own specific reasons. I think it's just way to hard to name the best overall.
 
My vote goes to lamar hires.
I've often heard he's been in caves so tight they had to load him in a speargun and shoot him through the crack.
 
gjmmotors once bubbled...
hows about:

hal watts
lamar hires
dan chatterton
gary gentile
peter bennet(not for just diving but with trimix and other research)
jarrod jablonski
sheck exley


The list can continue.......

Good list
 
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