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Mike Wells needs no introduction to the diving world as his records and achievements in the art of Freediving are well known globally. As the former SSI International Training Director of Freediving, Mike conceptualised and wrote the worlds first mainstream Freediving program and in so doing effectively transformed the once cult-like pastime consisting of just a handful of participants into a safety focused, structured, mainstream sport that is today accessible to the masses.
Amongst his many dive industry and personal achievements, Mike also cofounded the iconic; World Series Freediving (WSF), providing participants of the sport at all levels access to a spirited and well run competition platform.
In just a few short years, Mikes achievements have resulted in thousands of new certifications globally and some respected dive industry observers rightly argue that Freediving is today divings largest growth area.
Mikes passion for the sport has revitalised and provided new income streams for existing dive centres along with new specialised Freediving facilities now opening in popular Freediving destinations. This global Freediving industry has in turn influenced key manufacturers to create Freediving products to feed this new and highly exciting section of the market.
When asked why the change? Mike said life is all about new challenges and my passion for Freediving has always been about making the sport accessible. So far, we have only dealt with the tip of the Freediving iceberg and I just know there are hundreds of thousands more people out there that want to get involved. Freediving is a rapidly evolving sport and therefore RAIDs focus on line training positioned to take Freediving to this next level. Their revolutionary eTraining system makes the accessibility problem a no-brainer and we are not tied down to printed materials which means we can be extremely dynamic in the way we evolve the training as new research and techniques come to hand.
Importantly many of the RAID team are my friends who had the faith in me when we were getting this out of the ground. RAID is a team of divers who understand exactly what is needed to drive the sport and give me the freedom to get the job done. I am excited about putting my ideas into a new program.
Mike will be been appointed to the position of Director of Freediving RAID International effective July 1st.
In commenting on the appointment, Paul Toomer, RAID International Director of Training said; having Mike join the RAID International Team demonstrates, and once again proves, that more and more of the industry visionaries are unafRAID of change so I am extremely thrilled to have Mike with us.
Terry Cummins, RAID International Director of Business said: Mike joining our RAID Team is fantastic news for us and the dive industry generally. Bringing an icon like Mike on-board RAID, clearly illustrates that RAID has all the core products within the dive industry extremely well covered, our department heads are very experienced people who really know what they are doing and further illustrates, along with all our other unique features that RAID is certainly a viable alternative to other training agencies out there.
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Amongst his many dive industry and personal achievements, Mike also cofounded the iconic; World Series Freediving (WSF), providing participants of the sport at all levels access to a spirited and well run competition platform.
In just a few short years, Mikes achievements have resulted in thousands of new certifications globally and some respected dive industry observers rightly argue that Freediving is today divings largest growth area.
Mikes passion for the sport has revitalised and provided new income streams for existing dive centres along with new specialised Freediving facilities now opening in popular Freediving destinations. This global Freediving industry has in turn influenced key manufacturers to create Freediving products to feed this new and highly exciting section of the market.
When asked why the change? Mike said life is all about new challenges and my passion for Freediving has always been about making the sport accessible. So far, we have only dealt with the tip of the Freediving iceberg and I just know there are hundreds of thousands more people out there that want to get involved. Freediving is a rapidly evolving sport and therefore RAIDs focus on line training positioned to take Freediving to this next level. Their revolutionary eTraining system makes the accessibility problem a no-brainer and we are not tied down to printed materials which means we can be extremely dynamic in the way we evolve the training as new research and techniques come to hand.
Importantly many of the RAID team are my friends who had the faith in me when we were getting this out of the ground. RAID is a team of divers who understand exactly what is needed to drive the sport and give me the freedom to get the job done. I am excited about putting my ideas into a new program.
Mike will be been appointed to the position of Director of Freediving RAID International effective July 1st.
In commenting on the appointment, Paul Toomer, RAID International Director of Training said; having Mike join the RAID International Team demonstrates, and once again proves, that more and more of the industry visionaries are unafRAID of change so I am extremely thrilled to have Mike with us.
Terry Cummins, RAID International Director of Business said: Mike joining our RAID Team is fantastic news for us and the dive industry generally. Bringing an icon like Mike on-board RAID, clearly illustrates that RAID has all the core products within the dive industry extremely well covered, our department heads are very experienced people who really know what they are doing and further illustrates, along with all our other unique features that RAID is certainly a viable alternative to other training agencies out there.
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