Books & Media

If you are a diver, much of what you learned about topics such as decompression sickness and narcosis in your scuba diving class is over-simplified and some of it is just plain wrong, as diver training agency texts have not kept pace with the science. Scuba Physiological provides us with a good summary of what we know, a glimpse of where current science is taking us, and some good tips to make us all safer divers now.

There are a number of seminal texts that ought to be on every serious divers bookcase. This book should be compulsory reading for rebreather Divers

Start diving the right way! Finally, a new book for people planning on learning to dive and wanting to make sure they succeed. The gift every diver should give to friends following in their finsteps!

Jennifer Idol became the first woman to dive all 50 states. See her transformative quest to show how our national waters are a treasure to care for and protect in her book.

The second edition of The Manual of Freediving has been released in an English-language edition. This best-selling text is considered to be the definitive guide to the sport of breath-hold diving and apnea training, as it unites theory with the real-world experience of record-setting experts. In addition, it provides a valuable resource for any diver or swimmer who wishes to improve their breath control and water skills, or to broaden their understanding of human physiology and mind control.

On 17th November 2013 Nicholas Lawrence "Nick" Mevoli III died. He had been attempting to set an American record at the Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas.

Scuba Professional is the natural successor to Simon Pridmore’s first book, Scuba Confidential - An Insider's Guide to Becoming a Better Diver. Whereas Scuba Confidential focused on how to scuba dive, Scuba Professional looks at how diving is taught and how dive operations are conducted.

Scuba Professional is currently available worldwide via Amazon in paperback and e-book versions.