History of snorkeling,and what equipment use in this adventure sport? destinations in India for snorkeling. institute/organisation which provide training for snorkeling, foreign destination for snorkeling

1. SNORKELING

2. SNORKELING
Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or
through a body of water while equipped with a
diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel,
and usually fins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit
may also be worn.

3. HISTORY
• Modern snorkeling can trace its roots back over 5,000 years of
history.
• Scientists have found significant evidence that indicates the
earliest free divers were actually sponge farmers on the island
of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea back in 3000 B.C.
• Snorkeling—once more commonly referred to as skin diving
• By 900BC Assyrian divers filled animal skins with air and
carried them with them below the surface to breath.
• In 300BC the first diving bell apparatus was sponsored by
Alexander the Great; an extremely heavy and cumbersome
contraption,

4. 3000 B.C.
• Skin divers off the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea
use hollow reeds to allow them to breathe while they collect
sponges underwater. This was about as basic as it got. Side
note: the idea of opening your eyes sea water does not sound
appealing.
900 B.C.
• In Assyria, divers begin using animal skins filled with air as an
oxygen supply during their dives.
500 B.C.
Greeks used hollow reeds to remain unobserved in the water
so that the Persians could not spot them. It allowed one soldier
to swim amongst the Persian fleet and cut them free of their
moorings to avoid an attack using only a reed to breathe and
ended up swimming nine miles to rejoin the Greek army.

5. 300 B.C.
•Alexander the Great
encourages development of the
diving bell which trapped a
pocket of air for divers to
replenish their air supply while
underwater.

6. • Aristotle writes about diving bells, saying “…they enable the
divers to respire equally well by letting down a cauldron, for
this does not fill with water, but retains the air, for it is forced
straight down into the water.” In his other writings, “Parts of
the Animals” in particular, he mentions divers using a tube
connected to the surface or the precursor to the snorkel. He
remarks how it works like the ”trunk of an elephant”
1300
• Persian divers were making eye goggles from tortoise shells.
They would slice the shell thin enough to make it translucent
and then polish it for optimum visibility.

7. 1400
• Leonardo Da Vinci made the first
mention of air tanks in Italy. He
also had proposed inventions that
included diving tubes leading to
floats containing air on the surface
of the water all the way to a
completely self-contained diving
suit. Da Vinci was worried
someone would use his diving
inventions to sink ships or even
commit murders.

8. 1531:
• Guglielmo de Lorena completes a shipwreck dive using a
diving bell designed by Da Vinci.
1538
• Two Greeks performed a demonstration in the Tagus river
using a large kettle that involved emerging out of the water
with dry clothes and a lit candle.
• The diving bell technology was greatly limited and people
began developing things that allow swimmers to breathe from
the surface. For the diving world, people realized that diving
systems were limited due to water pressure.

9. 1717
• Benjamin Franklin came up with an idea to help swimmers
move faster through the water: wooden paddles that attached
to the hands and feet.
1771
• The invention of the air pump by John Smitten, British
engineer, expands the world of diving. Inventors realized that
the air pump along with pressurized tubes allowed divers to go
to much greater depths than thought possible.

10. 1912
• Modern fins are invented by Frenchman Louis de Corlieu. He
demonstrated his invention for the French Navy. He would
obtain a patent in 1933.
1930
• Guy Kilpatrick starts swim diving with waterproof goggles
based on the design of swimming goggles invented by
Maurice Ferine in 1920.

11. Modern era
• The development of rubber and plastic made it possible to
create masks that would fit properly and not leak water.
Materials are constantly being developed that are increasingly
resistant to the ocean water and to see underwater better.

12. equipments

13. Snorkeling Masks

14. Snorkels

15. Snorkel Fins

16. Snorkel Vests

17. Underwater Cameras

18. Destinations in India for Snorkeling
Lakshadweep Islands:
Bangaram, Kadmat
• Visit Lakshadweep as it is known as one of the most scenic
snorkeling destinations in India. With an extensive coastline,
coral islands and an amazing variety of marine life you will
have the best snorkeling experience here.
Andaman/Nicobar Islands
• Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Corbyn's Cove
Tourism Complex, Havelock, Red Skin Island , Jolly Bouy ,
Go to the Andaman Islands to enjoy the underwater marine life
and view the rarest varieties of corals

19. Goa
• You may also snorkel Grand Island in Goa.
Karnataka
Netrani Island
Maharashtra
• Explore the underwater world of the Arabian Sea at Konkan
and visit the beach in Tarkarli to enjoy snorkeling in the clear
waters.

20. Foreign destinations
• Uepi Island, Solomon Islands
• Sharks off the coast of Uepi Island
• Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
• Menjangan Island, Indonesia
• Plaza Sur, Galapagos Islands
• Corn Islands, Nicaragua
• Rurutu, French Polynesia
• Laughing Bird Caye, Belize
• Sipadan Island, Malaysia
• Anegada, British Virgin Islands
• Bonaire, Antilles

21. INSTITUTE/ORGNISATION
• PADI: Professional Association of Diving Instructors.
(United Kingdom)
• CIMI: Catalina Island Marine Institute
(California)
• SSI: Scuba Schools International.
(Fort Collins Colorado U.S.)
• NAUI: National Association of Underwater Instructors

22. • NIWS: National Institute of Water sports, Goa.
• Barracuda Diving India, goa.
• Lacadives, mumbai
• YAK Diving Training Center, Mumbai.