Industry legend David Strike is taking to the Tech Stage at the inaugural GO Diving Show ANZ in September, and you can be sure of an entertaining, and educational, presentation as he focuses on the world's deepest dive.
Certified as a diver in 1961, with a background encompassing military, commercial, scientific, and technical diving sectors – and proficient and qualified in open-circuit and closed circuit scuba, and surface demand diving equipment – Australia-based David Strike is a former diving Instructor and Instructor Trainer Certifier, and a regular editorial contributor on dive-related topics to diving publications from around the world.
He was also the organiser of several world-class diving events – with an emphasis on technical diving – and has been the recipient of several ‘industry recognition’ awards, as well as the ADEX Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York.
David's talk on the Tech Stage will be:
Mixing It Up: The World’s Deepest Dive
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the series of heliox deep diving trials conducted by the Royal Navy and US Navy were based on being able to assist in submarine rescue and recovery. Extending the depth limits to which a diver might safely go – and still be capable of performing meaningful work when he got there – had a very practical purpose.
This talk focuses on the background to, and subsequent story of, the Royal Navy’s 1956 world depth record – one that has never been equalled.
The GO Diving Show ANZ
This annual event, taking place this year on 28-29 September at the Sydney Showground at the Olympic Park, is aimed at showcasing the very best of our underwater world to everyone from raw novices who are either contemplating getting into diving, or have completed their entry-level courses, to advanced divers, right through to technical divers and veteran CCR divers.
There are an array of stages – the Main Stage, the Photo Stage, the Australia/New Zealand Stage, the Inspiration Stage and the Tech Stage – that will play host to dozens of speakers from around the world, as well as a host of interactive features to suit young and old, from VR diving experiences, trydives, a demonstration pool, mermaids, and much more.
Surrounding the stages and features will be a broad range of exhibitors, from tourist boards and tour operators to resorts, liveaboards, training agencies, retailers, manufacturers, and conservation organisations.
The 2024 GO Diving Show UK, now in its fifth year, attracted more than 10,000 attendees over the weekend, and spanned an area of 10,000 sq m of exhibition space, and the Australia and New Zealand variant aspires to reaching this level in coming years.
Entry to the inaugural GO Diving Show ANZ is completely free – register here to get your tickets for what is undoubtedly the diving event of 2024 in Australia. There is plenty of parking on-site and the venue is easy to get to with plenty of transport options, so get the dates in your diary now and prepare for an epic weekend celebrating all forms of diving.
