Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris, who sprang to worldwide fame as part of the global team who descended on Thailand to locate and rescue the members of the Wild Boars football team, is giving two outstanding talks on the Main Stage at the GO Diving Show ANZ in September.
Harry, who has worked in anaesthesia, diving and aeromedical medicine around the world, has a passion for cave diving that goes back to the 1980s and has taken him to the corners of the globe in search of new adventures.
His captivating talks will be:
The Lure of the Deep
Harry explains how his interest in deep technical diving arose and how he has used his experience and knowledge to explore some of the world’s deepest caves. The latest expedition to Bushman’s Hole in South Africa ended in a dive to nearly 284m, and a brush with decompression sickness.
Voodoo gas 2.0 – Hydrogen in Deep Diving
The use of hydrogen to push the limits of deep diving is not a new concept. But in 2023, Harry was the first person to dive a closed circuit rebreather containing hydrogen, to lower gas density and reduce HPNS with the aim of enhancing safety in dives beyond 250m. This talk will describe how he got to that point, and what has happened since.
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.
