Navy Seals 50th Anniversary


President John F. Kennedy inspects personnel of SEAL
Team TWO ('Hoss' Kusinski, right) in April 1962.

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2011 Belize Weekend

Giant Stride Award

presented to

Ramon Nunez

of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize

December 3, 2011 at Ramon's Village Resort

ILD Director Jeff Rice, Ramon Nunez, Event Coordinator Monica Lynn, and Special Presenter & Legend, Dr Jose Jones

Ramon accepting his award from Dr Jose Jones

Jeff Rice introducing Dr Jones

Angel Nunez announced March 2012 release of Ramon's autobiography

General Manager of Ramon's Village Resort, Einer Gomez, served as Master of Ceremonies

(more photos from Belize event)





2011 Legends Weekend

Legends Gather for Sixth
Year to Honor Dr Jose Jones

August 12th - August 14th

Not just a dive trip...it's a dive event!

Dr Jose
Jones

Alec
Peirce

Robert
Croft

Victor
Worst


The sixth annual Legends of Diving Festival series continues at Portage Quarry near Bowling Green, OH the weekend of August 12-14, 2011. The legends who crafted the sport and profession are honored each year the second weekend of August.

Thousands of dollars of prizes
and 2 dive trips to be given away


Among the prizes is a MISTRAL double hose
regulator rebuilt by Vintage Double Hose.



Dr Jose Jones, Alec Peirce, and Robert Croft will be featured at the Legends Event. Also returning is Victor Worst, Ohio native, US Navy diver (retired), and owner of the oldest dive shop on the East Coast, Aqua Sports.

Alec Peirce, from Scuba 2000, returns with an assortment of memorabilia from the famous TV show, Sea Hunt. His presentation and late night big screen viewings of Sea Hunt at the inaugural event was a big hit with the attendees.

Robert Croft, the Father of American Free Diving and another Legends Event favorite, announced that he will return this year, as well. Croft, with his early record dives, paved the way for modern free diving.


1940 Miller
Dunn Helmet
The weekend is filled with presentations, scuba diving events-including a Treasure Hunt and a chance to dive with a 1940 Miller Dunn Helmet- a swap meet, as well as thousands of dollars of prizes and 2 trip raffles.

This helmet is from the 1940's. You will be able to dive the helmet and get your picture taken. This will take place on Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule of Events - Updated July 2011

They lived the history, they wrote the books,
now they appear at the International
Legends of Diving

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2011 Legends Information

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Portage Quarry - Homecoming Celebration of DACOR

Legends and Diving Community Celebrate DACOR: Robert Olson, Valerie van Heest, Victor Worst, Gary & Jeff Davison, Alec Peirce, Robert Croft, Paul Lewis, and Brian Skerry appear at Portage Quarry August 12-15, 2010 to celebrate DACOR. Shown above right is Jeff Rice accepting an award from Robert Studnicka of the Scuba Museum as Dive Shop of the Year in 2010. Congratulations to trip winners Laura Kidder, Sue Rice (no relation to owner Jeff Rice) and Michael Courvoisier. Thank you to the participating legends, participants, and sponsors. Legends return to Portage August 11-14, 2011.

Over 30 photos of Guests, Legends, and Prize Winners

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On Grand Bahama Island honored legends Dr. Jose Jones, Dottie Frazier, Dave Woodward, Nick Icorn, Robert Croft, and Alec Peirce pose for and then autograph this rare photograph. Click on image.

David C. Woodward, 86, passed away Dec. 9, 2011. (1925 - 2011) Survived by his wife, Grace "Gay" Woodward; daughters, Tanya Knorr of Atlanta, Ga., and Kathi Knox of Boston, Mass.; grandchildren, Elizabeth Harrison and David Knorr of Atlanta; Alicia, Michael, Paul and Beatrice (More)

Dr R.W. "Billy Bob" Hamilton Ph. D. (1930 - 2011) Dr R.W. "Billy Bob" Hamilton Ph. D. died unexpectedly on Sept 16, 2011 of cancer. Dr Hamilton, born on June 6, 1930 in Midland, Texas, was a world renowned physiologist with over 50 years of specialization in diving, aerospace, and environmental physiology. He had an avid interest in decompression, breathing gases, and the effects of pressure. He served as a scientist and director of the world's leading environmental physiology and diving research laboratory at the Union Carbide Research Center in Tarrytown, NY from 1964-1974. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn, and his daughters, Lucy and Sally.

Charles "Chuck" Joseph Hepp (1926-2011) Charles "Chuck" Joseph Hepp died on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at his home in Klamath Falls in the loving care of close family and friends.

Robert Olson passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011. Olson survived the November attack by a homeless man while on his scooter, but developed pneumonia during recovery and succumbed to it on the 22nd. He was 88 years old.

Dr. Lambertsen, UMS Founding Father Passes Away at 94
The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society is sad to inform you that Dr. Christian Lambertsen, MD has passed away at the age of 94. He was one of the six individuals responsible for forming, the then, Undersea Medical Society on April 10, 1967. Dr. Lambertsen, as the only civilian, as the other were all US Navy Officers, was given the job of writing its constitution and was a member of the first Executive Committee. The first annual meeting of the Society followed on May 8, 1968 with 88 charter members. There are few who will not have known Chris Lambertsen in the first 30 years of the Society.

Jane Russell, Actress (1922-2011) Jane Russell died at her home February 28, 2011 in Santa Maria, California. She was 89 years old. She starred in one of the first movies showing underwater scenes, called "Underwater" in 1955, a Howard Hughes production.

Midwest Pathologist, Diver, Passes While Traveling
Dr. Allan James Yates, M.D., Ph.D, F.R.C.P., 67, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Pathology, died suddenly, August 3, 2010 traveling in the Arctic in East Greenland with his wife Charlotte.

Wes C. Skiles, Underwater Photographer Dies at 53
Legendary underwater photographer Wes Skiles died an unexpected death Wednesday, July 21, 2010 while filming off the coast of Florida at the age of 53.

DAN Recognizes Two Ohioans with President's Award
On July 17 and 18th the TA Dive Club held their 26th Annual DAN Barbeque at the Portage Quarry in Bowling Green, Oh. Mr. Dan Orr, president of Divers Alert Network (DAN) and his wife, Betty, were present for the Tater's Treasure Hunt, as well as the Barbeque on Sunday, where awards and prizes were handed out.

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2010 - NAUI is celebrating its rich history with a 50th anniversary bonanza. Jeff Rice (right) meets with Jim Bram (left), NAUI president.

2009 - Attention shifts to Bahamas as Legends expands with 2 in '09.

2008 - Jeff Rice and Portage Quarry greets Nick Icorn, Robert Croft, and Keith Cooper.

2007 - Diving with Zale Parry

2006 - Annual meeting with the Legends, Alec Peirce on left.

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