Discover a little of recreational diving's history.
Diving equipment is documented as far back as 1530, but it was in 1943 that French inventors Jacques Cousteau (pictured above) and Émile Gagnan created the Aqualung, the compressed-air diving apparatus. It went on sale three years later, helping make diving more popular. Equipment has continued to evolve and become more accessible ever since.
Diving courses followed the same path. Once long and demanding, designed for people with exceptional fitness, they are now shorter and accessible to people with a wide range of body types.