Atlanta (Global Adventures): Most divers know that Pascal Bernabé currently holds the record for the deepest confirmed scuba dive (story here). However, other records documented include the following: Mark Gottlieb performed a rendition of Handel's Water Music in March 1975 while submerged in Evergreen State College swimming pool in Olympia, Washington. A microphone pick-up was [...]

Mariana Trench (Global Adventures): The Nereus, a new Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV), did reach a depth of almost 36.000 feet (10,902 meters) in the Mariana Trench. The dive was made on May 31 after several successful trial dives to depths of 3,300 feet (1,000 meters), 13,200 feet (4,000 meters), and 26,400 feet (8,000 meters). [...]

Pacific Ocean (Global Adventures): The deepest point of water on Earth is called the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh manned the Bathyscaphe Trieste and descended to the bottom. They reached a measured depth of 10,916 meters or 35,813 feet. The two explorers stayed submerged for [...]