Favorite Water Hero

[Brockdorf]

Originally Posted by Whopperhead

US Navy Seals!

Where does you quote come from? I tried to look it up but could not find it.

[Haydn]

Matthew Webb.

[DeepThought]

Stephan Whalen of DeeperBlue.
The man from Atlantis - I read 2 books in the series when I was 7 or so, might have subconsciously driven me into freediving.
Also Jessica Alba in 'into the blue'.... (but what a crappy movie)

[ILDiver]

Originally Posted by DeepThought

Also Jessica Alba in 'into the blue'.... (but what a crappy movie)

I would say the person that cast her in the role is my hero

[cdavis]

Hero?? Got to be Bob Tomb. Surfer extraordinare, well known board maker back in the day, Bahamas cruiser, super diver and one of the most graceful human beings I ever saw. Diving with him was like being in a Baryshnikov ballet. The man knows how to live.

Connor

[Erik]

Jacques.....

[Vedrana]

Enzo........ mamma mia

[samdive]

Steve Zissou for sure

but also Loic Leferme, Jacques Cousteau and Hans and Lotte Haas

[Pastor]

I think I know that Alison would have voted for Laura Storm and the Angels. Either way, good guys and worth a mention on anyone's hero list

[spaghetti]

My favourite water hero is Colapesce (Nicholas the Fish), the hero of an ancient sicilian legend
Colapesce is the most loved and known sicilian legend. Colapesce, son of a fisherman, spent his days swimming in the sea. One day his mother, tired for his dull behaviour, throw him a spell. So Cola became half man and half fish and never came back to the land. One day the king of Sicily heeard about his story and wanted to meet him. He went near Messina, where Colapesce lived, and threw in the waves a golden cup. Cola took it from the submarine abyss and told the king what marvellous things he had seen. The king threw in the sea his crown and Cola took it and told that he had found out that Sicily was surrepted by three huge submerged columns. One was ruined, the other was in bad condition, just one was good. The king didn't believe him and threw, for the third time, his golden ring in the sea. Cola, although exausted, dived again, and stood there for eternity to support the last column. His sacrifice saved Sicily from collapsing into the sea. He's supposed to be still there, and that's why Sicilian people love him so much.

[jome]

Guybrush Threepwood obviously, as he was my first introduction to the idea of "really really long breath holds".

[Whopperhead]

Charlie Tuna! "Sorry Charlie"

[Nikkey]

While there are many I admire, one of my favourite is Zale Perry. Both a scuba and freediver one of the things she is well known for is helping develop decompression chamber treatment, and being in the Women Divers Hall of Fame. I drew a picture of her awhile ago in pin-up style.

[bluecape]

Cody Maverick and 'Chicken Joe'