Official freediving deck of cards - historic info needed

[CEngelbrecht]

As posted in here a while ago, myself and Bill Stromberg are currently producing an official deck of freediving playing cards on behalf of AIDA.
This deck features 55 named freedivers (apnea), from Raimondo Bucher to Karla Fabrio, with a short description of each.
AIDA aims to publish this deck before the end of 2008.

We are still missing a number of data and details, which we hope someone can help us with. These are the crucial ones:
* Ennio Falco, Italy (active ca. 1950), birth date and place, death date and place
* Americo Santarelli, Brazil (active ca. 1960), birth date and place, death date and place
* Benjamin Franz, Germany (active ca. 2000), birth place only
* Angela Bandini, Italy (active ca. 1990), birth date only

The current deck can be seen here:
http://www.hfk.dk/_AIDAfulldeck2_reduced.jpg (4.2mb)
This is still a work-in-progress.

 

[DivingDane]

unfortunately cant help you with info, but PLEASE let us know when they are available and how to purchase them i'll prob take 10 decks (great christmas presents for some crazy diver)

DD

 

[Kars]

I also want to have a few decks when ready, a great history book!

Kars

 

[Kars]

Hi Chriss I just found Benjamin Franz website:

Benjamin Franz Kontakt - Adresse

So you can ask his location of birth and perhaps some more details?

Kars

 

[rxcnc2]

Hi Chris,

congratulations on this effort. I had a look at the pictures, it seems to me
that you and Bill struck a good balance of countries, genders, and decades...
even if my own choices would have been slightly different

If you allow me I would suggest some corrections:
-Maiorca is not spelled with a diacritic sign
-Roland Specker is under "Germany" but with a french flag
-characteristics is spelled with "h"
-Luc Besson: did you actually mean "divine" or "diving" filmmaker?

 

[wesseldk]

how's the progress with the playing cards, because I also want to have a few decks when ready. Or are they already available?
Martin