US Divers
Encyclopedia
U.S. Divers is the sporting goods division of Aqua Lung America
, makers of scuba diving
equipment.
They were the first firm in the United States to make Cousteau
-type aqualung
s, in 1951 or earlier. They were one of the five original American diving gear makers — U.S. Divers, Healthways
, Voit
, Dacor
, Swimaster
.
Aqua Lung America
Aqua Lung America is a Vista, California US firm which makes scuba equipment. Aqua Lung America is a division of Aqua Lung/La Spirotechnique which is on its turn a division of the French company Air Liquide.-History:...
, makers of scuba diving
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....
equipment.
They were the first firm in the United States to make Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water...
-type aqualung
Aqua-lung
Aqua-Lung was the original name of the first open-circuit free-swimming underwater breathing set in reaching worldwide popularity and commercial success...
s, in 1951 or earlier. They were one of the five original American diving gear makers — U.S. Divers, Healthways
Healthways (scuba gear company)
Healthways was a firm founded by Dick Klein which made scuba gear. It went bankrupt in 1963; its successor company is Scubapro. It was one of the five original USA diving gear makers: U.S...
, Voit
Voit
The Voit Corporation is a sporting goods company founded by German American entrepreneur William J. Voit of Worthington, Indiana in 1922...
, Dacor
Dacor (scuba diving)
Dacor is a former USA manufacturer scuba diving gear. Dacor was one of the five original United States diving gear makers: U.S. Divers, Healthways, Voit, Dacor, and Swimaster. Dacor is now merged with Mares.- External links :...
, Swimaster
Spearfisherman (company)
Spearfisherman was a company that made dry suits and swimfins . Located in Huntington Beach, California, Arthur Brown started it in or before 1945 and sold it to Swimaster about 1955, which, in turn, was sold to the Voit Rubber Company in the early 1960s.Swimaster was one of the five original...
.