Posts Tagged ‘swimwear’
Dubai resort opens scuba diving center
April 19th, 2010
Posted in Diving, scuba diving, swimwear
The popular Dubai resort Atlantis, The Palm has opened ‘The Atlantis Dive Centre’, a new world class scuba diving establishment located within the resort.
The five-star scuba diving center has been accredited by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) and the establishment offers courses starting from basic “Discover Scuba Diving” to advanced ones such as “Open Water Diver” qualification. Children can also have fun via the junior diver courses offered by the center. They also offer scuba equipment and swimwear.
Prior to exploring the open ocean, tourists and guests can learn the basics of diving via one of the hotel’s specially-made saltwater pools.
Divers certified by PADI can then participate in a half-day trip in the Arab Gulf where they can visit man-made coral reefs and shipwrecks off the coasts of Dubai.
Advanced courses include deep diving, wreck diving, night diving and underwater photography.
The Atlantis Diver is a certified member of the Emirates Dive Association.
Michael Phelps signs multi-year deal with athletic company
February 24th, 2010
Posted in Diving, swimwear
Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States has signed a lucrative multi-year partnership agreement with an athletic clothing company. This was revealed by Under Armour spokeswoman Erin Wendell.
The company’s new campaign will be featuring Phelps. The American swimmer is also expected to wear Under Armour training apparel, footwear and other products whenever he’s on marketing activities or even out of the pool.
An exception of this agreement includes Phelps continuing to wear Speedo swimwear while training in the pool.
Phelps has a long term agreement with Speedo and the partnership has been extended until 2013. This means that Phelps will be wearing Speedo swimwear at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games which will take place in London.
Under Armour is no longer new with these kinds of partnership, having secured deals with Baltimore Raven linebacker Ray Lewis and former Oriole Cal Ripken.
Navy commander orders diving exercises to commence following soldier’s death
December 10th, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized
Navy Commander Admiral Elizer Maromto reportedly ordered the implementation of diving exercises this week after such dives resulted to the death of a navy commando named Gal Azulai last week.
Azulai, a 19-year old soldier from the Flotilla 13 unit was reportedly training for diving maneuvers in enemy ports. He’s been under water for more than an hour and was diving at a depth of about three meters when his companion noticed that he was in distress. This development was shared by navy sources.
An investigation is currently underway on Azulai’s death. As of now, the swimwear and equipment used by the late soldier has been sent to experts to determine if there’s a technical failure involved in the accident. It is yet to be determined whether the death was caused by human error or equipment malfunction