What does SCUBA stand for?
SCUBA stand for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. The term was first coined to refer to diving underwater without being connected to an air supply on the surface. In WWII the Navy’s Frogmen used this technology for demolition and offensive underwater attacks. Called Rebreathers, the closed circuit breathing sets were developed by Dr. Lambertsen in the 1940’s.
The term SCUBA now refers to the breathing system invented by Jacques Cousteay and Emile Gagnan. It is the system you are probably most familiar with, and allows divers to breath air out of a tank and exhale into the water.
Learn more about SCUBA diving and what you need to get started from this Kentucky SCUBA Diving site.
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