Edmund Yiu

Hong Kong

Edmund’s ambition to dive further, deeper and stay longer in overhead places introduced him to technical CCR diving world almost two decades ago. With more than 6000 dives conducted all around the world, he keeps healthy balance between diving in caves, exploration of wrecks, observing of marine life and educating like-minded divers. Through establishing higher training standards and modernizing training best practices he wants to improve safety for CCR divers as well as profitability for dive centres and instructors. Edmund acts as the Greater China Regional Head for RAID serving dive centres and developing instructors throughout the region. He is a CCR Liberty Instructor Trainer and RAID Full Cave Instructor.
We are proud to have an opportunity to collaborate with such a capacity.

David Dušek

Czech Republic

David has been diving since 2003 and vast majority of his 3000+ logged dives are cave and cavern dives. Despite being born in Czech republic, Mexican cave systems are his home for 20 years. He is a founding member of “Mexico Cave Survey” and member of MCEP and QUEST exploration projects. While extensive exploration beyond ordinary limits is his unceasing passion, his professional attitude is driven by implementing high training standards. David’s ability to artistically capture huge inner spaces belong to some of the finest in the industry. We are thrilled to welcome David in Liberty Divers Club.

Marcin Bramson

Poland

Marcin Bramson, a name synonymous with passion and proficiency in the underwater world, embarked on his aquatic adventure practically from childhood. His initial start into water sports took in 1999 during a windsurfing trip to Egypt, where he discovered the enchanting realm of scuba diving. This experience captivated him so profoundly that every spare moment thereafter was dedicated to diving.
By 2003, Marcin's fascination had deepened, propelling him into the realms of technical diving. Four years later, in 2007, he found the limitations of open circuit scuba to no longer satisfy his exploratory spirit. This led him to Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR), marking a new chapter in his underwater exploration. Since 2008, CCR technology has been his preferred and most frequently used configuration, reflecting his love for navigating through enigmatic caves and historic wrecks.
When the constraints of a conventional career began to interfere his underwater pursuits, Marcin decided to intertwine his dual passions for diving and imparting knowledge by going into the dive business. In 2010, he transitioned into an accredited instructor, dedicating two years to polish his pedagogical skills.
In 2012, his commitment to sharing the wonders of the deep led to the establishment of Deep Adventure, a school specializing in rebreather courses. Here, Marcin serves as a Rebreather Instructor Trainer, offering courses across all levels of CCR training. He shares his extensive knowledge and experience, amassed from various diving projects, with a keen focus on fostering a comprehensive learning environment for his students.
Marcin Bramson lives by the ethos that a true teacher should forever remain a diligent student, a principle that underpins his approach to both life and teaching. His story is not just about the mastery of the underwater world but also about the relentless pursuit of knowledge and the joy of sharing it with others.

Kurt Storms

Belgium

As a keen technical diver, Kurt didn’t accept the limitations of open circuit and entered the CCR diving world in 2014. Even though long cave dives and explorations of flooded mines are Kurt’s greatest joys, sharing gained knowledge with his students brings him equally powerful sense of fulfillment. Through his underwater photography he wants to collect and manifest the strong emotions he feels when discovering unordinary places. We are excited to welcome Kurt as a partner in Liberty Divers Club.

Enrico Bortolotti

Italy

Enrico, an author of 2 Federal Fias manuals, discovered bubble free diving in 1999. Whereas his love for CCR diving was clear right away, it was in 2015 when his emotional side met its rational counter part. As an electrotechnical engineer he fell in love with Divesoft solutions and CCR Liberty has become his exclusive breathing apparatus. In 2020 he added Liberty side mount unit to his kit and became expedition ready diver for the most demanding dives. He took part on Italian expedition to HMHS Britannic, as well as other expedition dives in Mediterranean. For Enrico, picking up new skills and knowledge is just as joyful as passing it onto his students and our club members.

Alan Whitehead

Malta

Alan has been diving for over 40 years, originally through CMAS but moved to PADI & IANTD in the mid 1990s. Previously owned The Diving Academy for over 10 years in the UK and started running Instructor courses in Malta using Divewise as a base...loved the centre so much and Maltese way of life they bought it! And then created Techwise in 2008.

Main focus is now CCR & Cave but teaches all levels of courses on single-cylinder, side mount, twinset and rebreather. He's a PADI Course Director and Tech Instructor Trainer, an IANTD Instructor Trainer, and a TDI Course Director & Instructor Trainer.

PJ Prinsloo

South Africa

PJ started his diving career as a commercial diver in South Africa and became a scuba instructor in 1996. Ten years later he discovered technical diving. Shortly after that he entered silent diving world and currently he is an instructor trainer for CCR Liberty side mount and back mount. PJ has been involved in a number of deep wreck expeditions in South Africa, Egypt and Malta. Even though observing elusive Coelacanth in deep canyons off Sodwana Bay and encounters with sharks in Pinnacles, in Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique are among his most memorable dives, being deep in a cave completely silent is what brings gives him the strongest thrill. In March 2020, PJ was nominated as a member of The Explorers Club. We are honored to have PJ as a partner in Liberty Divers Club.

Paul Vincent Toomer

South Africa

Innovation and tremendous passion for diving represent Paul's path in the diving industry from the very beginning. He learned diving in cold waters of Southern England and shortly after that he founded his dive center in London. Since 2002, technical and CCR diving are his main focus. His highly innovative ideas have resulted in many remarkable professional achievements, however the opportunity to work with friends in an amazing, passion-driven community is what Paul appreciates the most. Currently he acts as a president of RAID training agency. We are proud to welcome Paul in Liberty Divers Club as partner.

Michael Menduno

USA

Michael Menduno is an award-winning journalist and technologist who has written about diving and diving technology for more than 30 years. He coined the term “technical diving.” His magazine aquaCORPS: The Journal for Technical Diving (1990-1996), helped usher tech diving into mainstream sports diving and he produced the first Tek.Conferences and Rebreather Forums 1.0 and 2.0. Michael serves as the Editor-in-chief of GUE’s InDEPTH magazine and senior editor for DAN Europe’s Alert Diver. He is also a contributing editor for X-Ray, staff writer for DeeperBlue.- com, a board member of the Historical Diving Society (USA), and a member of the Rebreather Training Council.