David Apperley
David Apperley is an
In 2003 Tanya Streeter, world record free diver, employed Apperley to lead a group of safety divers to the British West Indies to act as support for the world record attempt. While support team Leader, Apperley also acted as deep-water support for Tanya on her 160m dive, diving in excess of 150 meters.[2]
In the 2011, Apperley was Safety Diver and stunt double for the character Frank McGuire in the cave diving feature film Sanctum.[citation needed]
Awards
Apperley was the recipient of the inaugural "OZTeK Diver of the Year" award in 2000 for his RMS Niagara and the Pearse River resurgence explorations. He is a founding member and one of the lead exploration divers with the Sydney Project[3] and continues to explore the deep caves and wrecks of Australia & New Zealand.[4] Along with Australian cave divers Paul Hosie and Paul Garske, he has been recognised as a member of the World Exploration Team of Divers in Advanced Diver Magazine.[5]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.trimixdivers.com/Navigate.do?tableName=caves_reports&code=pearse_report_2001_dave[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Welcome to the Sydney Project Dive Team Website - Team Members". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Sydney Project | Exploring the Underwater Cultural Heritage of Australia".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Wetmember". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.