He built the “diving engine,” which was an underwater oak cylinder supplied with compressed air from the surface.

Cushions and protects the nose. Some masks have the purge valve, a little flap valve located at the bottom of nose pocket that helps in removing the water has entered the masks.

This helps prevent the mask from fogging up

Holds the mask to the face underwater.

A snorkeling equipment which serves as the viewing device in appreciating the world beneath the water

An English merchant seaman, developed the first self-contained diving gear that used compressed oxygen and not compressed air.

A soft flexible material that seats the mask around the face.

This aquatic activity originated from the Carib word ‘kenu’ which means dugout.

This kind of snorkel has the most basic part, the solid tube and the mouthpiece. Sometimes, this can be bent to a specific shape.

They provide the the necessary locomotion to propel effortlessly in the water.