Art
Pinder
Art started spearfishing in the 1930’s with his father and brothers. They used slings and were considered the best in the world. Art led a colorful life -- he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, was a model, a pilot, a yacht Captain, a nightclub owner, served in the Coast Guard, and appeared on many TV shows. See Art's new biography at
www.artpinder.net
Robert
Croft
Pioneer,
Researcher,
Navy
Instructor,
and in
1967 the
first
person
to
freedive
beyond
200 feet
(the
first
and only
American
to break
world
records
in the
early
days of
the
sport).
Bob was
a
submariner
in the
US Navy
and
worked
in
submarine
bailout
training.
He
pioneered
the
technique
"packing"
now used
by
modern
freedivers.
The
first
record
on blood
shifting
in
humans
was
discovered
while
studying
Bob
during
his
dives.
He
continued
to serve
as a
Navy
diver
for many
more
years
and is
now an
ambassador
for the
sport.
Dimitris
Kollias
Dimitris
was born
in
Greece
and
became
fascinated
with the
aegean
waters
early
on. At
18 he
shot his
first
“rofos”
grouper,
a
legendary
fish
among
Mediterranean
spearos.
Currently,
he
travels
to
practice
selective
hunting
of fish,
such as
dentex
and
tuna. He
has
written
many
articles
for
diving
magazines
and
became
editor-in-chief
of two.
In 2002,
he
published
"Spearfishing,
the Full
Method".
In 2004,
he
started
Deep
magazine
in
Greece.
In 2009,
he
started
Deep
Worldwide
which is
published
in
English
www.deepww.com.
He is a
former
member
of the
Greek
national
team, a
CMAS
freediving
instructor,
a Judge
and
instructor
for AIDA
International,
and an
experienced
U/W
videographer
and
photographer.
But
foremost,
a
passionate
spearo.
Hank
Juntunen
and
Gauge
Hank and
Gauge
work for
the FWC
Law
Enforcement.
They
have
been
working
together
for 1 ˝
years
and
completed
an
intense
480-hour
police
K-9
training
academy.
Gauge, a
2 ˝ year
old
black
lab, is
certified
by the
United
Police
Canine
Association
in
tracking
and game
detection.
Hank is
a
dedicated
FWC
employee
and also
an
accomplished
freediving
spearfisherman.
He has
placed
high
enough
at
Nationals
to
attend
the last
Worlds
competition
as an
alternate
on the
US men's
team.
Hank and
Gauge
will
perform
a
special
K-9
demonstration
on game
detection.
Erin
Magee
Erin is
a US
National
Champion
freediver
who
broke
the
women's
longstanding
US
National
Record
in
Constant
Ballast
with a
dive to
233
feet.
She is
an
instructor
for
Performance
Freediving
International,
an
instructional
organization
dedicated
to
helping
divers
explore
their
potential
and
increase
their
safety
in
freediving.
She
works
alongside
renowned
freediving
coach
and
instructor
Kirk
Krack
and
world
champion
Mandy-Rae
Cruickshank
teaching
throughout
the
country.
www.performancefreediving.com
Steve
Waters
Steve
has been
the
Outdoors
Writer
for the
Sun
Sentinel
for
nearly
21 years
and the
Orlando
Sentinel
has been
running
his
stories
for
almost a
year.
During
his
career,
he has
written
about
inshore,
offshore
and
freshwater
fishing,
scuba
diving,
freediving,
spearfishing,
lobstering,
and
scalloping.
He also
has done
stories
about
sailing,
hunting,
boating,
kayaking
and
canoeing,
covered
boat
shows,
regattas
and
fishing
tournaments
and has
written
about
environmental
issues
ranging
from the
Gulf oil
spill to
Everglades
restoration
to the
health
of South
Florida's
coral
reefs.
He is a
certified
scuba
diver
and
recently
got
serious
about
freediving.
Bill
Kyser
Bill
Kyser's
assignments
as a
firefighter/paramedic,
commercial
deep sea
diver,
and as a
USAF
combat
rescue
team
member
gave him
an
appreciation
for
sound
health
and
fitness.
Fitness
is more
than
looking
good;
it's
being
able to
engage
life at
a higher
level.
For
divers,
that
means
safer
more
enjoyable
dives,
whether
on scuba
or a
single
breath.
The
purpose
of
Diving
into
Fitness
Workshop
is to
reveal
the best
elements
of
strength,
endurance,
leanness,
and
flexibility,
and to
help you
create
the
right
training
regimen
for your
style of
diving.
www.professionalfitnesstrainer.com
Tone
Calle
Tone
followed
several
generations
of
spearfishermen
and wood
craftsmenin
his
family
line,
and he
is an
industrial
designer
by
trade.
He
specializes
in
"outa-the-box"
designed
equipment
to help
fill the
coller.
His
specially
crafted
custom-made
wooden
spear
guns
have the
latest
innovation
in
design
and the
best
materials
available.
Each
speargun
is hand
crafted
- unique
in
power,
accuracy,
craftsmanship,
reliability
and Tone
will be
sharing
his
know-how
on
speargun
building.
www.settingsteelspeargear.com
Ray
Marquez
"Trigger
Ray" is
a
veteran
diver of
the oil
rigs in
the Gulf
but now
living
in Ft.
Lauderdale.
He is
President
of
Kayuba,
a kayak
diving
club
that
caters
to all
aspects
of
diving.
Ray is a
certified
advanced
freediver,
spearfisherman,
expert
lobster
hunter
and
passionate
kayak
diver.
He will
show how
to
properly
set up,
launch,
and
return
with all
your
gear.
For more
information
on
Kayuba
go to
www.kayuba.org
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Dr.
Daryl
Wong
Dr.
Daryl
Wong is
a
dentist
from
Hawaii
and is
one of
the
premier
builders
of
custom-made
spearguns
used
around
the
world.
He is
also an
accomplished
spearo
and
world
record
holder,
constantly
experimenting
with
different
designs
and
techniques.
He
enjoys
reef and
bluewater
hunting
and
loves
traveling
to meet
new
friends
or
hosting
them in
his own
back
yard.
He is
known
for his
generosity,
often
sponsoring
women
and
juniors,
and for
his kind
spirit
of
aloha.
www.wongspearguns.com.
Dan
MacMahon
Dan
MacMahon
is one
of the
most
respected
spearfishermen
in
the
state of
Florida,
due to
his
skill
and
character.
He has
won
major
tournaments
multiple
times
and has
speared
the
state’s
largest
Warsaw
grouper
at 403
pounds.
He is
Spearfishing
Magazine’s
2006 Spearo
of the
Year.
He is
an
accomplished
freediver,
scuba
diver,
and
technical
diver,
sometimes
going to
depths
exceeding
400
feet.
His
passion
for
spearing
comes
through
in his
story-telling
and he
continues
to be a
role
model
and a
guiding
influence
on many
other
spearos.
Lt. Dave
Bingham
Lt. Dave
Bingham
has been a
Florida
conservation
law
enforcement
officer
for
twenty-one
years.
He
started
his
profession
with the
Florida
Marine
Patrol
during
the mid
80's and
was a
dive
team
leader
in the
early
90's,
conducting
underwater
crime
scene
investigations
and
assisting
with
reef
damage
assessments.
His
agency
deals
with
inland
and
marine
related
conservation
issues
and
enforcement,
as well
as all
types of
boating
safety
regulations.
He is
especially
good at
clarifying
any
questions
regarding
spearfishing
regulations
in
Florida.
www.myfwc.com.
Tom Mount
Tom Mount is the
Chairman of the Board for IANTD.
www.iantd.com. His career includes military, research,
and
saturation diving. Tom has logged in excess of 11,000 dives including
caves, wrecks, and dives deeper than 200 ft. Tom developed standards and
training programs for technical and
rebreather diving and is one of the most all around experienced divers in
the world. Tom is also a photographer, Master in Martial Arts, licensed CG
Captain, and airplane pilot. Tom has received dozens of awards for his
contributions, including diving's most presigious NOGI award.
Cathy
Sisco
Cathy,
an
author
of
marine
life
books
for
children,
has six
books
for ages
5 to 8
and ages
8+
published
with
many
more
waiting
in the
wings.
Formerly
a
teacher
and now
a
writer,
Cathy
looks
under
the sea
for
characters
and
backdrops
that
provide
the
greatest
entertainment.
Several
years
ago,
Cathy
moved to
Austin,
Texas
from
South
Florida
for
work.
She
didn’t
know
then
that she
had sand
in her
shoes.
Feeling
“landlocked”,
she
quickly
moved
back to
South
Florida
and
started
her
writing
affair
with the
sea and
the
magnificent
creatures
living
in it.
Nikole
Ordway
Nikole
is from
San
Diego
and
started
diving
at 12.
She
joined
the SDSU
Team and
graduated
with a
degree
in
Biology
and
Zoology.
She
worked
as a
dolphin
trainer/dive
supervisor
for the
US
Navy's
Mammal
program
for four
years.
Nikole
has her
Captain's
license
and is
an
accomplished
freediver.
She now
lives in
Ft.
Lauderdale
and is a
PADI
Master
Instructor
working
for
Force-E,
one of
South
Florida's
premiere
dive
shops.
Check
out
Nikole's
adventures
at
www.force-e.com
or on
Facebook.
Jim
Mathie
Jim,
also
known as
"Chiefy",
is a
retired
Division
Chief
with
Deerfield
Beach
Fire
Rescue.
He is an
avid
diver
and has
been
lobstering
for more
than 25
years.
He
recently
authored
"Catching
the Bug,
The
Comprehensive
Guide to
Catching
the
Florida
Spiny
Lobster."
Chiefy
has been
written
about in
the
Sun-Sentinel
newspaper
and
featured
on the
Paul and
Young
Ron
Morning
Radio
Show. He
will be
sharing
lobstering
tips and
tricks
at the
Expo.
www.chiefy.net
AST3 Bob
Hovey
Petty
Officer
Bob
Hovey
hails
from
eastern
North
Carolina,
where he
grew up
fishing
around
Moorhead
City and
the
outer
Banks.
He
remains
an avid
diver
and
fisherman,
logging
over 250
dives
and
participating
in many
offshore
tournaments
from
Jacksonville,
FL to
the
Keys. He
graduated
from the
U.S.
Coast
Guard's
esteemed
Rescue
Swimmer
School
in early
2008,
and has
been
involved
in
multiple
offshore
rescues
in South
Florida,
with
seven
lives
saved.
Bobbi
Cooper
Bobbi
simply
loves to
dive.
She's an
experienced
Dive
Master
and Tech
Diver
and has
been
diving
for 15
years.
Spearfishing
and
lobstering
are two
of her
favorite
pastimes
and she
can be
found
underwater
on most
weekends
or
traveling
to find
a great
new dive
spot.
Bobbi
has been
assisting
with The
Blue
Wild for
the past
several
years.
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