Dive legend Neal Watson re-elected president of Bahamas Diving Assn

Neal Watson has been re-elected as president of the Bahamas Diving Association for another two-year term.

Watson was a pioneer in the dive resort business, starting his first dive operation in Freeport, Bahamas in 1965.

He has been involved in owning and operating hotels, establishing a chain of dive operations, working in the treasure salvage business, stunt coordinator for the movie and TV industry, owned and operated an airline charter company and established a chain of Neal Watson’s Undersea Adventure franchise dive operations in the Bahamas and Caribbean.

In 1985 Watson moved to Fort Lauderdale from Bimini and established Neal Watson’s Undersea Adventures as a Florida Corporation. Shortly thereafter he started USA Travel Network, Inc., which is an ARC accredited tour company specialising in diving and adventure sports travel.

Watson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Dive Equipment & Marketing Association, which is the World Trade Association for the diving industry; and is Chair of the Bahamas Dive Marketing Committee.

Personal achievements include breaking the World Scuba Depth Record, diving 437ft on compressed air as well as breaking the World Underwater Distance Record by swimming 66 miles underwater, non-stop without surfacing.

Stuart Cove, owner of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas in Nassau and Stuart Cove’s Tiger Beach Safaris on Grand Bahama Island, was re-elected vice president.

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