diVe professionals
Why Pros Rely On Atomic?
Tim Simond
Author of “Dive in Style”
When you make your living in the water, you want your
When we set out to make Dive In Style,
dive equipment to perform flawlessly, be comfortable and
it was clear we were going to be doing
a great deal of travelling in some pretty
require low maintenance. Atomic Aquatics is honored to remote locations. The aim was to combine
have been chosen by some of the most renowned scuba
25 of the worlds great dive spots with
an equivalent number of the most stylish
diving professionals around the world. We are humbled
resorts and live-aboards. To reduce our list
to just 25 meant we had to visit many more
that the dive pros on these pages offered us their praise
resorts, some not making the cut, and all
for the Atomic products they rely upon everyday...and we
over a 12 month period; consequently we
needed our dive gear to be both light as
thank them for being Atomic divers.
well as totally reliable.
Eric Cheng
Amos Nachoum
Underwater Photographer
Underwater Photographer
“I’ve been on Atomic Aquatics regulators
Simply because today, more than anytime
(currently, the T2) for most of my diving
in history, we have the best specially
career, and it’s the one piece of gear I
designed equipment to handle the cold
almost never think about. I always know
water and provide the safety margin
that it’s going to give me an easy breath of
that is required under these challenging
air no matter where -- or what position -- I
conditions. For our breathing apparatus
put myself in, underwater.”
we have regulators specifically designed to
operate flawlessly in freezing water. I have
experimented with a few and the Atomic
Stephen Frink,
Aquatics M1 does very well for me. Never
The “Atomic Diver”
freezes and never free flows – always easy
to breath when I need it most.
Underwater Photographer
& Journalist
Eric Hanauer
On a recent trip to Raja Ampat, I happily
found myself the “Atomic Diver”, diving
Underwater Photographer
with mask, regulator, and fins by Atomic
& Author
Aquatics.
“Atomic Aquatics’ Ti2 combines two
Actually, the mask had been my favorite
features that were once considered to be
for quite some time. Once I discovered
mutually exclusive: high performance and
the comfort the Atomic frameless (black,
rock-solid reliability. For two years, I’ve
of course, to block extraneous light hitting
just been able to mount it on the tank and
the camera’s groundglass) and optical
forget it, regardless of depth, workload,
superiority of the UltraClear lenses, I
or conditions. I torture-tested a prototype
immediately adopted that as my preferred
in the salty, arid climate of the Red Sea,
“shooter” mask. However, the regulator
washing it only once during a month of
and fins were new to me. But once I tried
heavy-duty diving. Despite that, it went
them, they immediately become preferred
a year and half before needing its first
gear as well.
overhaul. That’s the sort of performance I
can depend on, dive after dive. “
Rey Castillo
Live-Aboard Divemaster
Susan Shaw
President, Divegear, Inc.
“I have worked as a PADI Dive Instructor
aboard the Solmar V live-aboard for many “The diversity of diving has certainly
years, making trips to the Rev Islands put Atomic Aquatics to the test!! I dive
(more commonly known as Socorro), locally in cold water & very sandy beach
the Sea of Cortez and more recently to conditions. My regulator has yet to free
Guadalupe Island. In December 2000 I flow in these rough conditions. When
had the opportunity to try a pair of Atomic traveling, as in Sipadan, every first dive
SpitFins. I’ve used them on every trip starts at about 130 ft., yet, I don’t notice
since, diving several times a day, almost any differences in breathing at the varied
every day of the week. The SplitFins allow depths. I hand carry my regulator on the
me to move easily and quickly through the plane, so, its lightness certainly is a plus.
water, even in places where there is surge I know the Titanium doesn’t corrode, so,
or current. This allows me to easily and I feel confident traveling to remote areas
confidently look after my clients.” which have no fresh water rinses.
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