Jim Bowden
American technical diver, known as a cave diver and as a deep diver
About Jim Bowden
Jim Bowden was an American cave diver and technical diver.
Jim Bowden is an American technical diver, known as a cave diver and as a deep diver. In 1994 he set a world record, since broken, by diving to . He is one of only thirty-five people who have dived below a depth of on self-contained breathing apparatus. He has also made six dives under .
He was attempting a dual descent with Sheck Exley in the dive which resulted in Exley's death.
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Who was Jim Bowden?
American technical diver, known as a cave diver and as a deep diver
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Jim Bowden was a cave diver and technical diver.
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Jim Bowden was American.
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