Barnum Bailey Lambert

Barney had over fifty years of diving experience using military, commercial, research and sport diving equipment of all types. He logged over 20,000 dives with over 18,000 hours underwater. Since 1952, He logged 3,864 rebreather dives with 4,282 hours underwater. His rebreather experience extends to almost every unit used by the military, commercial and sports market.

Testing Rebreathers, 1995

His teaching experience embodied most every form and type of underwater breathing equipment. He was a YMCA Scuba Instructor from 1960 to 1966, and a NAUI SCUBA Instructor "Lifetime" since 1966. In 1968, while on active military duty, He participated in the development of curriculum and taught during the first semester of the Santa Barbara Marine Technology program. Upon military retirement in 1971, he worked for the U.S. Government as a technical strategic planner for underwater programs. Barney became an ANDI Safe Air Instructor in 1997 and an MDEA Rebreather Instructor Evaluator.

Barney, "During my life as a diver I have used and abused the marine environment. I was late to realize the fragileness of the water world. I designed the FROG rebreather to be more compatible with sea life. I hope my efforts will compensate for my many offences to sea life. Better something than nothing".

Barney, Teaching Diving Equipment Use, 1966

Barney, Teaching Commercial Divers, 1968