By John Redmond
The Korean Underwater Sports Show (KUSPO) takes place in conjunction with the Seoul International Sports & Leisure Industry Show (SPOEX) at COEX from Feb. 22 to 25.
Last year over 61,000 people attended SPOEX, and this year sees the inclusion of the Asia-Pacific arm of the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI).
SPOEX includes outdoor, camping and bike shows.
The NAUI story begins with a shared vision of what quality scuba training should be and a commitment to “Dive Safety Through Education.”
Recreational diving in North America traces its roots to 1948 when Jacques Cousteau convinced Rene Bussoz to import self-contained underwater breathing units he called Aqua-Lungs, but it wasn’t until the late 1960s that the term “scuba diver” became the accepted name for Aqua-Lung users.
The Aqua-Lung would, for the first time, allow divers to stay underwater much longer than they could on a single breath. In those early days, the only training a new diver received was a warning not to hold their breath.
Since then the NAUI has grown to become an internationally recognized organization.
Contact NAUI Asia-Pacific training manager William Tong at
For more information.