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Bret Clifton Gilliam (February 3, 1951 – October 8, 2023) was an American pioneering technical diver. He was most famous as co-founder of the certification agency Technical Diving International along with Mitch Skaggs , and as the one time holder of the world record for deep diving on air . [1]
Widely sought as an expert witness and litigation strategist in diving, watersports, maritime, shipping, crewing, safety protocols and emergency medical response, he has appeared in nearly 400 legal cases since 1973 in the U.S. and International court systems.
Oct 9, 2023 · Bret Gilliam co-founded TDI, broke deep diving records, and authored 72 books on diving. He also served as an expert witness, consultant, and publisher in the diving industry.
Oct 11, 2023 · Technical diving pioneer Bret Gilliam, the co-founder of Technical Diving International (TDI), has passed away at his home in Maine, after struggling with illness following a stroke earlier this year.
Oct 9, 2023 · The global diving industry is mourning the loss of technical diving pioneer Bret Gilliam, who died yesterday (8 October) aged 72. Earlier this year he had suffered a significant stroke that led to a form of vascular dementia, and he had sadly not been well for some time.
If you love scuba diving, deep dark waters, decompression procedures and mixed gas theory, you must have heard the name many times: Bret Gilliam, a revolutionary trailblazer in the dive world. Over the past few decades, he has changed the way scuba diving is practiced.
Oct 9, 2023 · Trailblazing technical diver, deep diving record holder and prolific author Bret Gilliam has died, aged 72. In a professional career spanning more than five decades, Gilliam co-founded dive training agencies Technical Diving International (TDI), Scuba Diving International (SDI), and Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI), as ...
