Found out the first commercial diving school opened way earlier than I thought

I was reading an old industry magazine online and saw that the first proper commercial diving school in the U.S. started in 1968, over 50 years ago. I always figured formal training was a much newer thing than that. Has anyone else come across other surprising bits of diving history?

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fisher.diana2mo ago

I mean, 1968 isn't that crazy early for a trade school, lol. People were building bridges and ships way before that, so they had to learn somewhere. Just seems like a normal timeline to me.

wright.cole2mo ago

Right, but @fisher.diana, the school part is what's new. People were just winging it before that.

wrenstone17d ago

Yeah I just sorta learned on the job myself back when I started. Picked up most of what I know from watching older guys and making a bunch of mistakes.