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Chairman
Lim Geok Khoon
EDITOR’S NOTE
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PUBLISHER
John Thet | [e-mail]
EDITORIAL
Senior Editor
Diego A. Garcia | [e-mail]
Associate Editor
Ian Bongso-Seldrup | [e-mail]
Online Editor
Terence Koh | [e-mail]
DESIGN
Assistant Art Director
Justin (Tin Htwe) | [e-mail]
Web/IT
Dutch Catalon | [e-mail]
Alexey Molchanov
“Freediving for me is my life, work, and an opportunity to travel and meet interesting people.
Freediving gives me the chance to do what I love and get great satisfaction from what I am doing”
– Alexey Molchanov
There is nothing so pure as donning a simple pair of fins, snapping on a mask, and chomping
down on a snorkel bit before a beach entry into a silvery turquoise lagoon. Don’t get me wrong
-- scuba has been a dear friend for the past 20 years and always will be. But freediving is like a
first love, the one that taught us how to move through this three-dimensional world. Together
we felt the wonder at the profound beauty of life, but also learned that without respect, all is lost.
Freediving gifts us a liquid paradox of possessing the ultimate freedom within limits that are
non-negotiable. Ecstasy and disaster living side by side. A combination that is irresistible
to many who contributed to these pages.
Dive free my friends, and get back to what you truly love.
ADVERTISING/MARKETING &
ADEX (ASIA DIVE EXPO)
Regional Account Managers
Desmond Ho | [e-mail]
Jason Tan | [e-mail]
Jasmine Tee | [e-mail]
Project & Events Manager
Ellfrance Phang | [e-mail]
Marketing Manager
Nora Ismail | [e-mail]
Events & Marketing Assistant Manager
Karter Lee | [e-mail]
Marketing Executive
Keng Chia Jin | [e-mail]
CIRCULATIONS/PRODUCTION
Traffic/Production/Circulation Senior Manager
Victor Ow | [e-mail]
MEDIA CORRESPONDENTS
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Indonesia Cipto Aji Gunawan
Japan Keiichi Arantani
Russia Andrey Bizyukin
North America Matt Weiss
Germany Dietmar W. Fuchs
Diego A. Garcia
Senior Editor
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MEDIA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF
SINGAPORE AWARDS
Publisher of the Year 2014, 2015, 2018
John THET
Editor of the Year 2015
Alice GRAINGER
Designer of the Year 2018 (Silver)
Tin Htwe JUSTIN
Special Interest Media of the Year 2014
ASIAN DIVER
ASIA DIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
Silent Hero of Marine Conservation 2014
Dive Industry Publisher of the Year 2015
John THET
On the coveR
Filipino actress Sarah Lahbati
perfectly encapsulates the
title of this photo, Allure, while
freediving in Bauan, Batangas,
Philippines
Image ©Martin Zapanta
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ISSN 0218-3064
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