BIRD, Lizzie
UK
Last updated: March 9, 2017 at 17:35 pm
BSAC National Instructor; first female British Sub Aqua Club National Diving Officer (1999-2004); author of The Wreck Diving Manual and The Diving Instructor’s Manual; winner of the BSAC Jacques Cousteau/Aqualung Award (2004).
Honours and Awards:
BSAC Jacques Cousteau/Aqualung Award (2004)
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