INTRODUCING THE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2025
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INDUCTEES
Hidy Yu Hiu-Tung
Michelle Cove
Anne Hasson
Rosemary E. Lunn
Hidy Yu Hiu-Tung is an international actress and model with 19 years of scuba diving experience. A dedicated marine advocate, she has led ghost net cleanups in Hong Kong since 2019 and, in 2023, became ADEX Singapore's Ghost Net Ambassador, completing a 23-hour nonstop cleanup in Sabah.
Michelle Cove played a key role in building Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas into one of the Caribbean’s largest dive operations. A passionate advocate for shark safety and marine conservation, she now owns and operates Albany and Lyford Cay Watersports through Resort Lifestyle Ltd., offering premier diving and watersports experiences in the Bahamas.
Anne Hasson revolutionised liveaboard scuba diving by launching the Cayman Aggressor in 1984 and expanding Aggressor Adventures to 24 dive yachts, lodges, and eco- cruises worldwide. A 2010 Women Divers Hall of Fame inductee, she also serves on the Sea of Change Foundation’s Board, supporting global conservation.
Rosemary E. Lunn is a globally respected diving instructor with PADI IDC Staff, BSAC Advanced, Trimix, and CCR certifications, teaching both in the UK and internationally. She made history as the first non-military civilian and first female diver to join the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Diving Standards Team.
EARLY PIONEERS
Simone Melchior Cousteau Simone Melchior Cousteau was a pioneering French explorer, widely recognised as the first woman scuba diver and aquanaut, and the beloved wife and partner of legendary oceanographer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
In 1963, Simone made history by becoming the world’s first female aquanaut when she visited the Conshelf II undersea habitat in the Red Sea.
Women Divers Hall of Fame The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is an international non-profit honour society dedicated to celebrating women divers and supporting the next generation. Founded by leaders in the diving community, Jennifer King, founder of the Women’s Scuba Association; Patty Newell Mortara, co-founder of Women Underwater; Carol Rose, President of the Underwater Society of America; Hillary Viders, Ph.D., an award-winning writer and speaker; Capt. Kathy Weydig, Instructor Trainer and Course Director with NAUI and SDI/TDI and Zig Zighan, President of Beneath the Sea, Inc.
WDHOF has awarded $915,000 in scholarships and grants since 2002, benefiting 700 individuals pursuing diving careers or enhancing their skills.
Join us on September 20, 2025, for the Induction Ceremony on Grand Cayman www.isdhf.com
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