Past Masters : Brett Revisited
Posted By Nicolas Danan on 5 October 2003
"When I first started training I lived on Cayman Brac and was inspired by Pipin. I would work a full day at work as a diving instructor then go home and spend at least two hours training, after that all I wanted to do was to sleep!"-Brett LeMaster-
On the road to the Blue Hole, I found myself stopping in Albuquerque, at the Scuba Adventures dive shop, to get some extra weight. It was the first time since California that I was to dive my 5mm suit. Panama had spoiled me with its 85F waters. I was back to the cold temps!
Wayne, a scuba instructor who teaches at Scuba Adventures, helped me to figure out what I needed for this particular occasion. The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, New Mexico is one of the most unique geological phenomenons in the Southwestern U.S.A. Its crystal clear blue, bell shaped pool delivers up to 3,000 gallons of water per minute at a constant 64 degree (F) temperature. It is thermally heated by underground springs. The Blue Hole is 81 feet deep, 60 feet in diameter at the surface, and widens to 130 feet in diameter at the bottom. Wayne told me that his students do their bopen water training dives there. Due to the small amount of weight I asked him to give me, he was curious to know what kind of diving I was going to do. When I told him I was heading to the Blue Hole to go freediving, his face lit up and he said: "I used to work with a guy who trained there, you might have heard of him. His name is Brett LeMaster. He worked with us for a while and then moved to the Caymans..."
Of course I had heard of him! Inspired by the whole conversation and after an incredible training session in the crystal clear water of the Blue Hole I decided to contact Brett for an interview. I had practiced in the same water of a world record holder! I felt somehow we had something in common.
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