In conversation with...British cave diver and Thai rescue hero Jason Mallinson
Jason explains how and why he began cave diving, how he deals with claustrophobia and his world record for the deepest cave dive in Pozo Azul, northern Spain. Jason's record currently stands at nearly 9,000 metres, or to be exact 8.8 kilometres, also known as 5.5 miles
Interview with Huddersfield-born Jason Mallinson
Jason Mallinson was one of the British cave divers flown in to save the Wild Boars football team and their coach, who were trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non Caves in 2018. Here, Jason talks about how he got into cave diving, feeling claustrophobic and his world record for the deepest cave dive in Pozo Azul.
Jason was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to cave diving exploration and rescue during the summer's July graduation ceremonies. Read the full story: http://hud.ac/fp2 and subtitles accompanying the video can be accessed by watching the video on YouTube.
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