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Interview with Jakub Šimánek

Words
Nikola Valtosova
Images
Miloslav Dvoracek, Eva Simankova,
Martin Strmiska, Dusan Urban
and Dan Valek
Jakub Šimánek diving in Egypt
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Jakub Šimánek lives for diving and dives for a living. He inherited his passion for the underwater world from his father at a young age. Currently, a Factory Instructor Trainer for the Liberty closed circuit rebreather (CCR), Jakub has been a part of the development team at the dive equipment manufacturer Divesoft since 2012.

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