Rene L

Rene L. Rojas

         Rene Rojas started diving as a teenager in Chile. The call from the Ocean was so strong for him that he made diving his career and sport diving his life long commitment. He progressed very fast from the local to the National and then to the World level in spearfishing competition. After moving to the USA at the beginning of 1977, he kept himself busy learning the English language and making a living, besides learning the California waters. After joining the dive club Los Angeles Fathomiers in 1982 he qualified to enter his first Nationals in Kona Hawaii and his first Pacific Coast Championship in Santa Cruz California. He kept competing until the present day. He is proud that he was able to represent Chile originally and then the USA in World Championship competition around the world. His last participations were as Captain of the team USA in the Worlds in Iquique, Chile and in the Panamericanos in Lima.
         Rene was sponsored by OMER in 2002 and he had the chance to use their equipment for the first time. Today he still proudly uses exclusively Omer’s line of gear which he regards as the best.
         Some of Rene’s best diving memories are the dives he made around the world and also the friendships he developed with older and younger divers all over. This year is not different with the added responsibility of working with a young Team USA. The challenge is big but having such enthusiastic and energetic group of divers makes you look forward to work together


        Rene L. Rojas
        Anaheim, CA

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