| 1934
April
Balcombe and Sheppard first attempt Swildon's Sump 1.
1935
Balcombe and Powell reach chamber 7, Wookey Hole, in a series of
dives in standard dress.
1936 October
Sheppard passes Sump 1, Swildon's hole, using a home made dry suit
fed by a football inflator pump
1936 November
Balcombe adds an oxygen cylinder to his home made B.A. and becomes
self contained. He passes Sump 2, Swildon's Hole
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