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Jacques Cousteau – The Father of Scuba Diving

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Trevor Sanford

Trevor was the eMarketing Executive for PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa for three years (ending March 2014). A PADI Master Scuba Diver & Tec Deep Diver with an interest in Sidemount diving, Trevor dived a diverse number of locations including the Red Sea, Mediterranean, Maldives and a number of Swiss lakes and rivers.
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The octopus is much more than eight legs and tiny suction cups.
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