
We found some time to catch up with Michele Felberg, the 2015 Rolex Scholarship recipient, when she wasn’t busy volunteering to save sharks in South Australia, training to run a marathon or traveling around the world diving. Although Michele’s first dive might not have been an epic one, this didn’t stop her from continuing to dive in the same spot for the […]

Nouf Alosaimi – PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer in Saudi Arabia Rising to the challenge of being a female dive instructor in Saudi Arabia, Nouf Alosaimi continues to inspire and educate women across the country. Nouf’s PADI® story begins back in 2008 in Manchester City in the UK when she was completing her undergraduate degree […]

Get involved with PADI Women’s Dive Day this year at one of the numerous events being held around the globe in order to help build awareness and engage more women in diving. It’s a great opportunity to get fellow females, friends and family members in your life together for a fun day of scuba! In […]
Ocean Attack: An ethological perspective on society’s methods of responding to shark attacks in Australia. By Dr. Erika Sullivan, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor In response to recent shark attacks in Australia, I am writing to provide a professional perspective on why baiting and killing sharks on drum-lines is neither beneficial nor productive to […]

Drew Richardson, PADI President and Chief Executive Officer, Danny Dwyer, PADI Asia Pacific Vice President, Hans Ullrich, PADI Asia Pacific Regional Manager, and Paul Lim, Pro Dive Cairns General Manager, joined the lucky 150,000th student, Felix Tam, and his PADI Instructor, Simon Daxer, on the Pro Dive Cairns boat to celebrate. Also on board were […]

The 2016 PADI Women’s Dive Day is fast approaching. In anticipation of the event on the 16th of July, we’re interviewing several women who are inspiring to divers and non-divers alike. We sat down with PADI Course Director, Anna Schmitt who is based at Panorama Divers in Hurghada, Egypt. Anna, why and how did you […]