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Gold Medalist and PADI Diver Alana Nichols

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Updated by Emily Bates on <time class="updated" datetime="2017-10-10T16:36:05-07:00">October 10, 2017</time>
PADI Diver Alana Nichols After Alana Nichols, a Paralympic athlete in Wheelchair Basketball, Sprint Kayaking, and Alpine Skiing, won three gold Olympic medals, she decided to take her game beneath the surface. While attempting a back flip on her snowboard at the age of 17, Nichols suffered a spinal cord injury. Since then, she’s been an advocate for people […]

9 Reasons to Be Obsessed with Orcas

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Updated by Sarah Morlock on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-05T13:55:51-07:00">April 05, 2021</time>
orca facts Orcas, also known as killer whales and blackfish, are the largest member of the dolphin family and one of the world’s shrewdest predators. Killer whales are not, in fact, whales; but they occasionally attack whales and also great white sharks. Basic facts about orcas: A male orca can grow up to 32 feet (9.6 meters) […]

Combining a Passion for Diving with a Passion for Conservation

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Updated by Peta King
Photo by Resa Janssen Like many divers, the team from The Dive Shack, feel a responsibility to protect our ocean planet. So when they saw the chance to combine an upcoming dive trip with conservation activities they jumped at the chance. Earlier in the year, eleven divers travelled with The Dive Shack team to Amed, […]

Changing Lives One Dive at a Time with Cody Unser

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Updated by Ocean Allison on <time class="updated" datetime="2022-01-18T07:08:42-08:00">January 18, 2022</time>
Cody Unser PADI AmbassaDiver ™ Cody Unser is one of the youngest women to be inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and the first woman with a disability to receive the award. Her foundation, the Cody Unser First Step Foundation (CUFSF) has enabled thousands of individuals with disabilities to scuba dive, and she travels around […]

5 Dive Industry Leading Ladies on the Women Who Inspire Them

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Updated by Emily Bates on <time class="updated" datetime="2017-07-24T11:29:54-07:00">July 24, 2017</time>
Patricia_Wuest PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and guest blogger, Brooke Morton reached out to five leading women in diving to hear about the inspiring female role models that influenced them to become the game changers they are today. Jillian Morris– Shark Researcher and Founder of Sharks 4 Kids “My scuba hero is Cristina Zenato. I have […]