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Pia Venegas: Shark Girl

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Updated by Danielle Schofield on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-06-20T08:35:04-07:00">June 20, 2016</time>
Life in the city, traffic, and the daily office grind are a few of the many reasons that Pia took to the diving world.  Her aspirations of adventure, wanderlust, and a carefree lifestyle propelled her to leave her job and her country, and become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Now, 29 year […]

Visit PADI at ADEX Singapore 2016

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Updated by Brooke McConnell on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-31T21:24:08-07:00">March 31, 2021</time>
Asia Dive Expo (ADEX), the longest running and largest dive expo in Asia, is celebrating its 21st anniversary in 2016. A must-attend event for anyone interested or involved in the world of diving, this expo has seen a continual increase in visitors over the years, with ADEX 2015 attracting over 41,000 visitors over three days. […]

Transformational Scuba

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Updated by Drew Schneier on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-30T15:45:32-07:00">March 30, 2016</time>
Guest post by Jill Heinerth In my predictable middle-class family, dinners were normally shared around the table and television viewing was limited, with strict parental supervision. But, every Sunday night we were permitted to eat in the family room and watch Jacques Cousteau don slick rubber neoprene, and descend into a world of wonder. He traveled […]

Annelie Pompe: Freediving Legend and Explorer

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-06T16:49:20-07:00">May 06, 2021</time>
Annelie Pompe Start small by exploring the world around you… Annelie Pompe is a Swedish adventurer, motivational speaker, coach, author and photographer, and her achievements include a world record freedive to 126m, as well as being the first Swedish woman to summit Everest from the north side. PADI Regional Manager Jonas Samuelsson interviewed this truly inspiring freediver […]

Meet PADI’s Latest AmbassaDiver Alexandra Baackes

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Updated by Brooke McConnell on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-31T20:50:23-07:00">March 31, 2021</time>
Alex is a PADI diver, world traveler, writer, underwater videographer and all-around adventure seeker. You can follow her travels on her site Alex in Wanderland. Stay tuned for future posts on our blog where Alex will be sharing more dive adventures as PADI’s newest AmbassaDiver™. Greetings, fellow dive enthusiasts! My name is Alexandra Baackes, and I’m […]

Museo Atlantico: Spain’s Newest Underwater Museum

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Updated by Brenda Nelson on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-04-22T12:12:28-07:00">April 22, 2016</time>
All works and photographs courtesy of Jason deClaires Taylor  Jason deCaires Taylor installs the first phase of sculptures in Museo Atlantico, the first underwater contemporary art museum in Europe and the Atlantic Ocean. Situated in clear blue waters off the coast of Lanzarote, Spain. The unique, permanent installation is constructed 14m beneath the surface, accessible to snorkelers and […]