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Go Pro, Girls!

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Updated by Cathy Evans on <time class="updated" datetime="2017-03-27T06:55:22-07:00">March 27, 2017</time>
Alexandra Dimitriou-Engeler is a dive center owner in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. She became a diver in 1992 and received her bachelor’s degree in Oceanography at Plymouth University in 2003. Her love of the ocean has always been her driving force, and this has led to the natural progression of becoming a diving instructor in 2005. […]

Interview with PT Hirschfield, a Truly Inspiring Person and Passionate Scuba Diver

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-02-16T10:00:44-08:00">February 16, 2016</time>
This article was originally featured as part of PADI’s “Women in Diving” series, leading up to PADI Women’s Dive Day on 18th, July 2015.  By her own words, PT is a “wannabe underwater photographer and film-maker, swimming against terminal endometrial cancer one scuba dive at a time.” Residing in Victoria, Australia, PT has produced some […]

Sarah Ward; Professional Archaeologist, Diver and Tutor

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2019-11-20T11:05:06-08:00">November 20, 2019</time>
Sarah Ward has a passion for marine history, as a professional archaeologist and a tutor for the Australian Institute of Maritime Archaeology Sarah has been able to travel and dive across the world and was kind enough to share with us her experience as a professional diver and archaeologist. What does your diving certification mean to you? […]

The Best Places to Swim With Sirenia

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2015-07-09T08:29:08-07:00">July 09, 2015</time>
You’ve heard legends of enchanting mermaids who lure sailors to veer off course. These stories came from Greek mythology and were told in Christopher Columbus’s time, landing in what is now the Dominican Republic. What could have possibly conjured up stories of a creature that was half fish, half woman? Historians now believe that the legends came from lonely, scurvy-ravaged seamen seeing a manatee for […]

Australia International Dive Expo 2015

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Updated by Kate Humphreys on <time class="updated" datetime="2015-07-20T16:57:38-07:00">July 20, 2015</time>
After a successful debut in 2014, the Australia International Dive Expo (AIDE) is returning in September to the Royal Hall of Industries in Sydney, Australia for another fun-filled weekend showcasing all things scuba! This year AIDE will host a ‘Try Dive’ pool where those new to scuba diving can experience breathing underwater in a safe and shallow environment. There […]

Interview with Jayne Jenkins, an Inspirer of Ocean-Lovers

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-02-16T09:44:31-08:00">February 16, 2016</time>
Jayne Jenkins is a celebrated underwater photographer and PADI Underwater Photography Instructor. As the resident photographer for the Catlin Seaview Survey as well as Vice President for the Australasian Our World Underwater Scholarship Society, Jane helps to inspire passion for the ocean within the younger generations. Being Vice President and Board of Director member for the Our World Underwater Scholarship […]