Scuba Stories - Girls that Scuba (2024)

We love sharing stories of incredible diving and inspirational divers. Check out these amazing people who are achieving impressive feats in the underwater world.

Beyond the Skyscrapers – Hong Kong Underwater

This is part of a series of guest posts byAndi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe.Check out the previous story, and join us as …

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A Week On Conservation’s Frontlines in Negros Oriental, Philippines

This is part of a series of guest posts by Andi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe.Check out the previous story, and join us …

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Shopping for the diver in your life? Not a diver yourself and no clue where to start? Fear not – we’ve created the ULTIMATE list of the best gifts for …

Diving Gizo – Women Pioneering Conservation in the Solomons

This is part of a series of guest posts by Andi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe.Check out the previous story, and join us …

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Diving Beyond Boundaries – Bull Shark Conservation in Fiji

This is part of a series of guest posts by Andi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe.Check out the previous story, and join us …

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A Newly Discovered Dive Paradise in Remote Vanuatu

This is part of a series of guest posts by Andi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe. Check out the previous story, and join …

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Women-Led Expedition Going to the Edges of Earth

This is the first in a series of guest posts by Andi Cross, whose incredible expedition is telling dive stories from around the globe. Join us as she takes us …

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Diversity of Women in Diving Survey – The Results

Earlier this year, we ran a survey investigating the diversity of women in scuba diving. After receiving an incredible response, the results are in. We can’t wait to share them …

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Diving Holidays With Childcare

There’s very little information online about childcare options while on scuba diving vacations or diving holidays with childcare. What does that mean? That you can’t take you kids on your …

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Introducing Girls Talk Scuba – The NEW Scuba Diving Podcast

If you’re anything like us, you’ll love a scuba diving podcast. There was a space in the dive podcast world for a chattier, more inclusive, and exciting dive podcast – …

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Diversity in Diving Survey

This survey is now closed. Thank you for your incredible responses – keep an eye out for the results! There are so many incredible women at a high level of …

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Diving With Sharks – Is It Ethical?

Diving with sharks is a thrilling experience that puts scuba divers face-to-face with some of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures. While this might sound like a real-life nightmare to some …

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Scuba Diving and Pregnancy – Survey Results

As the world’s largest scuba diving community for women, Girls that Scuba are always looking to learn more about the issues which affect women in diving. Apart from knowing that …

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Blackwater Diving – Everything You Need to Know

Floating in the darkness watching weird and wonderful creatures twirl around in front of you might sound like a scene from a sci-fi film, but it’s possible here on earth …

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Pregnancy in Scuba Diving – help us collect data!

Are you a scuba diver currently pregnant? Have you been pregnant as a scuba diver? We are looking to help women make informed decisions on pregnancy while being a diver …

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Scuba diving is an expensive hobby, and this can be a barrier to those who have something to offer to this industry but don’t have the means to pursue their …

Empowering Women Through Ocean Opportunities

Girls that Scuba are proud to be supporting the Manta Trust with theirincredible campaign to empower women by giving them the opportunity to learn to swim. Flossy Barraud, who developed …

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How Much To Tip in Scuba Diving – 6 Questions Answered

Tipping dive professionals in the scuba industry is always a hot topic. When it comes to how much to tip a dive guide, opinions vary hugely depending on personal experience …

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22 Girls that Scuba to Watch in 2022

We love to see the rise ofrole model women in scuba diving, and are always keeping our eye out for women achieving incredible things in the underwater world. We’ve put …

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Honor Frost – The First Female Underwater Archaeologist

We love to celebrate pioneering women in the world of scuba diving. If we’ve ever heard a story which fits the bill it’s this one! Lauren Tidbury of theHonor Frost …

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The best scuba diving destinations for LGBTQ+ travellers

Most scuba divers will agree that travelling to far-flung locations for a dive adventure is one of the best parts of this hobby. However, being able to choose from every …

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Celebrating our first Girls that Scuba ambassadors

This month sees two huge milestones for us at Girls that Scuba. Not only are ourinaugural GTS ambassadorshanding over their roles, we’re also celebrating the fifth birthday of ourwonderful community! …

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10 Ways to Be An Ally to Women in Diving

Of the entry level and continuing educationcertifications issued by PADI in 2020,only 36.8% of new divers certified were women vs 63.2% men. We have a huge way to go to …

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Girls that Scuba Ambassador Mariam shares her story to Nike

Only a few weeks after we announcedour first ever ambassadorsacross our Girls that Scuba channels, one of the biggest brands in the world – Nike – contacted us to find …

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Scuba Stories - Girls that Scuba (2024)

FAQs

Who is the most famous female scuba diver? ›

Sylvia Earle. Dr. Sylvia Earle is a diving icon, period. As one of the most famous oceanographers in the world and best-known women in diving, to many, her renown is second only to Cousteau's.

What actually happened to Tom and Eileen Lonergan? ›

Various items of their dive gear washed up onshore in the coming weeks, including a dive slate which contained a plea for help. Authorities later ruled that the Lonergans had died at sea, in a tragic accident after a mistake during the headcount onboard their vessel.

Who is the oldest woman to scuba dive? ›

The oldest scuba diver (female) is 94 years 364 days old, and was achieved by Jane Rhodes Martin (USA, b.

Who is the most successful female diver? ›

The winner of seven Olympic medals (five of them gold) and 14 World Championship medals (eight of them gold), China's Wu Minxia is the most decorated female athlete in the history of diving.

Who was the man accused of killing his wife scuba diving? ›

23 Gabe Watson, the 34-year-old Alabama man some called "the honeymoon killer" after his wife died on their scuba-cruise honeymoon, had the murder charge against him dismissed by a Birmingham, Ala., judge.

Is Open Water 3 a true story? ›

The film is presented as a mockumentary and perpetuated as true events; though most of the film is first person footage from the characters with time stamps throughout the film, in the vein of Paranormal Activity.

Were Tom and Eileen Lonergan belongings found? ›

Investigations and trial

The couple were not discovered to be missing until two days later on 27 January 1998, after a bag containing their belongings was found onboard the dive boat. A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days.

How accurate is the movie Open Water? ›

Open Water is based on the true story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were stranded while scuba diving in Australia. The movie added some embellishments to the real events, including the presence of multiple sharks attacking the couple.

Who was the girl diver that died? ›

Audrey Mestre was cremated, her ashes scattered at sea. In 2002, she was inducted posthumously into the Women Divers Hall of Fame, and in August 2004 a book that tells her story was written by her husband and published under the title The Dive: A Story of Love and Obsession (ISBN 0-06-056416-4).

What's the lowest a human can dive? ›

That means that most people can dive up to a maximum of 60 feet safely. For most swimmers, a depth of 20 feet (6.09 meters) is the most they will free dive. Experienced divers can safely dive to a depth of 40 feet (12.19 meters) when exploring underwater reefs.

What is the deepest a human can dive in water? ›

Recreational divers can dive as deep as 130 feet (40m). Although, this exact depth does not apply to all recreational divers as it all depends on the age and training of the divers. The maximum depth of a certified PADI Scuba Diver is 40ft (12m) and the maximum depth for a certified PADI Open Water Diver is 60ft (18m).

Who was the couple lost while scuba diving? ›

Tom and Eileen Lonergan went on a group scuba diving trip to the Coral Sea in January 1998 — before they were accidentally abandoned and never seen again. Wikimedia CommonsThe disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lonergan later served as the inspiration for the film Open Water.

Is 70 too old to scuba dive? ›

Of course, you are never too old to take a scuba diving course. In fact, the oldest person to ever complete a PADI course was 96 years old!

Who is the famous woman diver? ›

Three women who have made significant strides in our sport are Zale Perry, Eugenie Clark and Sylvia Earle. Zale Parry started scuba diving in the 1940's. She worked as an actress on Sea Hunt and was an underwater photographer.

Who is the number one scuba diver in the world? ›

The endurance of the human spirit was once again proven by Saddam Killany, who set the world record for the longest continuous open saltwater scuba dive. Killany spent an extraordinary 145 hours, 25 minutes, and 25 seconds underwater, in the waters of Dahab, Egypt, from November 5th to November 11th, 2020.

What is the world record woman diver? ›

In late October, Karen van den Oever shattered her own Guinness World Records as the world's deepest diving women when she descended to 805.93 feet on open-circuit. This is an over 32 feet improvement over her 774-foot record from last March.

Who is the best female cliff diver? ›

With seven World Series titles, 35 wins in 43 stops, three World Aquatics High Diving gold medals and two full seasons unbeaten, Iffland is the most decorated female athlete in the history of cliff diving.

Who is most famous for scuba diving? ›

Almost everyone has heard of Jacques Cousteau. He is probably the most famous diver in the history of scuba diving.

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