Mike started diving in 2010 in order to give his boat a hull scrub! He still hasn’t done the hull scrub but is a BSAC instructor, PADI Master Instructor and PSAI trimix instructor. He enjoys both finding and exploring wrecks and spending time with marine life.

Di originally qualified in 1988 in Australia but after nearly 30 years hiatus decided to get my husband Mark addicted so could have a partner in crime. Decided to requalify from scratch and since 2018 have progressed through PADI to AOW, Deep and Nitrox recently converting to BSAC Sports diver progressing through Dive Leader and ADP. When work doesn’t get in the way you can find me on the water (sailing), in the water (swimming) or under it diving. Love spotting things, am definitely an octopus whisperer and if there is a nudibranch will see it and the nursery! Appreciate wrecks too! Enjoy trip organising so can hit my bucket list and have real skill in finding quirky, comfortable accommodation and delicious food venues whilst keeping an eye on budgets. Socials around diving is what really brings us together creating our friendly Swanwick Divers community!

Mark took up diving in 2018 when his wife got tired of the subtle hints and bought him a dive course as a wedding anniversary present. Since then he and Di have progressed through PADI, AOW and deep and has now transferred to BSAC sports and currently partway through Dive Leader and will shortly complete ADP. More of a metal head than the squidgy stuff and loves exploring new dive sites, especially well preserved wrecks overseas but also likes UK diving as well.

I am a recreational diver who loves exploring new places whilst appreciating the regular local sites.  Hopefully can I help you feel settled in and part of the club .

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I started diving as a youngster with mask, snorkel and fins in the Solent and trained as a teenager with BSAC. I had a break training to be a Doctor and retrained in the late 1980’s at Andark, initially with BSAC becoming Advanced Diver/Assistant Instructor. I crossed over to TDI to become a Full Trimix Diver [no separation in those days] and SDI/TDI Instructor in Advanced Nitrox/Decompression procedures and Extended Range. I was a PADI Dive Master for 10 years and became a PADI Instructor, working in several Dive Operations. I’m currently an HSE SCUBA and Surface Supplied Diver, PADI IDC Staff Instructor, PSAI Technical Instructor and BSAC Open Water Instructor. I continue to be a member of the UK Sports Diving Medical Committee. I dive regularly in the UK and I’ve dived worldwide and hope to complete my 2000th Dive this year. I helped to set up Swanwick Divers as the Diving Officer, I’m leading on Open Circuit diving and Diver Development. I’m very interested in Maritime Archaeology and my main interest is Twinset wreck Diving. I want to build a leading Diving Club known for being excellent.

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Qualifying as a PADI Advanced Open Water diver in 2001 it was 2013 before I made the leap to PADI Divemaster and I’ve been active in that capacity since then. When Swanwick Divers formed in 2019 I joined BSAC as a Dive Leader equivalent and have kept a foot in both camps. In addition to regular diving all year round in the UK I’ve dived in the Caribbean, Maldives, Red Sea, the Canaries and extensively the Red Sea. I enjoy seeing marine flora and fauna but I’m useless at identifying most of it. As a retired marine engineer, I’m happy looking round rusting hulks too and looking forward to my second Scapa adventure with Swanwick Divers in 2024.

Ian is our welfare office, Ian has a wealth of experience of promoting safety and welfare of children and adults and risk management and sits on a number of safeguarding groups. Ian was brought up around, and under boats and from that and watching the exploits of Jacques Cousteau on TV (in black and white) a fascination for diving developed. In 2015 Ian’s son returned from holiday having completed his PADI OW and needed a dive buddy so he grabbed the opportunity to learn to dive in 2015 moving into twinset diving last year. He is committed to protecting the environment and supports the plastic oceans campaign.