Exercise and Decompression Risk

Being physically fit can be important, and sometimes crucial, for dive safety. Physical fitness plays a role in both regular dive activities and emergent events. A quick and effective response to sudden demands can often quickly and easily resolve a situation, while an insufficient response can prolong or exacerbate it.

pria jogging

Beyond the Acrylic

There is a moment in every dive — after the gear is checked, the team gives the final OK, and your body slips below the surface — that everything else fades.

A diver swims along Ocean Voyager’s tunnel at Georgia Aquarium

A Near-Fatal Blister

I have been a diver for about 35 years and a dive instructor for about 30 years. Some instructor friends and I run the Buzos del CAE and Paraná Divers […]

Dancing in the Dark

Fish completely enclose me. Their tiny, silvery bodies twinkle in the half-light as I float suspended in the center of a sphere of clear, warm water. I feel like I am inside a disco glitter ball. 

A diver swims through a school of silversides sheltering in a cave

Guardians of the Deep

The allure of underwater exploration is undeniable, drawing individuals into a realm of profound discovery and quiet, majestic beauty. For many divers, this fascination extends beyond vibrant marine life to […]

A HADS diver photographs the coral-covered Mandalay