SCUBA DIVING STORIES

STORY OF AN OPEN WATER SWIMMER By Rachel Jones @hampshiremermaid Toes in the Water: How Wild Swimming Changed My Life... I found wild swimming at a time when I was at my lowest. I had been diagnosed with refractory coeliac disease type 2, an autoimmune condition that had left me incredibly poorly for a long [...]

Your need for paddle board lessons ultimately hinges on your goals and level of experience. As with any new activity, familiarising yourself with essential techniques can significantly enhance your enjoyment and safety on the water. Here are several factors to consider when determining if paddle board lessons are right for you: If you’re completely new […]

Our 4 Andark Scholars have embarked on their PADI Rescue Diving course complete with EFR. The PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response combined course can best be described as rewarding and fun. It encourages  divers to learn to look beyond themselves and consider the safety and well being of other divers. They will learn about self-rescue, […]

We are so excited to introduce our 4 young ocean champions (from left to right; Kieran Glass, Tristan Glass, Ryan Swain and Shannon Swain). They have travelled over from their home island of Tristan da Cunha, a remote island and group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between southern Africa and South America. […]

Hi, My name is Liz, and I’m one of the dive master scholars for 2024! I just recently finished my second year of university, where I’m a Film Studies with Creative Writing student. I first found my love of diving at university, where I decided to do a try dive with the scuba society. From […]

Our Andark Scholarship Programme is an intensive internship programme aimed at anyone wanting to become a professional diver, it runs from mid June through to September. Andark uses an internship approach to give the scholars the best experience of the dive industry while earning their PADI Divemaster certification. THREE LUCKY INDIVIDUALS get to spend their summer at Andark Diving […]

Hi, my name is Phoebe, and I am 20 years old. I am currently studying Marine Ecology and Conservation at university as it is something I am very passionate about. Before completing my PADI Open Water Course I had never been on a dive before, from that moment on I fell in love with it. […]

Hi, my name is Xavier and I am 18 years old. I am just finishing my A levels and hope to go to University to study Geography and International Relations in September. I have grown up round water and have a love of water sports, but my real passion was ignited when I did an […]

Hey I’m Jasmine one of the Andark scholars this year. I am currently a 2nd year student at Plymouth University taking Marine Biology. I first started diving at the age of 16 at Andark and fell in love with being underwater ever since.Through my studies at university I have furthered my diving skills to become […]

After completing my orientation in the pool during the week, I started with a dive in Andark lake on a sunny Saturday to start Dive 1 of my Dry Suit Diver course. The visibility was low, but much better than it had been, and we were diving right to the bottom at 6.5 meters…