Jim Bishop
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Snorkeled at 7 in the Keys
First Dive age 20 in Japan
Got Certified age 37
First Dive age 20 in Japan
Got Certified age 37
How old were you?
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ItsBruce
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I watched Sea Hunt when I was too young to know how old I was. I was given a mask and snorkel when I was 6. I did my first dive on scuba when I was 9 (see my avatar) and was hooked. It took a while to get certified though.
MarineVet32935:
I was oh so old. lol Started snorkeling at 24 when I lived on the beach in Puerto Rico. Didn't start diving until 2004 at 35. My son started snorkeling two years ago at 5 1/2 when he received his first mask and snorkel. He has already gone through two masks. First a Wahoo Jr mask and then I let him have one of my masks that I never used. He started learning to free dive last year in the deep end of the pool which is about 10'. The kid is fearless and loves the water. Scarey combination for a mom.
For Christmas this year he received black Tusa fins with booties. He is already looking forward to diving when he is older.
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I got certified when I was 40. I wish I had done it when I was 20.
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Started swimming at 6,
introduced to snorkling at 9,
certified at 16...never looked back
why didnt i get certified 2 yrs back...dang...
introduced to snorkling at 9,
certified at 16...never looked back
why didnt i get certified 2 yrs back...dang...
douglasville diver
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H20Bubbles
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First certified when I was 18 as a sopmore in college. How awesome it was to be able to take scuba as my phys ed credits.
SStrecker
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I was certified at 16. My son was certified at 11. I grew my own dive buddy.
I learned how to swim when I was 5-6 years old. I then tried swimming with mask and fins... no snorkel though (still don't use it much).
My first scuba experience was when I was 15. Just had a free activity day at school and I like to try new things.
After that I always wanted to get certified but it took some 17 more odd years before it happened. Now I'm hooked and will start my DM-training in a month. Before that I'm heading to the Philippines tomorrow for hopefully 30 good dives =)
My first scuba experience was when I was 15. Just had a free activity day at school and I like to try new things.
After that I always wanted to get certified but it took some 17 more odd years before it happened. Now I'm hooked and will start my DM-training in a month. Before that I'm heading to the Philippines tomorrow for hopefully 30 good dives =)
Tod
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Like most, I was given a mask and fin set when I was a small kid (6 years old) and basically learned to swim with them. (Unfortunately, I got too dependent upon the fins.) Shortly thereafter, I learned why it's NOT a good idea to dive into the swimming pool while wearing the mask!
Learned to use the snorkel a couple years later at the local Boys Club. I'd always wanted to scuba dive, but never really had the opportunity when I was a kid (read: short on cash).
Moved away from the coast unfortunately, and kind of forgot about it. I did finally re-discover my scuba desire when I was 38, and was certified shortly thereafter.
Learned to use the snorkel a couple years later at the local Boys Club. I'd always wanted to scuba dive, but never really had the opportunity when I was a kid (read: short on cash).
Moved away from the coast unfortunately, and kind of forgot about it. I did finally re-discover my scuba desire when I was 38, and was certified shortly thereafter.
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