Common Scuba Diving Concerns

Whilst most dives expose us to amazing corners of our underwater world, not every experience with a scuba diving operator is a great one. These negative experiences can be as …

Let me introduce myself, my name is Irene and I am one of the Girls that Scuba Ambassadors. I have been diving for 23 years, I am an avid freediver as well as …

Once the underwater world has captured you, it’s easy to start thinking about how you can make it your everyday life by looking into scuba diving jobs. We’ve already explored …

Like many of us, my travel and diving plans for this year have changed, and I’m in England. I’ve never dived in UK waters before, but it’s been a year …

Delayed surface marker buoys are one of the most important pieces of safety equipment we carry as scuba divers. However, they’re often under-used and a lot of new divers aren’t armed with …

Over on our Girls that Scuba Facebook group we have started a new series called ‘Safety Sunday” where every other Sunday our resident safety diver and GTS moderator Chloe Strauss creates a …

For us scuba divers, the ocean is our playground. We descend under the surface, we explore, and we often have the privilege of observing beautiful creatures and alien environments – …

With scuba diving involving often heavy and sometimes cumbersome equipment, it would be easy to think that it’s not an inclusive sport. However, this misconception is completely wrong. Amongst our …

On your entry-level scuba diving course you will have learned how to dive alongside a buddy, and your instructor will likely have stressed the importance of the buddy system to make your …

With a large proportion of the population becoming ever more eco-conscious (and rightly so), the phrase “reef safe” seems to pop up more and more frequently. Yet we only seem …

Over on our Girls that Scuba Facebook group we have started a new series called ‘Safety Sunday” where every other Sunday our resident safety diver and GTS moderator Chloe Strauss creates a …

Whether we’re scuba diving in cold water or warm water, if we don’t take the right steps to preserve our body temperature it’s possible for any of us to feel …

Over on our Girls that Scuba Facebook group we ran a series called Safety Sunday, where our resident safety diver and GTS moderator Chloe Strauss created a post on a popular safety topic to explain …

There’s a reason some of the top scuba diving destinations in the world have stronger currents. Drift diving can lead to some impressive encounters. An abundance of algae may draw in manta …

Whether you’re looking to buy your first set of scuba diving gear or just upgrading your scuba equipment, it’s no easy ride. Read on to discover the benefits of owning your own …

We’ve all met that scuba diver who passionately tells us they’ve logged all 732 of their dives, and whilst some of us feel envious that they have their dive history …

Here at Girls That Scuba we’re all about empowering women, so this article is NOT about whether you should or shouldn’t get implants, but what the implications might be if you dive …

Why do I need to clean a brand new mask, what’s dirty about it? Well, it’s one of those little secrets that manufacturers and diveshops don’t always mention, but during …

Learning to scuba dive will be one of the best things you’ve ever done, but where do you start? What does it take? How much does it cost? We take a …

Let’s keep fit to scuba dive!! It’s January. We are all full of too much something at this time of year: turkey and mince pies, gin and wine, or the dreaded …

In his book ‘The Silent World’ Jacques Cousteau coined it ‘the rapture of the deep’. Some refer to it as the Martini Effect, comparing it to drinking one martini for every …

Having sight problems such as short-sightedness, needn’t stop you from enjoying scuba diving. We recommend first to consider investing in a diving mask that has prescriptions lenses. Manufacturers such as TUSA …

On Girls that Scuba we share our achievements and support successes.  We see photos of brand new divers who’ve taken their first swims into the world of diving.  Experienced divers who are …

Do you want to learn to scuba dive? You’re about to enter the most wonderful world ever! But first you need some training, and that training is called the Open Water Course. …