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Girls that Scuba was founded on the simple idea of creating a safe space to celebrate women in scuba diving. Over the past three years we’ve grown a hugely diverse …

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 – …

Right now our scuba diving travel is somewhat more restricted than we’re used to, meaning many of our Girls that Scuba members are starting to explore the option of local diving. Local scuba diving …

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced the diving industry to take an unexpected and extended surface interval. However, with many countries making great progress in containing their respective COVID-19 outbreaks, …

A shiny new scuba diving mask is probably one of the first pieces of equipment you’ll want to buy when you start your dive journey. It’s quite literally your window into the …

If there’s one type of post you love sharing in our Facebook group, it’s snaps of you looking amazing in your underwater photos. Yet every time we see these posts, they’re …

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 …

GTS events are one of our favourite things about this community. Getting to meet so many likeminded divers, making new friends and doing something for a better good. And our …

We got our hands on one of Aqua Lungs dive computers the i770R, with a cutting-edge ultra-bright colour screen and a wireless Bluetooth connectivity, It’s robust, functional, all with a …

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 …

You’re looking to buy new scuba diving fins? There’s more to think about than just whether or not you can get them in your desired colour (but if super co-ordinated …

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 …

Palau is a small country unknown to most outside of the dive world – an archipelago of 340 islands (70 in a fully protected marine reserve) it is situated in …

With outstanding video and image quality in a BCD-pocket-sized package, GoPro cameras and comparable action camera models are incredibly popular in scuba diving. Although they’re ready to be used underwater …

Diving Socorro island by liveaboard is every diver’s dream. If you’ve decided to take the plunge and book a scuba dive trip to Socorro (Revillagigedo Islands) Mexico, you’re in the right place …

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 …

Looking for some scuba vacation ideas? Ready to dive into your next dive holiday? Here at Girls that Scuba we’ve been busy planning our scuba diving holiday destinations for 2020 and can’t wait …

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 …

How does unlimited shore diving, colourful reefs, plentiful reef fish and diving alongside gorgeous eagle rays sound? If that gets you excited, then scuba diving in Bonaire may be for …

To keep up with future Girls that Scuba group travel opportunities, take a look at Jordan trips here, check out our trip site for other destinations, and follow us on @girlsthatscubatrips on Instagram! I’m  …

On an unremarkable evening in July 2016, Sarah Richard created a Facebook group called “Girls that Scuba,” and then promptly shut her laptop and went to sleep. On waking up to over …

Have you completed your Advanced Open Water, got a decent number of scuba dives under your weight belt and started to feel ready for your next big scuba diving challenge? Then taking …