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Hawksbill turtle and school of grunts over a coral reef in Cozumel, Mexico. Scuba divers always talk to each other about their favorite dive sites. Egypt? Maldives? French Polynesia? Yes, those ...

Getting certified in scuba diving is one of those things you can do that will literally open up a whole new world to explore: ...

My obsession with the ocean started early, in the days when I was so little that my very tall father could hoist me on his shoulder and jump waves near the Santa Monica Pier. I learned to swim in the ...

From the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean to the balmy waves of the Mediterranean Sea, scuba diving has taken Barrington Scott all over the world. Now, he has a world record to show for it. Scott ...

“It’s one of the coldest, darkest wrecks in the world,” he says. “There’s a lot of drama and ego surrounding it.” Despite careful preparations, not everything went according to plan during his first ...

On December 3, 2024, 33-year-old Barrington “B.J” Scott made history as the fastest person to scuba dive on all seven continents. In just 19 days, 19 hours, and 40 minutes, Scott traveled 27,000 miles ...

Plunging into the ocean is second nature to Barrington Scott, a Marine veteran who finds peace 65 feet below the surface. "Scuba diving is really therapeutic for me," Scott said. "When I'm underwater, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis occupational therapist and mother of two has set a new world record for the fastest time to scuba dive on all seven continents. Corhonda Dawson achieved the feat in ...

For Jim Wigginton, retirement consists of exploring the world from the depths of the ocean to the end of Earth’s atmosphere. He holds nine world records in stair-climbing, skydiving and submersible ...