Sarah Richard, diving professional and founder of Girls That Scuba
Sarah Richard is the founder of the incredibly popular Girls That Scuba brand – the worlds largest female dive community. She spends her time traveling the world meeting Girls that Scuba members, hosting group trips, attending events and learning more about the ocean and the people of it. Sarah spent her time as a divemaster on a livaboard in Truk Lagoon doing multiple technical dives per day. And that is when the concept came for Girls That Scuba, but ironically the reason why is not so pleasant as you will hear – sexism.
That sexism brought about a movement. It’s hard to believe that is still going on today. This should have died out decades ago in our activity – some of the best divers in the world are female. I think back to Dottie Frazier in League of Extraordinary Divers episode #4, Dottie was the first female scuba instructor ever! You can hear all that she dealt with back in the 50’s and 60’s. And she pioneered the way for many female dive professionals after her. On a brighter note Sarah took that negative and turned it into a positive and fun movement. One of unity. The Girls that Scuba brand isn’t like some kind of women against the world movement. It is all about positivity, encouragement, fun, and diving. Check out Sarah and Girls That Scuba at girlsthatscuba.com and all the social media sites that go with it.
Items In This Podcast
- Divemastering in Truk Lagoon
- Sexism in diving
- Most amazing dive and scariest dive were the same dive
- Go Diving Show
- Girls That Scuba
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