Fear is a powerful emotion. These divers have learned how to harness theirs and use it to fuel their drive to explore. Here's their advice for doing the same.
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Women in Diving Articles
As a tec instructor, dive safety officer and marine biologist, Beatrice Rivoira prepares herself for challenging dives by studying human factors to keep herself and her teams safe underwater.
Fear can hold you back or push you further. World-renowned underwater explorer Jill Heinerth shares her practical tips for facing fear, pushing limits and reaching the next level of what's possible. Her new film "Diving Into the Darkness" digs into her journey to becoming an underwater explorer.
Grand Bahama-based underwater explorer and tec-diving instructor Cristina Zenato has been to parts of caves that no one has explored before. She dives up close and personal with sharks on the regular and is no stranger to the unfamiliar. When she feels fear arise, she trusts her gut, believes in herself and welcomes her inner voice.
Legendary diver Sally Wahrmann shares her stories and lessons from over 45 years of diving, including many from the wreckage of Andrea Doria.
This article celebrates the vital role of women in diving and conservation, encouraging more women to explore scuba diving and consider it as a career, while highlighting the importance of gender diversity in ocean conservation efforts.
How is orca behavior affected by human presence? A group of 14 women spent three weeks snorkeling off the coast of Tromsø, Norway, to find out.
ScubaLab highlights products made specifically with women in mind.