Considering a Dive - Physical Condition

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If you are planning to "just book a dive" you will need to pass someone's open water certification, and that may involve swimming 20 laps in an Olympic size pool, and treading water for 15 minutes more. Specifics will vary with the organization.

They do DSD-level day trips to GBR where the OP's is planning to go. One or even two of those are actually more economical than an OW cert, if you don't plan on keeping diving after that. It's worth getting comfortable in the water/snorkelling beforehand, just to get more out of the dives. You may get an epiphany on the dive and decide you do want to get OW cert after all, but then again you may not.
 

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