Question How old are you and how long certified? Poll- please take part!

[Scott G. Bonser]

I’m 53. I’m old enough to remember stuff about Cousteau on TV in the 70s and early 80s. I mentioned Cousteau to a diver who is maybe early-mid 30W recently and they had no idea who he was.

…Pity… I do appreciate my association with the world of beautiful waters and incredible mysteries hidden beneath the waves…I can count 2 sunken U-Boats off of North Carolina on my repertoire of favorite dive sites.
giantfroginthepool
Scott G. Bonser, Harrellsville, NC

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

Wanted to learn scuba when I was 15. 45 years later (last summer) I finally was certified OW at 60. Hello world!

Welcome, friend….Adventure awaits!!
giantfroginthepool
Scott G. Bonser, Harrellsville, NC

 

[Scott G. Bonser]

42 years old, certified in 2000 through UC Berkeley's program including diving in Monterey, then subsequently dived mostly on vacation in the tropics, including Derewan (Indonesia), Hawaii, and Cabo. Getting back into cold water diving after starting open water swimming. I can understand why open water swimming is appealing to older folks but given how much gear is lugged for diving I am impressed by the many older folks that are still actively diving - kudos!

…never thought I would make it to this age ( 63 ) but I feel better than I have in years. Limited, yes, but ready to get wet…..
giantfroginthepool
Scott G. Bonser, Harrellsville, NC

 

[diver 85]

Certified in 1985---2300+ dives and slowing down....

 

[tmorg]

53. PADI open water in 1990. About 280 dives, Live in central Illinois.
Sucks.

 

[PT4476]

I'm 63, got my first certification (NASDS) in 1976. Lots of diving until the early eighties then my career got in the way. Got back into diving in 2011, got hooked on the great lakes wrecks—that led me down the path to tech diving ~ 2000 dives since then.

 

[Ianw58]

I'll be 65 at the end of May. I got certified in 1973. Huh! 50 years.

 

[Parkerhands]

22, turning 23 in November. Been certified since 2015, and I got my Advanced Open Water in 2019. Just hit 102 dives this past summer - woohoo!

 

[BalekFekete]

50, certified 4 years ago and about 70-odd dives to date. I seriously need to move somewhere warm...

 

[Diver Rick]

67 yrs old, certified for 40 years. ~3,000 dives. Diving actively since beginning.
1/2 in Great Lakes, 1/2 in Caribbean, Indonesia, BC coast, Fiji, Australia.......