How old were you when you started diving?

[DCBC]

11, certified at 12 (1965).

 

[tight rope walker]

Freediving/snorkeling at five, certified scuba at thirteen, 1967.

 

[BrotherBear]

First resort dive was in my 30's, can't remember exactly.
Certified this year at 51, although my wife claims I've been certifiable since before we met...go figure.

 

[paddler3d]

Someone should turn this into a poll. It would be interesting!

 

[jupitermermaid]

56, and have been making up for lost time!

 

[reefseal]

I was 13, did it on my own with my twin bro, we paid for with paper route $ back in '79. We dove with beaver tail wetsuits, and At pac BCs (w/ lead shots) were just introduced.

 

[reddiver970]

14 now 42. Horse collar BC, no power inflate, no octopus steel 72.

 

[Brian Sharpe]

I did my OW at the tender age of 52, like the other late bloomers I wish I'd started 30 years earlier but better late than never.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I started OW class on my 49th birthday ... that was nine years and 2,500 dives ago. I figure I got a few thousand more dives left in me ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[DennisS]

I wanted to scuba since I was 7 years old. I finally got certified when I got out of the air force at 23 years old. That was......well it was awhile ago.