Gemma and Ian talk to Alexa Fernando. Alexa is a Filipina-Canadian photographer and digital creative based in Baja California Sur. She started scuba diving at the age of 16 but it wasn’t until 13 years later that she found her passion for it, fully immersing herself in the diving lifestyle and becoming a PADI Scuba Instructor. As a Girls That Scuba Ambassador and PADI AmbassaDiver, she wants to inspire other women of colour to not just get into diving but to dive professionally.
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The BiG Scuba PodcastThe BiG Scuba Podcast is a UK based podcast, discussing everything to do with diving, other underwater and on the water activities and the ocean. Our hope is to promote scuba diving to more people including women. Ian Last and Gemma Kemp are the “I” and the “G” of The BiG Scuba Podcast. Ian is a PADI Divemaster, with about 300 dives from diving in the UK, Mexico and Red Sea. He works with our local PADI Dive Centre in Norwich, Norfolk and also teaches in the water. Gemma Kemp is a very positive person and makes a good ambassador for new women divers in the sport of scuba. Gemma began her scuba journey in January and continued studying through lockdown and then got some experience in our local rivers snorkelling. Gemma completed her PADI Open Water qualification in July 2020 and now has completed just short of 20 dives. We actively encourage interaction with our listeners and have a Patron page so that anyone with an interest in scuba diving can have a voice at The BiG Scuba Podcast. Take your first breaths with The BiG Scuba at thebigscubapodcast.com
