I took diving seriously as I was leaving the Army in the June of 1996. Before then my experiences in diving had been during the army's Adventure Training periods.

Fed up with single holidays, lazing on beaches and hangovers I decided to do an Open Water Course in Ibiza. I was hooked, by September I was in Sharm doing an Open Water Advanced, Nitrox, Drift and Digital Photography courses.

On return to the UK I discovered Kent Scuba and continued my education them, completing specialties both in the UK and various group trips to Malta and Egypt until progressing to dive professional level.