I spent the last few days photographing some of Body Glove's surf team riders as they go through the process of getting certified for diving.
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Day 1 is classroom.
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Day 2 they go out to the pool and practice their underwater skills.
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Part of the training they need to tread water for 10 mins and swim 16 laps.
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Here they are doing their skills test in the shallow end of the pool.
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One of the test the instructor shuts the air off from the tank to show you how it feels when your out of air.
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Dive Instructor: Scott Smith. Scott also works with me at Body Glove. He is the video and edit guy. Great guy and fun to hang out with.
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Here the class is ready to drop down the anchor line. It was a perfect day for diving. The weather was clear and little swell in the water which made for good visibility down below.
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Scott Smith having the class perform their skills down at 40 feet.
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After they do their skill tests Scott takes them on a little tour around the bottom of the ocean.
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Mike Losness (Body Glove Team Pro Surfer) with his wife Ally.
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The class swimming around through the kelp. They had to 2 dives on Tuesday and another 2 on Wednesday. Once they complete that then they are certified to go down to 60 feet.