Dive Cypria

Meet Victoria-Emma — the first Divemaster of 2026 at Dive Cypria 💙

She has completed her Divemaster internship with relentless positivity despite weather cancellations, roadworks blocking access to the dive center, and me making her record dive briefings almost daily 😅

Victoria started diving as a wheelchair user and has since built an incredible list of certifications including Sidemount, Self-Reliant and Tech courses alongside the core recreational training. She’s also an aspiring Marine Biology student and somehow managed to fit regular swimming training into all of this while preparing for her Open Water Swim from the UK to France.

And apparently, I still haven’t scared her away with the sheer amount of dive briefings and standards discussions… because now she’s getting ready for endless knowledge reviews and lesson plans for her PADI Assistant Instructor Course 😄

Despite both of us being sleep deprived and physically exhausted lately, you can see the pride in this photo.

Watching her grow into the role of a Divemaster day by day — shadowing me underwater, assessing conditions, practicing skill demonstrations, helping around the dive center, learning how to lead while staying calm and observant — has honestly made me incredibly proud.

Victoria is challenging a lot of stereotypes about what a Divemaster “should” look like, and this industry genuinely needs more people like her. 🌊