18-Year-Old Rossi Johnson Recognized as Youngest Canadian Certified PADI Divemaster
Ontario cold-water diver earns professional-level PADI certification at 18 years, 7 months and 11 days after training in the Great Lakes and pursuing a future in marine research. By Atlas Editorial Team 28 September 2026 • Tobermory [Canada] The Water Doesn’t Care How Old You Are In Tobermory, Ontario, scuba diving does not begin with palm trees or warm blue water. It begins with the Great Lakes. The water is cold enough to punish carelessness. Below the surface are shipwre
Sep 28
World Record Certified for Youngest Professional Divemaster After Teen Earns Credential at 18
Henry Wilkinson, certified in Marmaris, Turkey at 18 years and 13 days old, has been officially recognized by Atlas World Records as the youngest verified professional Divemaster. By Atlas Editorial Team 8 April 2026 • Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey A Calling Beneath the Surface In the beginning, it was a swimming pool in Mexico. He was eleven years old, on holiday in 2019, when he lowered himself beneath the surface for the first time during a simple try dive. There was no grand
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