How did everyone get started into diving?

[warscout2]

Originally Posted by monant

I didn't know how to swim but I thought diving would be fun. I taught myself to swim and about a year and a half later I was certified.

thats great my wife was the same way

[JimHar99]

I was another Sea Hunt fan, as a kid. As a kid we were always in the water (swimming and snorkeling). Diving is something I always wanted to learn, but life just kept me busy with other things.

Fast forward many years, and at the age of 49, I decided to finally get certified.

Now I've been diving for 4 years. Mostly warm water vacation dives (Bonaire3X, Curcao and Roatan), but lately I've started doing some local diving, here in the northeast.

[Rockhound76]

Jacques Cousteau fan as a kid. Read all of his books, starting with "Silent World". Wanted to be a marine biologist (got a bachelors before giving up).

Certified my first summer out of high school, '76. Paid for the lessons and the gear (and college) myself.

[Grizbear98]

I got into it in college when I started as a marine biology major, it took me a year to complete my certification because of some pitfalls along the way, but it was really worth it

[scuba007]

My daughter gave me and my wife OW dive gift cert as Christmas present. We were then OW certified in August the next year and I must say this is the best Christmas present we ever received.