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Hi friends! I’m Kelly— an Ocean First dive instructor, ocean hype girl, and someone who’s been blissfully blowing bubbles underwater for the past 20 years (10 of those as an instructor!). If there’s one thing I love more than .. Read More

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5 Things To Know Before Your First Scuba Dive From what to eat beforehand to how to stay calm underwater, here are five essential things every first-time diver should know.     Are you gearing up for your first scuba dive? You're about .. Read More

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              Hi there, fellow ocean adventurers! I’m Kelly, a scuba instructor at Ocean First. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to the best dive buddy. W.. Read More

Many people make resolutions to eat better at the beginning of each new year. My suggestion is to focus on how you can eat better as a diver to avoid seasickness. A lot of it is paying attention to what works best for you. When I first started diving.. Read More

Now that I own 3 different thickness freediving wetsuits and have owned 10+ diving wetsuits over the years I can positively say I love the open-cell neoprene freediving suits for scuba diving! They both keep you warm, but the freediving suits ha.. Read More

Thanks to movies and sensationalized news, sharks have a bad reputation for being bloodthirsty creatures. During a recent TIDES trip to the Bahamas, 15 middle schoolers from Kent Denver had the opportunity to come face to face with the misperception .. Read More

A Word From Graham Casden: To sum up the last 10 years in a few short sentences would be next to impossible. As these photos attest, things were very different in 2007. I was about to jump fins first into a world I knew very little about. At the time.. Read More

On July 22nd, Ocean First had its first Annual Beach Day event down at the Aurora Reservoir. Conditions were perfect above the surface with blue skies, 80 degree weather, and a cohort of enthusiastic local divers. Below the surface was a bit of a dif.. Read More

As a part of the A Rising Tide web series, the teen scholars joined Ocean First at the Denver Aquarium to dive face-to-face with sharks as a preparation for their scuba adventure to the Florida Keys. CBS Denver captured the big moment and aired the e.. Read More

There are 16 new divers in the world, each one excited for more underwater adventures. Congratulations are in order for the latest TIDES I graduates from Kent Denver School, who recently returned from Grand Cayman. Having recently completed their ope.. Read More