Walter Schimon

Divemaster

Year of Professional Certification: 2020

PADI Level: Divemaster

About Me: I was initially certified in 1991 in Monterey, California, but due to work and family constraints never did any diving at all. But then everything changed and I got my Advanced Open Water certification in August 2016. From there I proceeded to get an additional 15 class certifications including Master Diver. Then I went on to become a Divemaster for The Dive Shop. Over the past 2 years I have also become certified as the senior service technician at TDS and can service every manufacturer’s make and model of regulator and BCD.

Favorite Class: My 2 favorite classes were Rescue Diver class which I took in August 2017 and Divemaster class in October 2020.

Favorite Dive Destination: My number one destination is Indonesia followed by Fiji, Little Cayman, and Roatan.

Favorite Marine Animal: Sharks and Turtles

Favorite Dive Gear: My first regulator was a Sherwood SR2 and BCD was an Aqua Lung Axiom. But I subsequently bought an Aqua Lung Legend both 1st and 2nd stages with an Airsoure as an octo. But as a service technician my favorite regulator would have to be Atomic because of the quality and the ease of servicing.