Welcome to Free Descent, a podcast by young scuba divers, for all ocean lovers! We are a community of dive instructors with a goal: to make space for young people in the dive world. Join our community and free descend into the deepest topics of the ocean world.
Find us on Instagram at @freedescentpodcast . This is the best way to connect with us.
Reminder: Free Descent is not intended to substitute or supplement formal dive instruction. Always dive within the limits of your training and experience, and always follow the directions of your divemasters and instructors. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freedescent/support
Pro Dive: Josiah Mackin, PADI Course Director at Utila Dive Center, Honduras
Spring has sprung with this inspiring interview to start off your Wednesday. Walter and Colton sit down with Josiah Mackin "Juicy", manager and course director at Utila Dive Center in Utila, Honduras. Juicy has been a diver since 2001 and never really looked back after getting his PADI Open Water certification. In the past 24 years, he has traveled the world and climbed the professional ranks of dive instruction along the way. He is now firmly planted in Utila, Honduras and loves the community that he has been instrumental in building on the island. Listen in to be inspired by how a simple Open Water scuba diving certification can change the trajectory of your life!
Find your passion at Scuba Diving in Utila | Get Scuba Certified in the Caribbean
~Reminder~Free Descent is intended as entertainment only and should not replace formal dive instruction. Always follow the direction of your divemasters and instructors and remember to dive within the limits of your training and experience. Stay safe and have fun out there!
29 Mar 2025
Pro Dive: Annick Den Harder, Master Instructor based in Switzerland
Happy Saturday Free Descent Community! Join us this week as we chat with a very unique dive pro, Annick Den Harder. Annick started her dive career in the warm waters of the Caribbean but has graduated from "cocktail diving" to the cold waters of Europe and even Antarctica! In this episode, Annick tells Walter all about her journey to becoming a master instructor, what it's like to train divers in the cold lakes of Switzerland, and all about her cold water discoveries around the world. Want to train with Annick? Find her at TSK, the largest dive operation in Switzerland. TSK - Tauchschule, Tauchshop & Tauchreisen in Zürich und Bern
After listening to the episode, reach out to Walter, Myles, and Colton on the Instagram @freedescentpodcast and tell us if you're a:
1. Cocktail diver who believes in the 80-80-80 rule
2. Cold water adventurer
~Reminder~Free Descent is intended as entertainment only and should not replace formal dive instruction. Always follow the direction of your divemasters and instructors and remember to dive within the limits of your training and experience. Stay safe and have fun out there!
4 Mar 2025
Pro Dive: Bruce Weitzenhoffer, PADI Scuba Diving Course Director in Monterey, CA
Walter and Colton sat down with Bruce Weitzenhoffer, PADI Course Director in Monterey, CA, for an interesting discussion centered around 3 things:
1. How do we retain seasoned pros in the dive industry?
2. How does experience in the dive industry assist in obtaining jobs in other industries?
3. How does work in other industries translate to diving?
Listen now to hear one of the best conversations circulating the industry right now!
~Reminder~Free Descent is intended as entertainment only and should not replace formal dive instruction. Always follow the direction of your divemasters and instructors and remember to dive within the limits of your training and experience. Stay safe and have fun out there!
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
58
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
77
Contact Free Descent
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Free Descent?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
