Glenn Ralph
PADI IDC Staff Instructor - #631373
EFR Instructor and Head of Training at In2Scuba

Glenn has been diving for over forty years, having originally learnt in the military, when he was a YOUNG man. As the frequency of his diving increased in recent years, so did his enjoyment, and in 2003 the route to a PADI Dive Professional was taken, and in the summer of 2004 moved to In2Scuba as it started..

This brought on extra opportunity to dive and the great satisfaction of helping others to enjoy his hobby and he is now regularly involved in diving courses. At the end of 2010 he seized the opportunity of taking over in2scuba

Diving has taken him from the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, the Indian Ocean, around the Canary Islands, to the Irish Sea, the North Sea and English Channel, not to mention some fine English Quarries. The Red Sea is a favourite and regular resting place for him.

Glenn best likes to dive a reef and loves to watch the interaction of the marine life, trying his best to photograph it and to capture the splendour to reflect on later.

Next best is seeing the joy of student divers qualifying after four days of being together and seeing how far they have progressed in such a short amount of time, he feels this is really worth while and is what motivates him to continue to be available for training courses.

Email: glenn@In2scuba.co.uk

Steve Griffiths
PADI Master Instructor - #626144
EFR Instructor Trainer & Qualified Diver Medic
DAN & DSAT Instructor
RYA Commercial Boat Handler

Steve completed all his PADI training here in the UK, including all his Instructor training. He worked for a PADI Dive Centre for two years, teaching as an Instructor, and then decided to start In2scuba in the summer of 2004.

Steve can teach a full range of  PADI courses from Discovery programs to Instructor level courses, including 22 Speciality training programs. He is also a DAN First Aid for Diving Instructor & Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor Trainer.

Steve who comes originally from London, has lived in Kent for the last 12 years, he is known for being friendly, approachable and fun to be around. Having taught in Spanish and Egyptian waters Steve has gained valuable experience and knowledge in different diving environments, but still loves UK diving.

Steve is respected for adhering to PADI standards, safety awareness and his communication skills at all levels. When Steve’s not teaching he is a passionate underwater photographer, all of the photos on this site were taken by Steve.

Email: steve@In2scuba.co.uk

Paul Fassolas
PADI Assistant Instructor - #647975

Paul’s first introduction to diving was a Try Dive in 2005, but he wasn’t completely hooked until completing his PADI Open Water and Advanced open water courses in 2006 with In2scuba. This was in preparation for a round the world trip.

After returning from his travels, he came back to In2scuba and after completing 5 Specialities and Rescue Diver + EFR certification, achieved PADI Master Scuba Diver Rating. In 2007 Paul went on to complete his PADI Divemaster course and in 2008 proudly become a PADI Assistant Instructor, through In2scuba.

Paul dived some of the best locations in the world whilst travelling, including Vietnam, Borneo (Sipadan), Thailand, Bali, Australia, New Zealand, and the Galapagos Islands. After all these amazing experiences he still loves diving in England; Whether it’s a boat dive in the Channel, a days diving in a lake or quarry, wreck diving in Dorset or a trip to the Farne islands, he can’t seem to get enough of it!

Best dive to date:  “It’s got to be a dive at the Galapagos islands, when I snorkelled with Galapagos penguins, before seeing 2 Manta rays, 2 turtles, a sea lion feeding on a 30m wide ball of Salema and 2 seahorses.…all on one dive!”

“I get great satisfaction helping student divers through their courses, it`s really rewarding to see them achieve their goals as they become PADI divers”

Paul is looking forward to new diving adventures, and would love to share these with you!

Email: paulf@In2scuba.co.uk

Tim Waters
PADI Assistant Instructor - #646365

The Greek island of Rhodes was where Tim first discovered his passion for scuba diving in the summer of 2003.
One Try Dive was all it took to be bitten by the bug as he signed up for his PADI Open Water Diver course on returning home from his holiday!

Since then he has achieved Rescue Diver / Emergency First Responder and Master Scuba Diver qualifications in addition to completing five Speciality courses. Tim has completed all his PADI training here in the UK and qualifyed as a PADI Divemaster in 2007 and a PADI Assistant Instructor in 2008, through In2scuba.

Tim enjoys assisting students divers during their training courses, right from the classroom & pool training, to their open water dives, inland or at sea!

He says “ I enjoy sharing my passion for diving and passing on my knowledge and experience to new divers.”

Tim dives regularly in UK waters and has been as far north as the Farne islands to dive with the seals ! He has also dived the Greek islands of Zante and Corfu and has enjoyed the wonders and huge variety of marine life in the Red Sea including sharks / turtles / dolphins & octopus.

He says his most memorable dive so far was, "in the Red Sea with Oceanic White Tip Sharks cruising around as I made my 5 metre safety stop, an experience not to be missed"

Email: tim@In2scuba.co.uk

Nick Coletta
PADI Assistant Instructor - #256299

Nick’s interest in scuba diving began as a young boy, when his father would talk about his diving experiences diving wrecks off the south coast of Britain. 

However, it wasn’t until 2007 (after a friend of his completed her Open Water course) that he decided to start his own diving adventure, and began his training with In2scuba. From his first dive he was hooked, and has completed the PADI Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver qualifications, as well as 7 PADI Speciality courses, including Wreck, Deep and Boat Diver.

Nick is also a qualified Oxygen Provider and holds the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. He then started on the Professional ladder and qualified as a PADI Divemaster and then a PADI Assistant Instructor through In2scuba in 2009. Nick enjoys sharing his passion for scuba with students and helping them to achieve their ambition to become qualified Scuba Divers. 

The vast majority of Nick’s diving has been in British waters, from Swanage, diving wrecks such as the famous Kyarra, to the Farne Islands off the Northumbrian coast, where the inquisitive and playful grey seals provide a truly wonderful underwater experience.

Whilst his primary interest is wrecks, especially 20th Century warships, his first visit to the Red Sea, with the In2scuba dive club in November 2008, showed him the delights of warm water coral reefs and the abundant and colourful fish that live around them.

Email: nick@In2scuba.co.uk

Neil Parfrement
PADI Assistant Instructor - #633362

Neil was bitten by the diving bug on his very first dive – a Scuba Try Dive in the warm waters of Antigua, and has been mad about it every since. Neil completed all of his training in the UK and as well as being qualified in 12 diver Specialities he has achieved his PADI Master Scuba Diver rating.

He is a fully qualified Oxygen Provider and Emergency First Aid Responder, holds a RYA Commercially Endorsed Powerboat License, a Maritime Operator's Short Range Radio Certificate and has completed the RYA Sea Survival course – so you know when diving with Neil you are in a safe pair of hands!

Neil loves diving in varied environments and exploring new sites. He has dived throughout the Australian coast line and extensively the Great Barrier Reef, North and South Red Sea, the Indian Ocean including Mauritius and the Maldives, the South Coast of England as well as extensively at inland sites in the UK (which he still has a soft spot for!).

If forced to choose Neil says wreck diving is one of his favourite dive types because of the element of adventure it presents - "...descending every time onto something like the SS Thistlegorm in the Red Sea is just breathtaking – especially when you remind yourself how few people will ever get to see and experience it. The sense of exploration and discovery is overwhelming – the history and the marine life combining to offer a truly unforgettable experience. When you consider that 75% of the world is covered with water – scuba diving opens up a huge unseen part of it for me to explore".

Like the rest of the In2scuba team, Neil is passionate about training other divers. So why does Neil do it? “The real motivator for training, for me, is knowing that when students qualify, I have helped give them the knowledge and tools to help them safely unlock this whole new world that I have discovered and they can see it for themselves.”

Most memorable dive to date: 8.00am in the waters of the Maldives, 14 metres down watching 12 or more fully grown Manta Ray's landing on a cleaning station - "...it was surreal… just like watching aeroplanes queuing up and coming in to land at Heathrow Airport on a busy day - awesome!"

Email: neil@In2scuba.co.uk

Lauge Voigt
PADI Assistant Instructor - #639024
EFR Instructor

Lauge has completed all of his PADI training in the UK with In2scuba, right the way from Open Water through to Professional level. He holds 6 Specialties including; Enriched Air Diver, Drysuit, Underwater Navigator, Deep, Wreck & Night Diver and is a Master Scuba Diver.

Lauge is also an Emergency First Response Instructor, Care for Children First Aid Provider and a DAN Oxygen Provider. He is also In2scuba`s dive trip organiser to his native Denmark & Iceland, for those looking for Ice diving adventures!

The aspects of diving that Lauge enjoys most is assisting on various courses, helping others to gain more experience and to achieve new goals. Although he still wouldn’t want to miss out on a midnight dive in Leybourne Lakes!

He says "The thing I love about diving is that every dive is a new experience.”

Email: lauge@In2scuba.co.uk

Keith Grimes
PADI Assistant Instructor - #646932

Keith had been diving since 1989 and has a wealth of experience behind him.

He has dived in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Caribbean, Pacific Ocean and Norway. Keith also dives extensively around the UK, including the South Coast, Dorset, Cornwall and Scotland.

He joined In2scuba in 2005 and after completing his PADI Rescue Diver course; he then started his PADI Divemaster program and qualified as an Emergency First Responder and a DAN & PADI Oxygen provider

He has completed several “Technical” diving courses over the years including Advanced Nitrox, Decompression diving and Extended Range, so he can enjoy the deeper wrecks around the South Coast and abroad.

Keith is always at hand during training sessions to give valuable advice to Student divers, especially when the subject of Wreck diving comes up! During his long diving career, Keith has dived some of the most famous wrecks from around the World including the M2 & HMS Hood in British waters and the Thistlegorm in the Red Sea.

Keith says “I love to help new divers develop and promote safe diving concepts to them”

When Keith is not underwater, you can usually find him in the Skiing resorts in Italy, as he is also an experienced Skiing Instructor!

Email: keith@In2scuba.co.uk

Jo Price
PADI Divemaster - #643142

After meeting a diving school at a country show and going for a Try dive at a local pool in 1993 she was hooked at the age of 12.  Qualifying as a PADI Junior Open Water diver, at Stoney cove in November snow, at the age of 13 she took to the sport with enthusiasm.

Jo visited the pool sessions every week and going out on every lake and sea trip available.  She progressed through Junior Advanced Open Water and on to be a Qualified PADI Rescue diver and EFR trained on her 16th birthday. 

At this point it was almost an obsession, during the holidays often diving 7 days a week and jumping in anything wet and bigger than a puddle, officially becoming a North Sea Tiger!  Quite a few nice trips away were enjoyed too, including Menorca, Red Sea and the Bahamas as well some great British diving from the south coast and inland sites.

After a financially enforced break whilst at University she returned to diving by spending 6 months participating in marine research programmes in Fiji and Madagascar, diving every day in a variety of conditions.  She completed her PADI divemaster training in Fiji and on her return joined in2scuba to continue her development.

Jo says “I’m  looking forward to working with lots of new and interesting people, helping them discover this incredible underwater world and nurture their diving skills to enable them to enjoy it as much as I do.”

Best Dive to date: “That’s a tricky one but it must be the shark dive in Fiji but not only for the Bull and Tiger sharks but for the array of other pelagic and reef fish attracted by the feeding, closely followed by the Manta ray discovery on a reef dive in Fiji”

Email: jo@In2scuba.co.uk

Gill Harris
PADI Assistant Instructor - #267106

Gill had her first taste of diving on a Try Dive in Zante back in 2000. She then went on to complete her PADI Open Water Diver course in the Maldives in 2003 and after meeting her (now) husband Alan, signed up for all of her further diving education with In2scuba here in the UK in 2006.

The transition from warm clear blue waters to the lower visibility of the UK was a challenge for Gill but she loved every minute of it, and still does! Gill has completed 6 Specialties, PADI Rescue Diver & EFR Certification and has achieved the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. All of which have been completed with In2scuba here in the UK!

After several months of commitment, dedication & hardwork, Gill has now achieved her goal of becoming an In2scuba PADI Divemaster in 2010, and now would like to progress up to Instructor level.

Gill has dived at many in land locations around the UK from Stoney Cove to Vobster Quay. She has dived with the grey seals in the Farne Islands and has experienced the wreck diving on offer in Plymouth and Dorset. Her favourite warm water dive destination is the Maldives which she loves to visit each year with her husband Alan.

Best dive to date: “On my 30th Birthday diving off the Lhaviyani Atoll in the Maldives on Fushivaru Thila watching the Manta Rays swim effortlessly against the current whilst Alan and I held on to rock formations at 13 metres mesmerised by these wonderful creatures.”

Email: gill@In2scuba.co.uk

Alan Harris
PADI Assistant Instructor #267639

Alan is one of In2scuba’s Professional dive team and has completed all his training with In2scuba in the UK.

He learnt to dive in March 2006, and gained his PADI Open Water certification in the UK when the lake was still frozen over! He went off on his honeymoon to the Maldives and was totally hooked.

As soon as Alan came back home he signed up to do the Advanced Open Water with In2scuba together with his wife, Gill. He then went on to complete 6 Specialities and has now achieved the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating following completion of the EFR and Rescue Diver courses. Alan became a PADI Professional Diver in March 2010, by completing a Divemaster internship with In2scuba.

Alan has dived throughout the UK and has returned to the Maldives each year. He is a keen underwater photographer, and enjoys sharing his passion for the underwater environment.

He says “I really enjoy bringing new people into diving, it’s a fantastic world below the surface. Everywhere has something to see, be it UK waters, inland sites or lovely warm blue oceans”

Favourite dive to date: “I think it would be in the Maldives in the Lhaviyani Atoll. We were on the Kuredu Express and it was a time when the current wasn’t running hard. Gill and I were kneeling on the seabed at 24 metres watching a group of seven grey reef sharks swimming around us. They were all a good size and it was amazing to watch these graceful creatures.”

Email: alan@In2scuba.co.uk

Martin Kerley
PADI Divemaster - #651119

Martin has completed all of his PADI training in the UK, from Open Water through to his current level of Divemaster with us at In2scuba.

In the time he has been diving he has logged well over 200 dives and was definitely ‘bitten by the dive bug' - as soon as he had his first lesson with us early in 2006!

He has completed many PADI Specialties including Enriched Air Nitrox, Dry Suit, Deep and Wreck. He reached the level of Master Scuba Diver within 6 months of his first PADI Open Water dive - following very intensive In2scuba training. He also completed his Emergency First Response certification as well as DAN Oxygen Provider & Oxygen First Aid and more recently, the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider.

Martin has dived all around the UK - from many inland dive sites to all along the English Channel and even up to the Farne Islands. Martin has also enjoyed the wonders of the Mediterranean, with its clear warm waters and fantastic marine life.

Whilst in Cyprus, he had some great dives with his daughters, Adrienne and Georgina on one of the world’s top ten wrecks, the Zenobia. He has also enjoyed diving in Malta, Turkey, Caribbean and the USA. Now all his family dives, holidays are even more fun...

Martin has a professional, helpful and calm attitude which makes him a great ambassador for both PADI and In2scuba - especially when training new divers.

When he is not diving - Martin especially enjoys being with his family.  His other loves are travel, shooting, cycling, underwater photography, driving and more recently, inventing!!! He came up with the innovative idea for the RescuEAN Pod – see www.rescuean.com

Email: martin@In2scuba.co.uk

Chris Wood
PADI Divemaster - #651383

Chris, a Landscape Gardener, learnt to dive with In2scuba in early 2006 and immediately found his preference is for water over land!
        
Having quickly moved through the PADI system he achieved the highest non professional rating of Master Scuba Diver in October 2006 and, due to his love of assisting with the training of new divers, Chris has now achieved the rank of PADI Divemaster through an internship with In2scuba.

Chris has dived all around the UK from Penzance to the Farne Islands and most of the freshwater sites in between, he has also enjoyed the warmer waters of the Med during visits to Malta, Turkey, Spain and Crete and further afield with visits to Florida and the Red Sea

He can now also enjoy some great family diving with his daughter, Rosie, who is now a qualified PADI Rescue Diver having undertaken all of her training, like her dad, with In2scuba.

Chris has also put his diving knowledge to good use by inventing and marketing an exciting new diving product with his regular dive buddy, Martin Kerley. It was during their Rescue Diver course with In2scuba that both Chris and Martin got the idea for the RescuEAN, a new emergency Nitrox delivery system that provides Enriched Air Nitrox direct from a Scuba unit to a diver in need of it.

Email: chris@In2scuba.co.uk

Gus Kennedy
PADI Divemaster - #259130
Qualified Diver Medic

Gus is a bit of a late comer to scuba diving having given up competitive swimming in his teens for motorbikes and…(Work).  After taking a Try Dive in the Red Sea in 2006 it took Gus nearly a year to do something about it and now he is totally hooked. It’s never too late!

He has undertaken all of his PADI training with In2scuba here in the UK, although Mrs K did let him get away with a few cheeky dives whilst they were away on holiday this year!

Gus is a qualified PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency First Responder and certified by PADI & DAN to provide oxygen to an injured diver. His philosophy is the more you learn and practice the better diver you become. So what better way to learn than to help teach as a PADI Professional. Gus qualified as a PADI Divemaster with In2scuba in 2009, and is a valued member of the team.

Gus has dived in the warm clear Red Sea teeming with bright and colourful aquatic life, the North Sea with grey seals and his first wreck the SS Abessinia  lost in 1921 on the Knivestone reef, as well as a number of inland sites where the visibility has been more challenging.

Email: gus@In2scuba.co.uk

Matt Burren
PADI Divemaster Trainee & EFR Instructor

Matthew’s first diving experience was a Try Dive with In2scuba in 2006.  He went along to keep his wife company, convinced that she wouldn’t enjoy it and that would be the end of it. 

However they both enjoyed their Try Dive so much that they went on to complete their PADI Open Water Diver and PADI Advanced Diving courses within the next couple of months with In2scuba.

Shortly after, whilst on holiday in Australia, they put there new skills into practice and went diving on the Great Barrier Reef encountering a huge variety of fish in clear blue crystal waters. Since then, Matthew has successfully complete his PADI Rescue Diver course (minus his then pregnant wife) and logged over 50 dives in the UK and abroad.  He has also gained many specialities including: Enriched Air and Dry Suit Diver.

Appreciating how important it was to have current first aid training, Matthew completed his Emergency First Responder (EFR) for Primary and Secondary care.  He then went on to complete the DAN qualified oxygen provider and EFR Care for Children courses.  This culminated in his recent qualification as an Emergency First Response Instructor with In2scuba.

When Matthew is not diving he leads a very busy life - training plumbers, putting out fires and being a great Dad to his new baby girl.  He’s already taken her swimming in the hope that one day she will be his new dive buddy!

Email: matt@In2scuba.co.uk

Nicola Griffiths
PADI Divemaster Trainee

Nicola loves all aspects of her diving, and is always fun and friendly to be around. She enjoys being involved during training sessions, so she can pass on her experiences to new divers.

Nicola learnt to dive in 2005, after enjoying a Scuba Try Dive with In2scuba. Once finished her PADI Open Water Diver course, Nicola then continued her adventure, by completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver & PADI Rescue Diver courses, here in the UK, in 2006

Nicola is also a trained First Aider, as she holds a current Emergency First Response First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

Nicola has dived at various dive locations around the UK, including Wreck diving in the English Channel from Brighton & Eastbourne and Quarry diving at Stoney Cove. She has also dived some fantastic dive sites in the Maldives & Red Sea, regually enjoying blue water diving each year with her Dad Steve, who runs In2scuba.

Nicola says her best dive to date was, Wreck diving the Ghannis D in the Red Sea, to be joined by 27 Bottle Nosed Dolphins for the whole dive - "It was an incredible experience I will never forget"

Email: nicola@In2scuba.co.uk

Adrienne Kerley
PADI Rescue Diver - #0710U48325

Adrienne completed nearly all of her PADI training in the UK with us at In2scuba - from Open Water through to current certification of Rescue Diver which she achieved in September 2007.

Since starting diving in April 2006, she has over 60 dives logged, completed several specialities including Dry Suit, Emergency First Response as well as DAN Oxygen Provider & Oxygen First Aid. She also wants to train as a Divemaster - as soon as she is old enough!

Adrienne especially enjoys assisting In2scuba’s instructors when they are training student divers. She already has the experience and skills that make her a valuable asset to the school. Adrienne has thoroughly enjoyed all of her diving so much, she is currently at college hoping to go to Uni in 2010 to study Marine Biology and use her diving skills to aid the world’s marine life. 

Adrienne has dived all around the UK including many inland dive sites and the English Channel. She has also enjoyed the wonders of the Mediterranean in Cyprus and Turkey, with its clear warm waters and fantastic marine life.

Whilst in Cyprus, she had some great dives with her family (all of whom learnt to dive with In2scuba) on one of the world’s top ten wrecks, the Zenobia. In 2008, she dived Tobago with her parents and loved the wonderful variety of marine life in the Caribbean…

When she is not diving - Adrienne loves being with her friends. Her other pastimes – playing rugby, travel, photography, cycling and soon, driving!!!

Email: adrienne@In2scuba.co.uk

Emma Pullar
Surface support. PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Emma is one of the most important members of our team, as she organises the logistics of the day to day running of the School, including company finances