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In 1998, Jill was part of the team that made the first 3D map of an underwater cave and she became the first person to dive the ice caves of Antarctica, penetrating further into an underwater cave system than any woman before her.

Gemma is the first woman to dive at the famous Antikythera Shipwreck, as a team diver and team medic working on joint projects between Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and the Greek Ephorate of Antiquities. Gemma is an IANTD Cave Instructor for both Open and Closed Circuit, and has racked up over 2,000 dives in caves and open water using both open and closed circuit equipment. As an educator, she has trained, supervised and guided divers from groups such as WHOI and the US National Parks Service. Nouf is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, paving the way for women divers in Saudi. She is setting an amazing example not just for female divers, but also for creating more female instructors without whom many women would not be able to qualify in this part of the world. India’s first woman Dive Master, qualifying in 2012, Archana is also a pioneering adventurer, leading extreme sports.