JEDDAH: Diving is a journey for discovery and an important form of relaxation, and more and more people, especially women, are taking up the sport, says Nofa Al-Osaimi, a female diving coach.
She said her love for diving started by chance when she visited Sharm El-Sheikh for participation in a sea tour — the first of its kind in the world of diving.
“At that time, I was studying in Britain. The diving urge remained in me and I wanted to finish my studies quickly so that I could pursue diving licenses,” Al-Osaimi was quoted as saying by local media on Friday.
“Afterwards, I went to Sharm El-Sheikh and got the first license as a diver, followed by a permit as an advanced diver. I still ensured that I got more licenses to become a trainer,” she said.
According to Al-Osaimi, diving has many benefits like hope and happiness, objective energy that revives a person in addition to getting a better perspective about saving the sea from plastics and other bad material and just to ensure the beauty of the blue waters as the sea is considered as a soruce of food for humans.
Al-Osaimi wants to establish a diving center for women that is secure and safe, and to make people more aware of the importance of the marine environment.
Saudi woman coach started diving into sea ‘by chance’
Saudi woman coach started diving into sea ‘by chance’
