Mumbai’s Parth, World’s Youngest Scuba Diver
Posted by in Maldives | Marine Life | Scuba Diving | الغطس | جزر المالديفParth Sanghvi of Mumbai is the World’s Youngest Scuba Diver
Mumbai’s Parth Sanghvi broke the world record to be the youngest scuba open water diver this week after he dived 40 feet underwater near Grande Island in Goa, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) said today.
10-year-old Parth awarded PADI junior open water scuba divers certificate
Anindya Mukherjee, PADI instructor, said that 10-year-old Parth was awarded PADI junior open water scuba divers certificate on February 23, a day after his birthday, at exactly at 7:01 a.m.
The 10-year-old from Mumbai broke the earlier record of Egypt’s Natasha Turner, who had become the youngest diver at the age of 10 years and three days.
“Parth got the certificate at the age of 10 years and one day, which is two days short than Turner,” Mukherjee said.
Accompanied by his father, Mehul, a certified diver, Parth jumped off the grande Island near Vasco port town in Goa to break the record. Parth is a fourth standard student of CNM School at suburban Ville Parle in Mumbai.
The boy was trained at Goa Aquatic dive resort at Candolim near here before he jumped in for the world record.
“Parth had his first encounter with scuba at the age of nine years and four months when he went to Phillipines for a holiday with the family,” Mehul told reporters in Mumbai.
“The minimum age of scuba diving is ten years, so he took up the bubble maker course where they teach the basics of scuba diving,” Parth’s father said.
Mehul, who runs an import export business in Mumbai, said that Parth was really inspired by experience, so his parents decided that he starts the course on his tenth birthday.
“Three months before he started his course, Parth studied the open water diver manual by PADI,” he said.
In Indian, Sahil Pisharody of Mumbai, had formerly achieved the record of youngest scuba diver of nation when he dived at the age of 10 years six months, Mehul said.
“It was really amazing world down the water. I saw lot of fishes and a ship wreck too,” Parth said.
His coach, Mukherjee, said that the boy came back with two shells, although it is prohibited to disturb anything underwater.
“He said he wanted to show them to his younger brother, so we allowed it,” the coach added.
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