About Us

Ricardo Montans

Ricky is a natural sports lover who’s been connected to the ocean since his early childhood. He has excelled at many sports throughout his life, but his love for competing became more than just hobby, it became a lifestyle especially when it came to professional Freediving. Just, as his father gave him a love for the ocean when he was young, Ricky bestowed the same passion to his daughter, showing her the joy of feeling alive and enjoying every moment of her life. Ricky is a world-class Freediving champion, a Scuba Divemaster, Freediving Instructor Trainer and AIDA Judge who loves nothing more thansharing his knowledge, wisdom and enthusiasm with others. He is the record holder from Argentina in CWT FIM and CWTB and the same drive, commitment and determination that he puts into everything he does is at the very foundation of our school.

Instructor Trainer

Nick Powers

Nick has been a certified scuba diver since the age of 12 years old. In 2016 Nick had an idea after returning to scuba to use it as therapy for his PTSD from combat operations in the Marines as well as Private Security contracting in Iraq. In 2017 Nick formed Warfighter Scuba after going through the Instructor Training Course with Scuba Schools International. Nick’s entire dedication to his brothers and sisters from combat is to teach a skill with scuba that helps change the mindset to help curb the suicide rate in the veteran community. Nick currently is an active Instructor Trainer for Scuba Schools International, including the Classified Diving (adaptive) specialties.

Instructor Trainer

Adam Trisk

Adam was originally NAUI trained by the great Bill Tewes in 1988 at the age of 12 and did much of his early diving in Virgin Gorda with the legendary “Receiver of Wrecks”, Bert Kilbride. Adam retired from a career in Advertising, Marketing, Tech and Innovation in 2020 and began pursuing professional and technical diving qualifications in Roatan where he trained with Monty Graham and Roatan Tec Center. Adam has dived around the world and today holds recreational, speciality, technical and extended range (TEC) professional certifications with NAUI, PADI, TDI and SSI. Adam’s passion lies in teaching speciality & extended range courses.

Instructor

Dawn Powers

Dawn is an open water instructor, whose passion lies in transforming fear into exhilaration. Since 2017, she has dedicated herself to helping nervous students conquer their apprehensions about scuba so they can fall in love with the ocean as she has. Dawn teaches alongside her husband, Nick, in support of their nonprofit – Warfighter Scuba – where they provide therapy for military veterans through scuba. As a Classified (adaptive) instructor, she ensures every student, regardless of their background or disability, feels empowered and confident in the water. Dawn is also an underwater videographer, who loves capturing the beauty of the ocean and sharing it with her students.

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