Mary Bonnin, USN -The First and Only Female Master Diver

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack

We had such an amazing interview with Mary Bonnin on location in Panama City, FL. She is the United States of Americas First ever female, “MASTER DIVER “, and she is still currently the only female master diver. Mary Bonnin earned her initial diving qualification in 1977. She graduated from First Class Diving School in 1981 at the top of her class and was the first woman to qualify as a diver first class. During her seven years as a Navy diving instructor, Bonnin trained more than 1,000 divers. In 1990, she earned the title of MASTER DIVER , and became the first woman master diver. BTW she is still the only US navy females MD. She was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2001. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebottomdwellersds/message