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Jill Heinerth NPR Interview

Listen: Jill Heinerth Interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air

Whenever we get a chance to listen to Hollis ambassador, tech instructor and veteran explorer/filmmaker Jill Heinerth discuss her exploits, we get excited. A master...

4 Tips for Transitioning from Rec to Tech

4 Tips for Transitioning from Rec to Tech

Whether certified during a vacation or took a course at your neighborhood pool, exploring the underwater world converts many into divers.

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Jill Heinerth On Being Female in the Dive Industry

When author and marine explorer Jill Heinerth first decided she wanted to be a commercial diver, she went to a commercial diving workshop and the instructor pulled her aside. “There's no room for women in commercial diving,” he told her. “If you want to go off and train dolphins or whatever, go ahead. But commercial...

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Diving Deep With Author Jill Heinerth

When Jill Heinerth was a little girl, she wanted to be an astronaut. Watching the Apollo missions and Jacques Cousteau on TV with wide-eyed fascination, she was inspired by explorers pushing the realms of human understanding. Her parents, however—in a bout of light-hearted realism—informed her that Canada didn't have a space program, or female astronauts....