HammerHead Shark IDC

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Meet The Team:

The Kingpin of the Team!

Zach Matthews

PADI Course Director & Tec Instructor

Language: English

Zach is originally from Philly serving in the US Military as a combat diver before moving to Hawaii to become a dive instructor.

This journey has led Zach to become a leading PADI Course Director and Tec Instructor with vast experience running IDC’s and expeditionary trips around the world.

Zach has over 30 years of diving experience and will provide you will first class diver training.

Meet The Team:

The Godfather of Diving!

Osama Abdalla

PADI Course Director & Freediving Instructor

Language: Arabic

Osama originally from Egypt, beginning his diving adventure in 1993. Osama has gained industry leading experience from running dive centres in Qatar.

Osama has a true passion for the ocean which transcends from scuba to freediving. Exploring the ocean and showing it to the next generation of divers and instructors.

With Osama experience you will gain extensive experience and knowledge in our IDC as Osama as your Course Director.

Meet The Team:

The Legendary Egyptian Deep Dive Explorer!

Hossam Abdelaziz

PADI Course Director & Tec Instructor

Language: Arabic, English & Italian

Hossam began his diving career in his home country of Egypt in 1998. Hossam loves the beautiful underwater world of Egypt and will be able to show you where all the most amazing creatures are hiding.

Hossam has extensive experience running IDCs and has been earning elite status PADI Course Director ratings due to his high success rate.

Hossam loves exploring the deep reefs of Egypt and can lead you into the tec world as a leading Tec instructor. Hossam is man of many talents but is a true family man at heart with a true passion for the ocean.

Meet The Team:

You may need a translator even though English is his first language.

Mark Wynne

PADI Course Director

Language: English

Mark is originally from Glasgow, Scotland with vast experience traveling the world as a dive instructor in Bermuda, SE Asia and Europe.

Mark’s passion for diving began in 2006 in Fuerteventura before learning to dive in the cold dark waters of Scotland. Escaping the cold waters, Mark has been teaching people to dive around the world for the last 13 years.

Mark loves teaching the next generation of instructors.

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Meet our Russian Legend!

Elena Nayda

PADI Course Director & Swimming Instructor

Language: Russian & English

Elena is from St Petersburg, Russia with extensive diving experience around the world.

During her time in Russia, Elena ran a very successful dive centre in her home town of St Petersburg. Elena ran regular trips in Egypt and fell in love with the location before becoming a joint owner of Hammerhead IDC and one of the most popular PADI Course Directors.

Elena in her spare time is also a swimming coach with the local swimming club.

Meet The Team:

Vic Huang

PADI Course Director, Freediving & Tec Instructor

Language: English and Chinese

Vic is Course Director with over 13 years of experience diving and teaching all over the world. Vic's journey began in 2007 earning his open water certification in Mauritius after leaving China. Thoughout the years, Vic has certified hundreds of students and provided thousands of hours of instruction all over the world.

In 2009, Vic's team lead the exploration of the Qian Dao Lake, China which provided accurate coordinates and the location of the lost underwater Lion City. In 2012, Vic received his Technical Diving Instruction Certification which included several dives of over 100 meters of Trimix Diving. In 2018, fulfilled the qualification and earned the PADI Course Director Instructor Certification.

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