Amanda Prystupa

amanda - instructor staff photo

amanda - diving in roatan

Amanda - mermaid

SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor
SSI Mermaid Instructor

Amanda didn’t always plan to become a dive professional. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, it seemed fitting to explore the diving community and career path. Once certified in May of 2018 at Hudson Grotto, she then participated in a dive-intensive coral research internship in Roatan, Honduras, and was hooked. After completing her Stress and Rescue course at Heroes, she jumped at the opportunity when offered to work here and complete her Dive Master courses. “Teaching diving to people as a career sounded like the perfect way to combine my love for marine biology and my passion for scuba diving.” Amanda joined the Heroes team in October 2018 and has continued to work as an Advanced Open Water Instructor. The marine wildlife and coral reef systems are her passion, and she’s always ready to teach aspiring divers.

Scuba Diving Since:
May 2018

Favorite Fish:
Smooth Trunkfish

Favorite Dive Site:
Cordelia Banks, Roatan, Honduras

Favorite Specialty Class:
Coral Identification

Favorite Dive Type:
Coral reef diving

Future Dive Goal:
Become a scientific diving instructor

SSI Instructor Certifications

Open Water Diver
Enriched Air Nitrox
Scuba Skills Update
Perfect Buoyancy
Stress and Rescue
Science of Diving
Dive Guide
Divemaster
Full Face Mask
Navigation
Deep Diving

Photo and Video
Night and Limited Visibility
Underwater Communication
Waves, Tides, and Currents
Fish Identification
Coral Identification
Manta Ray Ecology
Marine Ecology
Sea Turtle Ecology
Shark Ecology
Scuba Rangers

SSI Freediving Instructor Certifications

Try Freediving
Try Mermaid
Basic Freediving

Mermaid
Ocean Mermaid
Model Mermaid

My Dive Equipment

Ocean Reef Space Extender Full Face Mask