PADI Announce Go PRO Challenge 2007 winners
PADI’s yearly Go PRO Challenge seeks to encourage divers to enter the diving industry at the Professional level, while rewarding existing industry professionals for their ongoing commitment and enthusiasm in developing and teaching the next generation of scuba divers. Winners are recognized for their accomplishments and collectively receive more than $40,000 US in cash rewards and prizes. The Go PRO Challenge contest continues in 2008 with two contests to enter: the Go PRO Challenge Professional Ratings Contest, where divers are rewarded for getting PADI Professional ratings and issuing diver certifications, and the Go PRO Challenge Testimonial Contest, which will reward $10,000 US to the PADI Professional who submits the most compelling story via video or captioned photo as to why he became a PADI Pro.
The 2007 winners are:
- Doug Barr, from Aberdeen, Scotland
- Joo Hee Han, from Seoul, South Korea
- Pierre Gobinet, from Creuzier le Neuf, France
- Andrew Statler, from Liberty, Missouri, USA
- Nobuyuki Higashiura, from Aichi, Japan