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SSI announces 2020 Master Diver Challenge Winner!
Each year, the culmination of the SSI Master Diver Challenge is always the Grand Prize drawing. This year’s winner for the 2020 Master Diver Challenge is Jordan Suits from Mermet Springs in Belknap, Illinois. As the Grand Prize winner, Jordan will enjoy a 7-night Liveaboard Dive Vacation for two aboard the Roatan Aggressor! The Roatan Aggressor is known for diving the best sites of the Bay Islands, Honduras.
“Congratulations to Jordan and Mermet Springs” states Jeff Saenger, SSI Director. “Mermet Springs has been one of the most impressive and top producing SSI Master Diver centers in the country every year. With the amount of Master Divers they produce each year, Glen and I would wonder if one of his Master Divers would be selected in this random drawing.”
“Are you serious?” stated Glen Faith, owner of Mermet Springs, after being told. “We have waited for years for this and it could not have been a more perfect person to win. She and her husband learned to dive with us and are the nicest people you could ever meet. We are so excited for Jordan. We love creating Master Divers, and each year here at Mermet Springs, we celebrate our Master Divers by hosting a formal steak dinner in their honor. The steak dinner is served by the Mermet Springs Instructors and staff for a fun-filled evening celebrating this great accomplishment!”
Grand Prize winner Jordan Suits took the fast track to become a Master Diver, having earned her SSI Open Water Diver certification just over a year ago in 2019. Through her open water course, she discovered her love for diving and moved quickly to achieve the Master Diver rating! Mermet Springs loves utilizing the SSI Master Diver program to create life-long divers.
Jordan Suits is a school teacher, mother of three, and is in the process of completing her Master’s Degree; way to go, Jordan! As an avid diver, Jordan spends as much time as she can underwater with her husband Aaron, who just completed his Divemaster certification at Mermet Springs. Jordan and Aaron are the shining example of a happy and active dive family.
THERE IS ONE MORE PART TO THIS STORY!
Winning the Master Diver Challenge has extra meaning for this excited couple. After getting married, Jordan and Aaron never had the chance to go on a honeymoon. This trip will replace the honeymoon they never had! And what honeymoon could ever top doing what they love on one of the most beautiful reefs in the world aboard luxury accommodations? Congratulations, Jordan, and bon voyage!
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Dive Friends is known for the personal approach throughout the course. Their in-house course director will lead the students through every essential step, mentoring them to achieve their fullest potential as a dive instructor.
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