BSAC award winners honoured at Go Diving Show 2025

Every year BSAC recognises and celebrates the achievements of members and invaluable contribution volunteers make to the organisation.

We are therefore delighted to present the latest BSAC award winners for 2024, as announced at the Go Diving Show on Saturday 1st March 2025 – our congratulations go to you all.

Here's the complete list of well-deserving 2024 winners:

Award	Awarded to
BSAC Expeditions Trophy Awarded annually and presented to the organiser of the most significant British exploratory diving expedition of the year	Dunoon Divers for the Belnahua Expedition 2024
Andy Hunt presents the Expeditions Trophy to Scott Thomson, on behalf of members of Dunoon Divers
Alan Broadhurst Awards Awarded for the use of good diving lifesaving techniques. Presented to the rescuer, acknowledging and recognising their extreme bravery and use of good diving techniques	Andrew Kent (2023 winner)
Sophie Rennie, BSAC National Diving Officer with Andrew Kent
Thank You Awards Acknowledging Regional Coaches and Chief Examiners standing down from the role	Dave Woodward, Rob Jackson, Ken Scott, Julian Gill, Steve Capes, Luisa Smith
Martin Kusche of Dynamic Nord with (clockwise from top) Rob Jackson, Julian Gill, Steve Capes and Ken Scott
Nationally assessed examination awards
Kent Tooling Open Water Instructor (OWI) Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the Open Water Instructor Exams	Benjamin Kemp
[L] Benjamin Kemp is presented his OWI Award certificate by Dr Sam Clarke, OWI Chief Examiner; [R] receiving his prize reel from John Perrin of Kent Tooling
Nautilus AI Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the Advanced Instructor Exam	Jack Smith
[L]: Jack Smith receives his prize wing from Brett Thorpe of Nautilus; [R] Sophie Rennie, BSAC NDO with Jack and Mike Baker, Advanced Instructor Chief Examiner