BSAC honours award winners at 2026 Go Diving Show

After another memorable year of diving and snorkelling, once again BSAC has announced its Awards - recognising the achievements of members and invaluable contribution volunteers make to the organisation.

The latest BSAC award winners for 2025 were announced at the Go Diving Show on Saturday 28th February 2026 – from the organisation, our congratulations go to you all.

Here's the complete list of well-deserving 2025 winners:

Award	Awarded to
Safety Awards Awarded in recognition of endeavouring to save a life without involving diving techniques	Andrew Lowde, Matthew Harland, Paul Cavanna, Matt King, Bob Nowicki and Places Leisure Lifeguard Team
Andy Shenstone, BSAC Chair with Bob Nowicki and Sophie Heptonstall, BSAC Head of Diving and Training
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	John Greenwood and Simon Vickers
[L-to-R]: Andy Shenstone, Simon Vickers, John Greenwood and Sophie Heptonstall
Nationally assessed examination awards
First Class Diver Successful candidates in 2025	John Gibbons, James Hickman, Denys Illyushenko, Nicholas Sims and Alex Warzynski
First Class Diver: Andy Shenstone, Sophie Rennie and John Gibbons
First Class Diver: Andy Shenstone, James Hickman and Sophie Rennie
First Class Diver AND National Instructor: Andy Shenstone, Alex Warzynski and Sophie Rennie
National Instructor Successful candidates in 2025	Kathryn Fowler, Stuart Girdler and Alex Warzynski
National Instructor: Andy Shenstone, Kathryn Fowler and Sophie Rennie
National Instructor: Andy Shenstone, Stuart Girdler and Sophie Rennie
Kent Tooling Open Water Instructor (OWI) Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the Open Water Instructor Exams	Holger Firmenich
Holger Firmenich is presented his OWI Award certificate by Sophie Rennie, and receives his prize reel from John Perrin of Kent Tooling
Nautilus Advanced Instructor (AI) Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the Advanced Instructor Exam	James Woodley
[L]: Andy Shenstone delivers James Woodley his prize wing kindly donated by Nautilus; Sophie Rennie presents the certificate
AP Diving First Class Diver (FCD) Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the First Class Diver Exam	Alex Warzynski
[L]: Alex Warzynski receives his prize from Tom Parker of AP Diving
Dynamic Nord National Instructor (NI) Award Awarded to the most exemplary candidate on the National Instructor Exam	Kathryn Fowler
[L-to-R]:Andy Shenstone, Kathryn Fowler, Dean Martin of Dynamic Nord, and Sophie Rennie
Wilkinson Sword Awarded annually to the candidate who has shown the most admirable performance in a nationally-assessed examination Kathryn Fowler