Opinion Leader

Sara Banderby

Nationality: Swedish

Ambassador

Sara Banderby

Nationality: Swedish

BIOGRAPHY

Sara's diving career started when she was 15 years old in Mexico, where she discovered that scuba could extend her stay underwater. The diving continued back home in Sweden where she had to adapt to much colder waters and more gear. Inspired by the cenotes, she knew she wanted to see and explore things no one had seen before.  

Now, 15 years later, Sara enjoys visiting mines and caves all over the world as well as wrecks. The feeling of being weightless is one of the best things about diving.  

Sara wants to share the joy of cold water and rebreather diving, and the idea that if she can do it, you can do it too. For those who do not join her in the water, she tries to share videos from her dives to inspire others.

Representation and diversity in diving is one of questions close to her heart, as is leading by example. To remain questioning and always curious towards everything in diving and never stop asking why.  

Sara is one third of 'The Cavettes', an international team of female cave divers spreading encouragement and inspiration to fellow divers.  

Beyond diving, Sara works as a Data Scientist, with a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Science and a Master's in Toxicology, now focusing on machine learning. She is also an SSI Open Water Instructor in Stockholm where she spreads her knowledge and experience to new divers.