About Kenny Dyal & Sweetwater Scuba

 

My name is Kenny Dyal & my mission is to grow the dive industry. I started, ran, & sold a dive shop from scratch, published multiple Children's Books on scuba diving, train other scuba instructors (Course Director), worked with Guests over 19 years with Disney's Dive Quest, & even perform as a safety diver for Mickey Mouse (still do on occasion). I currently host "The Scuba Diving Podcast", & create educational & promotional content (Like the Down 60 video series) for anything related to the underwater world. With tens of millions of views (& counting) the more we can lift up the underwater world, the better our entire world will be for it. And I'll admit, I just genuinely enjoy working in the dive industry.

I love being creative (like designing the Swag, and all of the art / photography you'll find here). I love diving, I love teaching, and I love getting to know industry leaders and interesting people. Above all, I love connecting people and watching them grow.

Meet the Sweetwater Crew!

 

Katie Reich | Lead Administrator

Katie is a Scuba Instructor, Dolphin Trainer & Manatee Rescue Coordinator (Disney's Marine Mammal Program), managed two dive shops (US & Canadian) and helps make everything run smoothly here at Sweetwater. Katie is seen in many of the underwater video series, and is almost always behind the camera for the Podcast series!

 

 

Kyara Vanegas | Production & Events

Kyara is a Lead Aquarist for Landry's, maintaining some of the world's most famous restaurant aquariums including T-Rex and Rainforest Cafe's. She is also a Scuba Instructor and Dive Team Divemaster at Disney's Epcot Seas Aquarium, leading Guests and providing safety in one of the world's largest and most famous aquariums on earth. In her free time she volunteers at The Scuba Gym assisting disabled divers with therapy and adaptive scuba training.

Kyara helps provide assistance and talent with film shoots and events. She also helps with staging and management of underwater content production.

 

 

Robin Powdrill | Production and Events | Underwater Performer

Robin is famous for her roles as an Aquarist on The Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom / National Geographic. She's an avid diver, and performs much of our Sweetwater visual content. Robin has even been known to perform as a mermaid from time to time.

  

 

Michael Kest | Co-Host for The Scuba Diving Podcast

Michael is a trial attorney, co-host, scuba instructor, husband, and father of three. He has been teaching scuba diving since the late 1990's, worked in dive safety in Hawaii and Disney, and currently practices law in Orlando, FL. He also holds an MBA in Business, coaches his kid's ball teams, and dives regularly from his boat in South Florida. He's the co-host of the Scuba Diving Podcast, and is famous for his trademark bickering back and forth with Kenny on live shows and on the podcast.

 

 

Rebecca Polaski "Becca P" | Production and Events

Becca is a full-time Aquarist at Disney's Seas , with roles ranging from Chemistry to Coral & Exhibit care. Becca is responsible for many of our Sweetwater sketches (above and below the surface), setting up reenactments, and turning product demonstration into social media eye candy.

 

 

Cristina Garrett | Production & Events

Tina is full-time Aquarists at Disney's Seas exhibit, and featured on numerous episodes of The Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom. She's also held roles as an Aquarists at Sea World & Discovery Cove.

Tina helps keep everything moving, facilitates film shoots (above and below the water), and helps moderate our "LIVE" events.

 

 

 

 

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