Photos - Sidemount Diving
 Diving in sidemount configurationSidemount configuration offers a more streamlined profile for scuba diving. Kwok demonstrates in Sun Yat-Sen University's diving pool in Guangzhou. |  Sidemount trainingLike most scuba training involving new equipment, you start in a swimming pool. This session took place in Guangzhou. |
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 Sidemount dive trainingSidemount training in Guangzhou. Or, just having fun... Adjusting the trim and balance is easier with sidemount, and allows you to move freely in any direction. |  Sidemount Course in GuangzhouIf you wear two cylinders, they can be smaller than what you normally use. |
 Sidemount CourseWith sidemount, you usually gear up in the water: no need to carry the tanks on your back to the water's edge. |  Taking a photo of a whale shark.Kwok snapping a photo of a whale shark in Moal Boal. |
 StreamlinedMany divers choose to wear two cylinders for sidemount diving for redundant air source and more stable balance. |  Tank handlingSmaller cylinders are easy to handle. |
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 Overhead diving with sidemountSidemount diving originated from the needs of cave diving. |  Cave diving with sidemountSidemount configuration allows squeezing through tight spaces. |
 Access to valvesSince the tank valves are right in front of you, it is easy to turn the valves on and off, should you need to. You don't need to take the tanks off to do this. |  |
 Three scuba configurationsComparing different configurations for technical diving: twin set, sidemount, rebreather. |  Sidemount in open waterYou don't necessarily need to dive pushing the tanks, but you can if you want to... |
 Hovering with sidemountStreamlining with sidemount - less drag, easier to dive. You can hardly see the tanks when looking from the front. |  Certified Sidemount DiverSidemount courses require some pool training and a couple of open water dives for the certification. |
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 |  Cave diving in MexicoSidemount is popular choice in caves in the cenotes of Mexico. |
 Sidemount in caves |  Sidemount diver from belowA diver in sidemount configuration seen from below. Photo taken in Moal Boal, Philippines. |
Sidemount Diving Photos
Sidemount diving is gaining popularity fast. Strapping the tanks on your side instead of your back allows you more streamlining options, easier gearing up since you usually do that in the water, and allows you to move the tanks around freely. If you dive with two cylinders, you also have two independent air - or gas - sources for redundancy.
