One of the lasting memories about any trip will be the people you interact with on that trip.

For this reason Downbelow have developed an outstanding team of people to deliver safe, enjoyable programs & holidays to exceed clients’ expectations.

Being awarded the status of PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in 2009 catapulted Downbelow to the highest level in professional diver training. It inspired us to embarked on a local internship program, which offers a professional career path for local people within the PADI system of education.

We financially sponsor the candidates and conduct thorough training, after which the best of the successful candidates are offered employment with the company.

In this way the program provides talented Sabahans with a career path, which otherwise might be out of reach.

It also creates an instructor team for Downbelow, taught by us and to the company’s high standards.

Meet the Downbelow staff who makes it all happen.

Management

Richard Swann, Managing Director, Platinum PADI Platinum Course DirectorRichard Swann
Managing Director

Joanne Swann, Marketing Director, PADI Master InstructorJoanne Swann
Marketing Director

Alice Siniong, Travel Centre ManagerAlice Siniong
Travel Centre Manager

Magdelene Thien, Supervisor, Travel ConsultantMagdalene Thien
Travel Centre Manager

Paul Jones, General Operations & Equipment Manager, PADI IDC Staff InstructorPaul Jones
General Operations &
Equipment Manager

Streisand Stephen, General Operations & Transport Manager, PADI Open Water Scuba InstructorStreisand Stephen
General Operations &
Transport Manager

Office Staff

liz-profile-thumbsLiz Street
Business Development Executive

rabiah-profile-thumbsRabiah Rahman
Accounts & Reconciliation Executive

Sarah Jane, Senior Travel ConsultantSarah Jane
Senior Travel Consultant

Travel ConsultantJane George
Travel Consultant

Joey Yong, Travel ConsultantJoey Yong
Travel Consultant

lulu-profile-thumbsLlewellyn Mirasol
Travel Consultant

Stephanie Pioton, Travel ConsultantStephanie Pioton
Travel Consultant

Karen Majanil, Shop SupervisorKaren Majanil
Shop Supervisor

Shirley Robat, Admin ExecutiveShirley Robat
Admin Executive

staff-profile-vivi2 Nurvivianti Sawal
Admin Assistant

Our GoPRO team

Richard Swann, Managing Director, Platinum PADI Platinum Course DirectorRichard Swann
Resident Platinum PADI Course Director

Joanne Swann, Marketing Director, PADI Master InstructorJoanne Swann
PADI Master Instructor

Alice Siniong, Travel Centre ManagerAlice Siniong
Go PRO advisor

PaulPaul Jones
PADI Master Instructor

strikeStreisand Stephen
PADI IDC Staff Instructor

PabsMohd Fauzi Mohd Sofian
PADI IDC Staff Instructor

MelAzmil Bin Aminud
PADI IDC Staff Instructor

liz-profile-thumbsLiz Street
PADI IDC Staff Instructor

Our Island Staff Team

Downbelow island staff team

Our Instructor Staff Team

Downbelow's Instructor - Ranging from PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor up to Platinum Course Director

Downbelow’s Instructor Team – our team of PADI Instructors, all of Active Teaching Status, ranging from PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor up to Platinum PADI Course Director
Back row from left: Mel, Lawrence, Paul, Along & Strike.
Front row from left: Timmy, Victor, Wellson, Liz, Pablo & Richard

Tourist Drivers

Downbelow tourist drivers
From the left: Presley, Sam, Ian & Min

Divemaster Trainees

Downbelow Divemaster trainees
PADI Platinum Course Director Richard Swann with Downbelow’s Divemaster Trainees
(From the left: Chris, Oliver, Chris, Fauzi)