Maxime Chambreuil

As many people of my generation, I was keen on scuba-diving because of The Big Blue by Luc Besson.I did my first dive in 1992 in Bouillante, Guadeloupe. There was no equipment for me because I was too young. We were expected to stay at 5 m depth during 20 min. As I change color (I was blue with the cold), the instructor decided, in spite of me, to stop the dive before the end. During the 2 weeks I spent in Guadeloupe, I was in the water most of the time, watching and playing with fishes.

In 2000, I decided to get my first level : I went one week in Cerbere. With 2 dives per days, I succeeded and got it in 4 days at Cap Cerbere Scuba Diving Center. During this time, I had also the opportunity to dive during the night, it was so incredible and wonderful !!! When I got back home, i decided to acquire an equipment and to sign in a club.

In September 2000, as the second year at INSA seems cooler than the first, I signed in Groupe d’Activités Sous-Marines in Rouen and dived in the Channel near Dieppe.

In July 2003, I have completed my training and got the 2nd level at Nice in the L’Explo Sous Marine and the Poseidon clubs.

You can download the courses to prepare Level 2 :

• Regulation : [ PDF ]
• Tables : [ PDF ]
• + Datas : [ PDF , PDF ]
• Archimede : [ PDF ]
• Mariotte’s, Dalton’s and Henry’s Laws : [ PDF ]
• Accidents (barotraumatics, decompression) : [ PDF ]

Useful links :

• Courses, exercices, images, materials, signs, federation, etc… : My Lady Blue
• Forum, images : Dieppe Underwater Sports Club

I have played soccer since I was 7 in Sporting Club de Lamotte-Breuil, Cuise-Lamotte, France. I have played in all categories with the same players during 12 years. We used to lose in the championship because there was no team in a new category when we arrive. So every 2 years, we had to start from the far end of the Championship.During the Picardy and Oise’s Cup, we have done some great run : we have won against team that played in 3 or 4 divisions over us. Some teams laughed at us because we were smaller than them but at the end of each matches, they laughed much less… Sometimes (when i was 17), I had the opportunity to play with senior team and make tournament.

I left this club when I went studying in Rouen in 1999.

I have also played in the soccer team of my middle school and we went to the UGSEL Final Tournament in Lorient in 1994 with the 8 best teams of France. We have finished behind school with a soccer section : 7th.

When I arrived in Rouen, I played in Association Sportive de Mont Saint Aignan until I stopped because of study in May 2000. I go on playing with friends but I’ve never played in a club since this time…