Know Your Dive Asia Team: Jürgen Schenker

Jürgen was born on 18th of October some years ago near Cologne in Germany. After school, apprenticeship, and military service he began traveling the world in the mid-1980’s.  He discovered diving here in Phuket in 1988. He loved it so much that in 1992 Jürgen made the island his new home.

In 1999 Jürgen married Phuket native Mayura and is now the proud father of Melanie and Theja.

Jürgen became a dive pro in 1992 and now has approximately two thousand dives under his weight belt. In 1994 he joined the Dive Asia Team, in 1997 becoming their first in-house PADI course director, and in 2006 became a shareholder. You will find Jürgen mostly in our Kata Shop. He is responsible for administration and organization, e-mail contacts, and consulting as well as sales in Dive Asia's retail store.

Jürgen’s favorite dive site is Anemone Reef. This submerged reef is located 500 meters north of Shark Point between Phuket and Phi Phi Island. He is amazed at its extensive fields of sea anemones and soft corals and enjoys observing the harmless leopard

sharks here together with massive schools of smaller fish.

Besides diving Jürgen is interested in mountain biking.  He also enjoys the music recorded by Genesis, Phil Collins, and Simply Red.  He enjoys Harrison Ford movies and favorite books include "Shadow Divers" by Robert Kurson and "The Swarm" by Frank Schätzing.