{"id":201036,"date":"2025-11-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201036"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:51:53","slug":"setting-a-scuba-diving-record-on-all-7-continents-with-barrington-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/setting-a-scuba-diving-record-on-all-7-continents-with-barrington-scott","title":{"rendered":"Setting a Scuba Diving Record on All 7 Continents with Barrington Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/52347ed5-294f-4451-b4d9-ab41eaa92569?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/setting-a-scuba-diving-record-on-all-7-continents-with-barrington-scott\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrington Scott is a record-holding scuba diver who has spent the last decade exploring the underwater world through snorkeling, scuba, and freediving. He\u2019s lived in coastal towns around the globe, diving as often as possible and immersing himself in coral reefs, sea caves, and marine life. In 2024, Barrington set a Guinness World Record for scuba diving on all seven continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Barrington:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bj.thetraveller\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/nikon\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Barrington Scott is a record-holding scuba diver who has spent the last decade exploring the underwater world through snorkeling, scuba, and freediving. He\u2019s lived in coastal towns around the globe, diving as often as possible and immersing himself in coral reefs, sea caves, and marine life. 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