Zandile Ndhlovu is South Africa’s first Black female free diving instructor. At the age of 28, she first looked beneath the surface of the ocean and felt at home. So, she decided to help make the seas more accessible and diverse. Ndhlovu set up the Black Mermaid Foundation, which works to create diverse representation in ocean spaces—in sports, in careers, and recreationally. In 2022 she was named one of the Global Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent.
