Plonger pour sortir la tête de l’eau.

Aquadémie Paris Plongée, c’est une aventure humaine qui, en 15 ans, a permis à plus de 200 patients atteints du cancer de découvrir et de se former au niveau 1 (et au delà !) de plongée sous-marine.

Aquadémie Paris Plongée is a non-profit scuba diving club dedicated to patients, survivors and caregivers affected by cancer. Our mission is to make scuba diving accessible through a safe, supportive and inclusive environment, from introductory dives to certified diving levels, allowing participants to experience supervised open-water diving.

Beyond learning a sport, diving becomes a powerful journey of rebuilding, reconnecting with the body and rediscovering freedom. Many participants are living through — or have experienced — deeply life-changing situations, sometimes associated with post-traumatic stress. Underwater, those differences fade away.

Step by step, participants learn to trust themselves again, until they finally feel “like a fish in water”.

The project is led by Professor Jean-Pierre Lotz from AP-HP Tenon Hospital in Paris, alongside a dedicated team of volunteers, with the ambition of exploring scuba diving as a supportive care activity in oncology.

Scientific studies conducted in France in the late 2010s — including DivHope and DiveStress — also highlighted the benefits of scuba diving in resilience and recovery processes for people experiencing post-traumatic stress, including survivors of the 2015 terrorist attacks and military personnel.

Today, Aquadémie Paris Plongée is much more than a diving club.

It is a community built around solidarity, empowerment, well-being and the belief that life after illness can still be filled with discovery, adventure and joy.

Ce que disent nos patients

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“J’ai vécu aujourd’hui une expérience qui sans doute est une découverte d’un monde nouveau pour moi. J’étais constamment centrée sur ma respiration, mon corps était léger et ma fatigue d’un coup s’est estompée.”

Karima

“La plongée m’a redonnée confiance en mon corps. La plongée m’a aidé d’un point de vue thérapeutique puisque une opération du foie et une large cicatrice sur le ventre ont altéré ma confiance et mes capacités physiques. Cela m’a appris à apprivoiser cette cage thoracique dans laquelle je me sentais étouffée.”

Elodie