Tommy Phelps (Ocean Sniper)
With the exception of a tour in the Marines and a few years working in central Mississippi, he has lived on the Gulf Coast for 40 years. From playing on his fathers shrimp boat around age 5 to kneeboarding in the river as a teen, Ocean sniper has been in, on, or around the water most of his life.
While snorkeling on vacation and experiencing the underwater sights, there was more to see and explore than he was able. Shortly after this trip, he and his wife both became certified scuba divers and started to explore regularly. The underwater world quickly became a passion and he wanted to learn and experience as much as possible.
He holds the following certifications:
Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, and Master Scuba Diver.
Later becoming a PADI Divemaster and Emergency First Response/CPR Instructor . Completed the DAN Dive Emergency Management Provider course.
His specialties include: Deep Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox Diver, Boat Diver, Drift Diver, Night Diver, and Wreck Diver. Although he started out taking pictures, once he started Spearfishing, the passion quickly became an obsession; founding Team N2O2 . After several successful and productive years in tournament spearfishing, he left tournaments to focus more on recreational diving with family and spearfishing with friends. He joined a group of other diving enthusiasts to help found the DEEPWATER MAFIA-and after landing 2 fish over 100 lbs ...the obsession continues to grow- hence his boat name " DEEP OBSESSION .