Gilles started diving as a teenager in his hometown club in Normandie back in the day when BCDs were not commonly used. He did not dive much until his first daughter reached the age of 13 when he decided to grab the fins again and re- certified with her as a Padi Open Water Diver in 2012 in London. Gilles then started diving during holidays with his daughters. It’s only in 2022 that Gilles decided to register as a divemaster trainee with Dive Wimbledon and he enjoyed every minute of it  and has gone on to regularly Divemaster for Dive Wimbledon