 At the age of nine the family, now including a younger sister, moved to the Cayman Islands where Owen attended Cayman Islands Middle School, while nurturing a life-long love of the ocean.Upon returning to the UK the family, missing the warm weather and sea air, moved to St. Ives in Cornwall where Owen attended both Mounts Bay School and Penwith Sixth Form College before heading to Plymouth University in Plymouth, to study for a bachelor's degree in underwater science.At various points, Owen has worked as a grocery packer, marina fuel attendant, milkman, Quasar attendant, commercial boatman, pool lifeguard, thai-boxing instructor, and beach lifeguard.