LifeWaters
Serves Atlanta by phone or online (based in Arnold, MO).
(314) 326-0419
LifeWaters is a nonprofit that teaches scuba diving to veterans, first responders, and other people with disabilities. Dive skills are adapted for each diver. Training can be free when grants or donations allow, and the group also trains volunteer dive buddies and dive instructors. Its main training site is in Arnold, Missouri, and it has partner centers in several other states.
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What they offer 8
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Adaptive Scuba TrainingProgram
LifeWaters trains disabled veterans, first responders, and civilians to scuba dive with adapted skills and support.
- Info refreshed from their website· Jun 29
HERO DIVEProgram
HERO DIVE gives veterans diagnosed with ALS the support to take part in an underwater adventure with family, friends, and a disabled veteran support team.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Scubility Dive Buddy TrainingProgram
Certified divers can train to dive alongside disabled divers. Each disabled diver needs one to three of these trained buddies, so LifeWaters always needs more. LifeWaters will usually give you the training.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Scubility Instructor and Dive Professional TrainingProgram
Training for divemasters and instructors who want to teach with LifeWaters. It covers instructor development, instructor evaluation, crossover from another dive agency, course director development and Scubility instructor training.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Scubility Open Water Diver ProgramProgram
An entry-level certification for disabled students to learn to do open water dives. It uses self-paced online lessons, pool skills, and at least four open water dives with a LifeWaters instructor.
- Info refreshed from their website· Jun 29
Scubility Surface Buddy TrainingProgram
This non-diving qualification trains people to help disabled divers suit up and enter or exit the water.
Events 2
- Info refreshed from their website· Jun 29
Georgia Aquarium Veterans Immersion Program Dives
Nov 14 – Nov 15
LifeWaters hosts adaptive scuba and snorkeling experiences at the Georgia Aquarium for veterans, first responders, and civilians with disabilities.
- Info refreshed from their website· Oct 13
Group Dive Trips
Date not announced
LifeWaters takes disabled divers and volunteers on dive trips, including regular trips to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Other trips go to warm-water places such as Cozumel and Bonaire. LifeWaters does not pay for the trips.
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