Scuba in Calgary

[Jay180reef]

I'm a PADI Divemaster, having done all my training through AquaSport and the Dive Shop (so I'm kinda biased) and they are the sister shops. Both locations have excellent selections of high quality PADI instructors. Often instructors are shared and referred back and forth. Darren Barker owns the Dive Shop, he is one of a handful of PADI Course Directors (highest rating in Professional Diving) in Canada. His ex-wife owns AquaSport, she is also a top rated Professional.

Regardless of where you take your Open Water Diver course in Calgary, the PADI standards and material will be EXACTLY THE SAME. The instructors will put their own spin on it based on their own experiences.

If you would like a laid back, more fun oriented instructor for your Open Water Diver course, I recommend Al Roemer at the Dive Shop.

For a more analytical & technical approach, I recommend Wayne Gallinger at Aqua Sport Scuba Centre. I've done my higher level training with Wayne (Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Deep Diver Specialty, Dry Suit) and he is extremely knowledgeable about diving.

I've heard great things about Adventures in Scuba as well, so go research which dive shop you like best and talk to the staff.

Be sure to PM me about anything diving too!