Scuba+Diving

by Michael Jay New York: Warwick Press, 1990
 * Adventure Sports: Swimming and Scuba Diving **



Call Number: 797.2 JAY

Summary/Description: Scuba diving is a dangerous activity and you should know what you are doing before you try it. This book gives you an idea of what you should know before you get in the water. It teaches you certain swimming strokes, underwater signals, and more. It has great diving tips and knowledge on safety. You can learn about different scuba equipment and what it does. It also has plenty of images to help explain things.

by Darice Bailer National Geographic Society, 2002
 * Extreme Sports: DIVE! **



Call Number: 797.2 BAI

Summary/Description: This book is for anyone who wants to learn more about diving or snorkeling. It features the basics on how to get your certification, different types of diving, and the animals you may come across along the way. It has various pictures of dives to help you get a feel for what you would be encountering on your dive. This book ​also lets you lean about different diving environments such as Ice Diving, Exploring Shipwrecks, and Exploring Underwater caves.

__**Beyond the Book**__: Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
 * Scuba Diving Online Magazine -This online and paperback magazine is great for finding awesome dive spots, buying equipment, getting tips on diving, and much more. There are a few links that lead you to picture and videos of dives, shipwrecks, and diving locations. You can find great deals on diving vacations and locations for all over the world. It gives many different tips on various aspects of a diving trip. There are also plenty of contests that you can enter to win things like a week long trip on a diving cruise, a pair of exclusive flippers, and an underwater iPhone camera case.
 * PADI The Way the World Learns to Dive -PADI is a website that allows you to get a diving certification online, find diving learning courses, and check out new scuba gear. PADI, or the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, is an organization that focuses on teaching people how to dive. There are plenty of online diving courses available and they can also help you find real diving learning courses near you. Most of the diving courses are for children 8 and up. They offer beginner courses, intermediate courses, expert courses, and everything in between.
 * Scuba.com -This is a website to buy and shop for scuba gear. They have all kinds of breathing masks, flippers, wet suits, and more! You are able to give gift cards to give away and find great deals on gear. They feature various pieces of gear from underwater flashlights to gently used masks, fins, and snorkels. They also sell computers, gauges, and BCs to make sure the dive goes exactly as planned.
 * Dive Spots -This website is great for finding dive spots that appeal to you. They feature popular diving spots such as Atlantis Road in Bimini and Joe's Tug which is in Key West, a location along the Florida keys. You can search for dive spots or look at the feature diving spots. They have great pictures of many diving spots near Florida, North Carolina, and the Bahamas. You can even look at reviews other people have posted about those diving spots specifically.
 * Discovery Diving -Discovery diving is located in Beaufort, North Carolina and this is the link to their headquarters. This website features a blog, photos, and videos of earlier dives and diving spots. It features dive spots near Beaufort and upcoming dives they are taking. There is an online store where you can purchase your scuba gear and classes you can take in NC to get certified. It lists requirements for learning how to scuba dive and upcoming classes.
 * Splash Water Sports -Splash water sports is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based organization that is sponsored by PADI. This website features courses that they teach, events and trips that are coming up soon and more. The actual store is located in South Hills, PA and sells scuba and snorkeling gear. The website has local diving sites that include Lake Erie, PA, Tygart Lake, WV, and the Bainbridge scuba Club in Harrisburg, PA. You can also sign up for upcoming dives and trips to places like the Bahamas and the Florida Keys.