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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!

17 -18 December

Kelly-Marie and Anahita took their PADI Open water Referral dive course with Nathan. On the Sunday the McCormack family took a PADI Discover Scuba Diving session with Aaron while the cadets from The Wandsworth Air Training Cadets completed a similar session with Bob, Arne and Howard.

14 December

Our last Wednesday pool night for the year. Lee, Dominic and Ellen completed refresher pool sessions before heading off on holiday while Finn and Jordy practised. Howard tried out his flash new drysuit.

7 December

Howard completed the Supervising Students in Training and DivemasCoducted Programs exam for his DM.

6 December

Toby completed the RDP and Decompression theory exam for his Divemaster course while Mark and Arne took their Divemaster Conducted Programs exam.

3 - 4 December

Linda, Katrina, David, Giancarlo, Andrew and Natalie completed their PADI Open Water referral course with Roger. Anna and friends completed a pool refresher with Shaun while three club members tried out new kit.

On Sunday Pippa and Paul completed a refresher before heading to Mauritius while Caroline, Joanne and William took their Scuba Tune Up course.

29 November

Toby completed his Divemaster Conducted Programs exam for his PADI Divemaster course during the day. Mark and Arne completed the Supervising Students and Supervising Certified Divers exams for their Divemaster in the evening.

23 November

Wendy and Trevor completed the Divemaster Conducted Programs exam and the Decompression Theory and the RDP exam for their Divemaster course.

19 - 20 November

Conrad and Michelle completed their Open Water Referral course with Nathan while Callum taught 5 of his friends the same course.

Shaun took Darren for a refresher while Aaron and Howard looked after Dean and Richard as they completed their Discover Scuba Diving session.

Oona had a busy weekend completing her PADI Rescue course Referral. She managed to save Andy and I despite our best efforts. She will be heading off to Dahab in Egypt in a month and a half to complete her Rescue course and is thinking about completing her Divemaster course with Dive Wimbledon in the UK next year.

15 November

Toby started his divemaster course and completed the first 2 exams.

14 November

Wendy and Trevor sat their 'Assisting with Student Divers' and 'Skills and Environment' exams for the PADI divemaster course at Putney Leisure Centre

13 November

This afternoon we were at Wimbledon Leisure Centre pool with 11 leaders and Sea Scouts from the 1st Cuddington (Warspite) group. The boys were all completing their Discover Scuba Diving course and took to it like a duck to water. Well done to all the members of the group!!!

10 November

Arne and Howard started their PADI Divemaster course and completed the first of their exams.

9 November

Wendy and Trevor completed the Equipment Exam and Supervising Certified Divers Exam for their PADI Divemaster course with Roger.

7 November

Oona, Sean and Aaron completed their Emergency First Response course with Bob.

5-6 November

It might be cooling down in London but the diving doesn't stop.

This weekend Pippa and Nasir completed their Open Water Referral courses with Roger while Nicola, Jeff, Cindy and Lindsay completed refreshers with Jane.

7 People came to practise including Callum and family, Gina, Peter, Luke, Simon and Dawn.

22 - 23 Oct

It's starting to cool down so this was a busy weekend of club and school diving. Howard, Ross Daron and Wendy headed down to Swanage to dive the wreck of the Kyarra and took the photo to prove it.

At Wraysbury Justin, Jonathan, Kai, Gary, Scott and Sarah braved the cool temperatures to complete the dives for their Open Water course with Whales, Trevor and Arne.

In the pool Nicole finished her Open Water Referral course with Bob while Craig and Linda did the same course with Roger. Craig and Linda raced through the theory and pool skills in record time without any problems at all. Happy diving in Queensland and Belize!!!

21 Oct

We just received this photo from Gina Collins who completed the Referral course with us back in September. She went to Italy and found the Lord!!

15-16 October

Nathan taught Louise, Bryan, Phillipa, Scott and Nicole their Open Water Referral scuba diving course while Bob gave Nicholas a Scuba tune Up.

On the Saturday David Sketchley completed his Divemaster course by completing his equipment exchange and Rescue Assessment.

On the Sunday Trevor and Wendy knocked a large chunk of the Divemaster theory off and a few more of the 20 skills.

New Divemasters in training Howard and Arne helped Nathan on the Sunday while Divemaster to be Mark played in the pool.

8-9 October

Katey, Sarah, Carolyn, Nathan and Gary did their Referral scuba diving course with Roger. Scott and Howard assisted.

Lucy, Spencer and John tried a Discover Scuba Diving course on the Sunday with Nathan and loved it while Claire completed a refresher with Bob.

24-25 September

Tim and Julie completed their Referral courses in the pool with Nathan and Bob.

22-29 September

11 of us headed off to Marsa Alam to see the sharks, dolphins and turtles...and we did!!! Some of the photos are here.

17-18 September

Shaun and Paul completed their 4 PADI Open Water dives with Whales and Wendy at Wraysbury. Congratulations guys!!!!

Lisa and Toby had no problems with the Rescue course and received their PADI Rescue Diver certifications.

14 September

Anne and Toby completed their pool sessions for the PADI Rescue diver course with Roger and Arne.

10-11 September

Roger was back in action again teaching Jake, Shaun, Paul, Justin, Gina and Angela the Referral section from the PADI Open Water scuba diving course. As always the students came from all over London to learn to scuba dive at Putney Leisure Centre.

Nobody had any real difficulties and most are heasdin off to warmer water overseas to complete their dive courses while Paul and Shaun will complete with Dive Wimbledon in the UK next weekend.

Ruth and Diane tried a Discover Scuba Diving session on the Saturday while Emma, Jason and Olga gave it a try on the Sunday.

27-28 August

Lynne taught Steven, Maree, Janina and Alex the first half of their PADI Open Water course. They all did really well so congratualtions to them all.

Gina and Marcus tried a Discover Scuba Diving session and loved it.

24 August

Anne and Toby started their Rescue diver courses. Toby has just returned from Marsa Alam where he dived with dolphins, sharks and a manatee.....We were so jealous!!! We will be taking a group there next month so shouldn't complain... Roll on September 22nd!!!!

20-21 August

Congratulations to 7 new PADI Open Water divers including Emma, Ivon, Janet, Mark, Rachel, Robert and Jenn. It was a nice weekend and evrybody did extremely well. Roger, Nathan, Aaron, Phillipa, Jonty and Trevor all helped to make the course go smoothly.

17 August

Peter and Michelle completed Refresher pool sessions while Trevor and Wendy started their divemaster course.

13-14 August

Aother busy weekend with 9 students completing their Referral diving course including Ivon, Louise, Emma, Rachel, Spencer, Holly, Robert, Mark and Richard. Nobody had any problems. Well done guys. Roger, Nathan, Aaron and Trevor did the teaching.

On the Sunday Sonia completed a Scuba Tune Up while Anne-Marie and Matt tried a Discover Scuba Diving session.

During the day on the 14th Arne, Sue and Brent completed their PADI Rescue Diver course at Wraysbury with Roger. Peter, Howard and Mandy helped out.

10 August

A final Rescue session before the dives at the weekend. Russell and Anthony played with their kit.

6-7 August

A busy weekend with 10 students completing their Open Water Referral course. Congratulations to Georgie, Chris, Janet, Marie, Will, Matthew, Julia, Jennifer, Dan and Emma. James, Trevor and Jonty leant a hand while Peter had a play.

3 August

The last organised Rescue Diver pool session and they really had improved. Mandy died numerous times but they brought her back from the brink everytime which we all appreciated.

Andy and his daughter Gemma played while James taught 2 of his friends the Referral course.

30-31 July

Nathan taught Russ, Sharon, Angela and Jenn the theory and pool for their PADI Open Water diver course.

Three of Phillipa's friends turned up for their very first Discover Scuba Diving course and did extremely well. Two of them are now hoping to join Dive Wimbledon on a trip to the Maldives in March.

27 July

Another Rescue session at Putney Leisure Centre. Sue, Brent and Arne started to save us more than they drowned us!!! Result!!!

A couple of divers played and practised in the pool.

23 July

7 of us headed to Shoreham on the South Coast for a couple of dives. A lovely day with enough laughs to keep us all amused...particularly 'paddling through the lock'!!

That evening everybody headed to Roger and Jane's for a club BBQ. Luckily Peter Seed loves to cook so I got to socialise and mingle for a change.

20 July

Sue, Brent and Arne continued their PADI Rescue Diver course while Mandy thrashed around and pretended to panic with a natural talent.

16 - 17 July

Lynne taught Jennie and Ellen their Open Water Referral scuba diving courses at Putney Leisure Centre. They all had a great time. Anna and Claudia had refresher scuba diving sessions with Dave while Roger looked after Emma.

With the sun shining we had to complete some deeper dives so at Wraysbury we had 2 students for the PADI Advanced course and Mandy completing her Enriched Air specialty course.

On the Sunday we headed upto Stoney Cove for the Deep and Multi level dives. Sue and Brent did really well while James had no problem with his Deep Adventure dive.

Sue, Brent and Daron also tried Enriched Air diving for the first time and obtained their specialty certifications.

Andy led a couple of dives and everybody had a great time. The weather was fantastic and it was a real pleasure to dive in Stoney Cove again.

13 July

A quiet night at the pool with only a few people diving. Sue tried a drysuit which was a little too large while Shaun practised his skills for his upcoming instructor course. Divemaster trainee Simon swam around.

9 - 10 July

Caroline, Rachael, and Danie completed the 4 Open water qualifying dives with the help of Nathan, Stan, Trevor and Jonty.

Sari completed the Enriched Air specialty course with Roger.

On the Sunday Casper, Caroline, Rob, Jason and Mandy finished the 4 scenarios for the PADI Rescue Diver course. Everybody had a great time in the sunshine and earned their certification. Thanks go to Peter, David and John for their help on the day and acting skills!!!!

6 July

Club night :

Casper, Caroline, Mandy and Jason practised their Rescue skills before their dives on the Saturday while Jonty and Trevor completed a few of their Divemaster swim tests.

Caroline and Danie practised in the pool in preperation for the Open water qualifying dives at the weekend.

2 - 3 July

This weekend we had 16 students completing the PADI Open Water Referral course.

Roger taught Chantal and her gang of 10 friends the theory for the Open Water course and then we split the class into 2 for the pool skills with Adam, James and Jane helping with the teaching. The class was fantastic and as they were all friends there was a lot of hulour throughout the course.

Nathan taught the other class of six students with the help of Shaun and Andy.

It was a very successful weekend with all the students enjoying themselves and looking forward to completing their course on holiday.

29 June

There was a lot of interest in practising in the pool this Wednesday evening.

Rachael and Jane practised their skills while Sarra completed a Scuba Tune Up with James Abbott our newest instructor.

Casper, Caroline, Rob and Dale practised their Rescue skills while Howard and Arne tried using a DSMB.

25 -26 June

Wraysbury : Chris, Nicholas, Sami and Luke headed off to Wraysbury to complete the 4 scuba dives to complete their PADI Open Water course. Jess was the instructor assisted by Andy and Jonty on the Saturday as well as Wendy on the Sunday.

Congratulations to 4 new PADI Open Water divers!!!!!!!!!

22 June

Casper, Dale, Caroline and Rob continued the Rescue course and practised search patterns and Unconscious diver on the surface while Paul and his friends continued with the Open Water course.

Sami practised in preperation for his PADI Open water course qualifying dives at the weekend. Whales returned to teach Sharon a Scuba Tune Up course.

18 - 19 June

Nathan Lowe taught Alistair, Carl, Ben, Caroline, Nicholas, Rachael and Danie the Open Water Referral course. They raced through their theory with some of the most consistently high scores we have seen and continued to breeze through their pool skills. Roger and Jane assisted.

Ramona and Elizabeth snorkelled and played in the shallows while Arne practised yet again.

On the Sunday Paul taught a couple of his friends the first of the skills for the PADI Open Water course.

Georgie and Anton tried the bubblemaker course with Bob while their parents practised and played in the diving pit.

15 June

Wednesday pool nights are becoming more popular all the time.

The long nights make it seem much earlier when we get to the pool.

Greg and Trish completed a refresher course with Whales while Pauline, Mike, Howard and Jane practised in the diving pit. Divemaster in training Jonty decided to try the equipment exchange skill from the Divemaster course and completed it without a hitch. Well done Jonty!!!!

11 - 12 June

Club and school were all diving this weekend.

On Saturday Wendy, Peter and Trevor completed the new Rescue Diver course at Wraysbury. Things started off slowly but as the day went on their cinfidence grew and grew. Malcolm (I'm having a heart attack) Rusby and Shaun assisted throughout the day and there acting skills were of a BAFTA award winning quality.

Paul took Rob for the Navigation, Search and Recovery and Peak Performance Buoyancy dives for his Advanced course.

An early start and I mean early. At 3.30am I picked Shaun up for the drive up to Stoney Cove. We made good time on the quiet roads and were there and in the queue for the bottom car park before 5.30. At7am the staff let us into the bottom carpark and the wait began for the others to arrive.

Rob was completing his Advanced course while Peter, Howard and David dived with Enriched Air for the first time. Also diving were Ross, Mandy, Wendy, Phillipa, Paul, Liz and Arne.

Rob, Peter, Howard, David and Ross came with me for the first dive down to 30 metres. The visibility was still quite good and there were a lot of fish to see. The new Armoured vehicle is a welcome additon to the site and is atracting the fish already.

Shaun, Wendy, Mandy, Phillipa and Arne also dived as a group starting off with a look at the Stanegarth.

After a bacon sandwich it was time to dive again. We explored the Stanegarth while Shaun visited the Wessex helicopter with Arne.

A good days diving with a wind down in the pub before the drive back.

Arne (I know north London!) made the trip back more of an adventure but I have to admit he did know what he was talking about.

8 June

A night of Rescue practise..unconsciuos bodies everywhere and a fair amount of amusement in the pool.

Wendy, Peter and Trevor prectised their Rescue skills in preperation for their qualifying dives at the weekend.

Dale, Caroline and Rob practised the Distressed diver skill, surfacing the unconscious diver as well as responding to tired and/ or paniced divers. Nobody drowned!!

Angela Mouton completed her pool refresher with Adam, alias Whales, and had a great time. The next day she sent me one of the most complimentary emails about an instructor we have received so Whales will be joining our staff.

4 -5 June

All boys!! It's a long time since we had a class consisting of all boys. Usually the class is 50:50 or more women than men.

Ian, Luke, Craig and Matt put aside their disappointment and got stuck into the Open Water Referral scuba diving course with relish. They were all extremely comfortable in the water with superb buoyancy. New Zealander Adam(Whales) helped out after years working for Cairn Dive Centre, the biggest PADI scuba diving school in Australia.

On the Sunday they were joined by Karl who is already a Scuba Diver but wants to complete the full Open Water course in the Red Sea. David Sketchley returned from Sweden to lend a hand.

Gary and Chloe jumped in the pool with Bob to complete their pre-holiday refreshers.

1 June

Another Wednesday evening and time for another Rescue course.

Dale, Casper, Caroline and Rob all started the new Rescue diver course with Module 1 of the theory followed by the first 2 pool skills. Arne acted as assisstant and was unsuccessfully drowned several times while Dave looked on.

Afterwards we joined Caroline and Mandy at The Putney Paige for a quite beer and a chat about the Dahab holiday. Mandy has decided we need to organise a trip to the Maldives for next year. Sounds like a good plan to me.

24 May

Zoe and Barbara completed their diving pool sessions for the PADI Open water course while Matthew took a refresher course with Roger.

22 May

Back from Dahab and straight back into diving. The Dahab photos are here.

Bob completed an EFR course with Ben and Shaun. Nathan taught Samantha, Zoe and Barbara all the theory for the PADI Open Water course and half the pool skills.

In the evening Chris, Brian and Dilys practised for their qualifying dives for the Open Water dive course.

Simon practised his Drysuit skills in preperation for his trip to Horsea Island to Qualify.

11 May

Our last Wednesday before the Dahab trip and everybody came along to get in some last minute practise and collect their equipment for the holiday. Arne, Chris(I'm going on holiday so I thought I'd get a cold), Maddy, Louise, Mandy, James and Arne all played while Jenny completed a refresher with Duncan.

Shaun Gallop took his 2 friends for a refresher session.

Next stop... sunshine and warm water

7 - 8 May

Our first trip to Wraysbury for the year. A bit chilly I thought but Stuart and Louis had a great time.

We completed 3 Open Water qualifying dives on the Saturday and one on the Sunday morning. Both the guys did really well and I am sure they will go on to be good divers. Stuart is off to Egypt on Holiday while Louis will continue to dive with us and also asked when he could start his Advanced course.

4 May

Tonight a lot of our Open Water Referral students came along to practise before their qualifying dives in the UK, in Dahab with Dive Wimbledon or abroad on their own holidays including Louis, Louise, Maddy, Sheryl, David, Onur and Arne. Ancheline completed a refresher with Duncan.

30 April - 1 May

Scuba diving is associated with warmer weather and we do start to get busier!!!

This weekend we had 6 students for the PADI Open Water Referral course. They were all really good in the water and a pleasure to teach. Congratulations to Stuart Taggart, Azita Qadri, Ian Bullock, Laura Towers and Sean Ramsey. Good luck with your qualifying dives in Egypt!! Stuart will be completing his Open Water scuba dives with Dive Wimbledon at Wraysbury next weekend. Onur was also completing the course but missed a bit of the theory so will be completing that this Wednesday evening.

On Saturday Andy and Arne played in the pool again.

On Sunday Marion, Andrew and their son Angus completed a Discover Scuba Diving course with Bob Millar. Kiwi Cherie Finlay completed a pool refresher with Dave while ex- Referral students Jill and Phil had a practise .

27 April

Club night at Putney: It was a very quiet night at the pool. Chelsea was playing Liverpool so we weren't surprised.

John and Paul practised while Louis completed his PADI Open Water Referral course.

23 April

Saturday night was a busy night at the pool with lots of different courses going on. Andy supervised his wife Lesley and her daughter Gemma as they completed a Discover Scuba Diving session. Gemma is a natural in the water and I think she will be back again and again. Colin and Jesper had a pool refresher with Nathan Lowe while Andy Sirrel and Peter Seed played in the pool. Sheryl Mackenzie and DavieBrunton were back again to purchase some new equipment and try it out in the pool. They both completed the PADI Referral course with us several weeks before and had a practise while Roger kept an eye on them.

We went to the pub afterwards for a couple and I think we may have a few more divers booking onto our scuba diving holiday to Marsa Alam in September.

20 April

A very relaxing night at the pool. Louis completed most of the remaining skills from his Referral course with Roger while Ian, Petrea and Arne practised. Petrea completed her course with us at the weekend and took advantage of the cheap practise sessions we offer to our students. By the end of the night she was looking very comfortable under the water and I am sure whe will get complimented by the Instructor on Tioman Island in Malaysia when she completes her qualifying dives. We pride ourselves on the quality of our teaching and are thrilled when students come back to practise and fine tune their scuba diving skills.

Have a great holiday Petrea and Ian!!

16 - 17 April

From 7 to mid 50's. That was the range of ages we had this weekend and the oldest was one of the best.

Congratulations to Petrea, Jill, Phil, Justine(alias Ms Two-Suits), James and Chris who all passed their PADI Referral course this weekend. All of them did really well and they all did far better than they expected too. The theory was easy for all of them but there were a few problems in the pool on the first night. On Sunday we started off in the 31 degree training pool and suddenly everything came together. By the end of the night everybody was scuba diving around in the 4 metre deep diving pit and looking very comfortable. I am sure they will all go away with confidence to complete their courses overseas.

Aussie Petrea is off to Malaysia with her husband Ian who completed a pool refresher with Shaun Gallop on Saturday evening. Justine is off to Egypt with Caroline, as are Jill and Phil. James will be coming to Dahab with us in 3 1/2 weeks and has decided to complete the Advanced course out there as well. Chris will be completing his qualifying dives with us at Wraysbury during the summer.

Thanks to Divemasters Andy and Jane for all their help with this course.

On the Saturday night Ramona and 7 year old Elizabeth completed a PADI Discover Snorkeling course with Bob while Richard took a Discover Scuba Diving course with Nathan as the family watched on. Hopefully we will see him back to do the full course before too long.

Trevor completed his Rescue exam and is looking forward to the dives.

On Sunday Karl, John and Louise practised in the pool before heading off to the pub for a post dive drink.

6 April

On Wednesday we had a quiet night at the pool with Divemaster in training Jonty Katz helping with John Crews' Scuba Tune-Up while his girlfriend Amy practised before comleting her dives this weekend. John hadn't dived for 4 years since his Advanced diving course in Airlie Beach in Australia so was a little rusty but it all came back and he spent the last 20 minutes laying with the toypedo on the bottom of the diving pit. John Ward practised with his new kit and hopes to come back on a regular basis.

2 - 3 April

Another successful weekend of scuba diving at Putney Leisure Centre.

The PADI Open Water Referral course took place over both days as usual. Kiwis Sheryl Mackenzie and Dave Brunton and English Maddy Hayes were our newest students. They all did really well with all the theory and pool skills. Their buoyancy was particularly good and by the end of Sunday night they were all extremely comfortable in the water. Well done guys. Sheryl and Dave are off to the Maldives to complete their course(lucky them) while Maddy will be coming to the Red Sea with Dive Wimbledon to complete her course.

Rob Greenwood and his wife Jo brought their daughter Georgia and her friend David along to complete the Bubblemaker scuba diving course. The kids loved it and the digital camera captured it all. I wish I'd had a chance to try scuba when I was 9!!!!

Peter Seed brought his daughter and friend along to snorkel while he practised and played again.

Arne and Victor played again while Richard and his girlfriend Sarah practised their skills.

On the Sunday Arne and Louise practised and we all went to the pub afterwards for a quiet drink. The only down side was they were out of crisps!!

30 March

It's Wednesday night so time for another Dive Wimbledon scuba diving Rescue session at Putney Leisure Centre.

Wendy, Peter and Mandy all comfortably passed their exams before having to rush back to Kingston, so well done to them.

In the pool Jason and Tim practised the Unconscious Diver on the surface exercise until it almost became second nature. Jonty completed his Rescue assessment for the Dive Master course while Jo Draper assisted and completed the last exercise for her PADI Divemaster course. Well done Jo!!!

It was Jo's last night at the pool for at least a year as she is heading off to live in New Zealand for a year. Have a great time Jo. We'll miss you!

19 - 20 March

The summerlike weather had an effect because everybody wanted to come scuba diving again.

We had one of the most enthusiatic Open Water Referral courses with Oliver Whittle, Vicky Garrow and Moira Bennett being team taught by Roger and Nathan. They all did briliantly in their exams and picked the water skills up as if born to it.

Mandy. Peter and Wendy practised their Rescue skills and in particular their compass search patterns, while Leigh had a drysuit orientatation.

Louise and Arne practised together which was ideal as they are both coming to Dahab in May for the holiday.

Oskar completed his Referral course with us last year and returned for a refresher before his next diving holiday. It was good to see his smiling face again.

Kavita and Andy came down to say thanks for their Referral a month before and to let us know they successfully completed their Open Water dives in Dubai. They plan to complete the Advanced with us later in the year. Next stop for them is Hawaii for their honeymoon!! Good luck with the wedding!!

On Sunday the Referral students completed their session while Guy completed a PADI Scuba Tune Up. He thought he last dived 4 years ago but realised it was closer to 10!!! But it all came back to him and he's ready for his honeymoon diving with Vicky from the Referral course. Where are they going? Nobody knows..it's a surprise for Vicky.

James, Paul and Liz practised and played.

13 March

Bob Millar conducted the Emergency First Response course for 4 students including Andy Cooper, Judy Sands, Peter Seed and Jason Amy. The mannikan was well and truly saved!!

In the evening Peter, Wendy, Mandy and Trevor continued the Rescue diver course with the Unconscious diver on the surface exercise. Afterwards we relaxed infront of the fire at the Putney Paige with a quiet beer. A perfect end to the weekend.

5 - 6 March

Nathan taught Steven Bennett, Oliver McComb and James Sayers the theory and pool skills required for the PADI Open Water Referral course while Roger, Jo Draper and Leigh Boccius practised their Rescue skills.

On the Sunday Nathan completed the Referral course and everybody passed with flying colours. Julie Gazzola tried a Discover Scuba Diving session with Bob Millar and will be diving in Dahab in May.

2 March

Another Rescue Diver evening at the pool. Tonight we completed the Response from shore to Paniced or Tired Diver with much hilarity. This was followed by the Distressed Diver Underwater exercise and Surfacing the Unconscious Diver. Great fun but yet again we played until we were to late to make it to the pub.

23 February

PADI have very recently introduced a new Rescue Diver course and this was the first time Dive Wimbledon has run it. Taking the course were Wendy Mauchline, Amanda Sharp, Jason Amy, Tim Drew, Trevor Longhurst, Leigh Boccius and 'Can't keep him away' Peter. The PADI Rescue Diver course has always been the most popular scuba diving course of them all and after the changes it has got even better.

The Tired and Panicked Diver exercises soon became more difficult throwing up unexpected and entertaining possible scenarios. A lot of water was drunk as the scenarios got more and more realisitic as each person tried to outdo their buddy, though it could have been because everybody was laughing so hard. Trevor's tired deaf/ mute diver made everybody think!

The only disappointment of the evening was when everybody realised we had gone on so late we wouldn't make it to the pub before closing time.

Thanks to Andy for all his help!!

19-20 February

This weekend saw Kavita Dhall, Andy Binks, Patrick Gallagher, Claire Perrin and Louise Heals all successfully pass their PADI Open Water Referral course. Louise Heals enjoyed it so much that she decided to join us on our May trip to Dahab to complete the Open Water dives.

Saturday also saw the regulars; Arne, Chris and Katy practising with newcomer Karl Stillman.

Sunday night : Jane completed a refresher for Mark and his friend Carl while Nathan introduced Matty to the underwater world through a Discover Scuba Diving session.

5-6 February

This weekend we had a variety of courses taking place at Putney Leisure Centre as well as club members having a splash.

Saturday 5 February

Quite a quiet night but a few of our Divemasters in training came along for a practical skill session. Jo Draper acheived her aim of successfully practising her mask clearing every time she went under water and found the 'equipment exchange while buddy breathing' to be far easier than she expected. Congratulations to Jo. A couple more pool sessions and she will be qualified as a PADI Divemaster.

Peter Seed, his daughter and a friend played with the toypedos all night. Not for the first time!!

Sunday 6 February - Putney Scuba Diving

A very busy night with a lot going on.

Hanzada Zohdi, Vicky Briscoe and Jan successfully completed their PADI Discover Scuba Diving course with Instructor Bob Millar. Congratulations go to them. It won't be long before we see them back for their PADI Open Water course.

Claire Mogford completed her PADI Scuba Tune up with Roger before heading off to Australia to dive in Sydney.

David Marshall completed a pool refresher with Divemaster Shaun Gallop. Everything came back to him quickly so he will also be heading off to Aus with confidence.

Wendy Mauchline, Jonty Katz, Katy Baron, Arne Ruitenburg, Malcolm Rusby and the ever keen Emma Rusby(aged 13) played and practised in the 4 metre deep diving pit.

The pub afterwards was as popular as ever. Jonty decided to sign up for his Divemaster course while Wendy signed up for the Rescue Course. Nobody embarrassed themselves!

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