Why is Below H2O the most popular dive store in the Midwest? Maybe it's because we're committed to delivering the highest quality diver education, equipment-servicing and customer service. Or perhaps its because we sell the industry’s best equipment at the lowest possible prices. Or maybe because it's just fun to hang out at Below H2O – with Dave and Garry. Below H2O is a family owned and operated PADI 5-Star Facility. What does this mean to you? You will be working with one of the highest quality dive facilities available that cares about you and your family. Below H2O has been in business more than 20 years and has trained all levels of divers – from beginners to professional divers. Students are guaranteed the safest and highest level of training in the industry. At Below H2O, your safety is our primary concern. Naperville, Illinois

Chicago's Largest Dive Center with Heated Indoor Pool. Berry Dive Center is Chicago lands premier dive center. As a PADI five star (IDC) Instructor Development Center we have been serving and training water enthusiasts in Scuba Diving for over 35 years. We are a full retail and instructional dive shop offering the latest gear for sale as well as for rent. Please navigate our website to shop on-line or stop by the shop for a visit in person if you're local. We have an experienced Instructional and Sales staff waiting to talk 'scuba diving' with you! Chicago, Illinois

Learn to dive or advance your diving career with our professional scuba instructors who have trained hundreds of divers. Your scuba goals can be reached through our flexible training programs. Both group and private instruction are available. Des Plaines, Illinois

Chicago Undersea Explorers Society (CUES) is a group of scuba divers and friends who are excited to cultivate a community of diverse and fiercely curious underwater adventurers. Fundamentally, we strive to bring scuba education to historically excluded and underserved communities. With this mission as our guide, we share our love of scuba diving across Chicagoland one diver at a time. CUES was created by a dedicated group of scuba divers in early 2020. We are committed to creating an organization which prioritizes a passion for scuba diving, as well as the desire to share that passion with others. Chicago, Illinois

D.D. Dive is the premiere dive shop of the North Shore of Chicago. We pride ourselves on carrying only the best equipment from the best manufacturers in the world. If you are new to the scuba diving experience or would like to learn how, we have years of experience and have logged thousands of hours breathing underwater. We offer a comfortable and relaxed learning environment. We are a Padi 5 Star Dive Center!!! For those of you that are already certified, we offer continuing education. We also vacation a lot, With frequent trips to Cozumel, Florida, Belize, Honduras, Palau/Truk Lagoon, Turks & Caicos, and Bonne Terre Mines. Glenville, Illinois

Your source for everything Scuba related! As one of the largest Dive Shops in the Midwest, we set ourselves apart with our superb customer service. Inside Dive Right In Scuba you will find one of the largest repair facilities, most extensive inventory selections with the best pricing in the nation, training programs for everyone from kids to Police and Fire Departments, and of course our friendly yet knowledgeable staff! Plainfield, Illinois

Our Mission: To build confidence and independence in children, adults, and veterans with disabilities using SCUBA diving as a tool. The purpose of Diveheart is to provide and support educational SCUBA diving, surface supplies gas (SSG), snorkeling and related experience programs which are open to any child, adult, or veteran with a disability with the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value to that person, while building confidence, independence and self esteem … enriching their quality of life and human spirit. Downers Grove, Illinois

DJ’s Scuba Locker, Inc. was established in 1995. We are a 5 Star SDI/TDI Professional Development Center and are a full-service PADI Dive Center and an ERDI training facility conducting certification classes geared for the Public Safety Diver. We have 3 SDI/ERDI Instructors on Staff as well as an SDI/ERDI Instructor Trainer, who can take you from Open Water through Instructor Training. We are also teaching SDI Scubility Classes on a regular basis. Offering Dive Classes, Equipment Sales & Rentals, Equipment Repairs, Air Fills, and Dive Trips. DJ's schedules and runs Dive vacations to different international and local dive destinations. From start to finish, we take care of everything. All you need to do is sit back and relax and enjoy your diving vacation. Brookfield, Illinois

Go Scuba Diving in Chicago on Lake Michigan With Us! Double the Boats, Double the Shipwrecks! With almost 20 Lake Michigan shipwrecks, Double Action Dive Charters can accommodate divers of all levels and experience. Not a certified diver? You can take a course through Dive Right in Scuba and do your check out dives on one of the beginner shipwrecks that we visit regularly! At Dive Right In Scuba we have the largest inventory when it comes to Scuba rental gear. All of our equipment is serviced twice a year to ensure there are no issues for your Lake Michigan scuba dive excursion. Chicago, Illinois

Our purpose is to provide a constant in training for scuba diving for persons with disabilities. Our programs are designed to work with any of the internationally recognized recreational scuba diving training agencies and their material. It is the "We Leave No One Behind" attitude, and our strong professional style that we believe will allow our programs to show others that diving can be a great physical as well as therapeutic source to help others gain the confidence they will need to succeed in their life and future endeavors. Sycamore, Illinois

Midwest Diving Specialists brings the fun and adventure of scuba diving to the Bloomington-Normal area. Offering scuba training at many levels, dive trips, scuba equipment and more. Midwest Diving always has something going on - we often plan informal dives somewhere locally nearly every weekend in the summer (and for the hardy, sometimes in the winter too). Normal, Illinois

Since 1974, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society® has provided firsthand experiences in underwater-related disciplines to young people considering careers in the underwater world. Each year a scholar is selected from North America, Europe, and Australasia to work with leaders in marine-related fields partaking in endeavors ranging from scientific expeditions, underwater research, field study, laboratory assignments, equipment testing and design, photographic instruction, and/or other specialized assignments. Scholars spend a year traveling extensively to gain exposure and get hands-on experiences in activities that will contribute to a well-rounded education. Each year, the incoming interns and scholars are provided with membership in the Explorers Club. Woodridge, Illinois

With Scuba Sensations, we want you to experience more. Experience more in your training, on your dive trips, and with your gear. We want to open a world of possibilities as you fall in love with SCUBA. We strive to exceed your expectations through custom training in small class settings to build confidence and passion for the sport. We train people to be divers we want to keep diving with, and we cultivate that community through fun events and travel. Come visit us and find out what all the sensation is about. You will leave feeling excited, confident, and well-informed. Chicago, Illinois

Scuba World is a member of the Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI). We are a PADI 5 Star Dive Center, offering lessons for beginners up to instructor. We have all your equipment needs and offer sales, service and rental of some of the top of the line manufacturers. We also offer travel, so once you have taken care of your training and equipment needs, you have professional staff to lead you on your diving adventures. Scuba World offers trips to local dive sites as well as trips around the world. So whether it's a local lake or quarry, Florida, the Caribbean, or even Micronesia, let Scuba World be your guide to fun and adventure! Planning a trip on your own? Let the team at Scuba World help! Swansea, Illinois

Sea Dog Divers is a growing group of active divers who are interested in adventure travel, the marine environment, and exploring some of the best dive destinations that our "ocean planet" has to offer! Founded in 1997, we basically operate as a dive travel club, and specialize in organizing group led dive trips and adventures. We began with a small group of dive friends in the Chicago area, and have now grown to include many divers and new friends from across the USA that regularly join our expeditions around the world. Find out for yourself why our guests keep coming back again and again to join our adventures. We organize adventures & expeditions throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and the Indo-Pacific, and we welcome new friends and divers of all levels to join us for a little adventure, good company, and fun! After all, that's exactly why you became a diver isn't it? All levels of certification are welcome, as well as our snorkeling and non-diving friends. Chicago, Illinois

Get Certified: With our modern self-study materials and convenient evening or weekend classes, it’s easy. Complete your final open-water training dives here at home, on one of our Cozumel trips or on a vacation you already have planned. Then start working on your PADI Master Scuba Diver rating with our extensive schedule of Advanced, Specialty and Leadership courses. Underseas Scuba Center carries all the top brands, including AquaLung, SeaQuest, SUUNTO, DUI, Atomic Aquatics, Bare, Stahlsac and Cressi. Join us on one of our many group trips to destinations such as Cozumel, Isla Mujeres and Saba. Or, for the unbelievably intensive liveaboard diving, there are the Clipperton, Arctic, Indonesia and Alaska trips. We can also arrange travel for individuals, couples and small groups. Villa Park, Illinois

Classes, Travel, Equipment, Sales, Repair, Rental. Underwater Safaris continues choosing PADI as its certifying agency because PADI offers the most sought after and respected scuba credentials in the world. We offer equipment sales, service & rental, and dive travel to locations around the world. Chicago, Illinois

Midwest Diving Specialists is a 5 Star PADI Training Facility providing instruction in 28 different specialties and all levels of PADI instruction — up to Instructor. MDS has a great staff of 11 Instructors, 14 Assistant Instructors, and 8 Divemasters. Our extensive Dive Travel Program will take you all over the world, but as our name implies we still love diving the Midwest. If you are looking for a change in your lifestyle…..LEARN TO DIVE! Normal, Illinois