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SSI Explorers – The brand-new program for young aquatic enthusiasts

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Wateree Dive Center Inc

Wateree Dive Center Inc

Instructor Training Center
4350 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210, United States
More than 40 years ago, WATEREE DIVE CENTER's success began when it opened its first dive center. The founders, Larry and Serena Ogburn, recognized a need for more leisure activities in the area. Located near the South Carolina coast, they identified a missing link between professional training and customer-oriented diving activities in the fast-growing diving industry. Today, WATEREE DIVE CENTER remains committed to providing every customer with top-quality dive equipment, safety-oriented dive education, and amazing dive travel adventures, all with unequaled personal service.
WATEREE DIVE CENTER and its professional team is dedicated to your success and to make diving a lifetime full of underwater adventures through our high-quality training. Our instructors will guide you at your own pace to a level of proficiency that ensures your continued enjoyment of the sport. We guarantee you will enjoy diving through small classes, flexible program schedules, reasonable tuition and quality equipment!
WATEREE DIVE CENTER is here to help you make informed purchasing decisions that will enable you to attain your personal diving goals. We take the right approach when it comes to helping you choose your personal equipment depending on the frequency of your diving activities and location, local or international. Our safe diving practices combined with the best services and hospitality will make diving a relaxing and enjoyable sport for you, your family, and friends. We handpick our equipment manufacturers, travel agencies and dive resorts – guaranteeing a fair value for the money and first-class service. Our reputation has already consistently led to favorable feedback from satisfied customers. Visit our Course and Events Calendar frequently – there is always something new to do!
We guarantee our service, training, and equipment. You can dive with confidence at WATEREE DIVE CENTER! Visit our website, www.watereescuba.com, or join us on Facebook or @watereescuba on Instagram to stay connected to the amazing underwater world around the globe.

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Wateree Dive Center Inc

Wateree Dive Center Inc

Instructor Training Center
4350 St. Andrews Road, 29210, Columbia
+18037319344 Email www

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Lake Hickory Scuba, Inc., 28681 Taylorsville

Hot Hole - Lake Keowee (★4.0)

This is a great place to extend your diving because of the warmer water in the wintertime, also making this a great place to do Open Water training in the winter.

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Lake Murray Irmo Side “Rhett’s Reef“ (★3.8)

Known as Rhett’s Reef dive site is located at the north end of the Lake Murray Dam in the Lake Murray Dam North Recreational Area, 9 minutes from Wateree Dive Center. Street address 2101 N Lake Dr, Columbia, SC 29212. Water entry is via the stairs located to the left when entering picnic area from the parking lot.

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