Applications for Spring, 2025 are now closed. Keep an eye out for upcoming opportunities!
Twice per quarter, members of the ACCESS diving team will host a free SCUBA PREP Experience, designed to boost students' confidence in the water.
We highly recommend you sign up for the SCUBA PREP even if you feel good about your swimming abilities as practicing these skills in advance will help you have a better SCUBA Experience.
This is a 2-hour session in the pool focused on SCUBA related skills to prepare you for the SCUBA experience such as kicking with fins, mask clearing, snorkel clearing, and equalizing. Additionally, we go over the components of a SCUBA unit, and you'll have a chance to take your first breath from a SCUBA regulator (on land)!
The SCUBA PREP Experience is designed to support students who have little prior experience being in the water/ocean, as well as those who might feel anxiety working in new environments on new skills, using new gear, etc.
Please note that, as part of the experience, students will be required to participate in both a pre-experience orientation and post-experience debrief meeting. Dates in the application for below
Spring 2024 - Applications closed
Group 1. Sunday 05/11/2025, 12:30-3:30 pm
Group 2. Friday 05/16/2025, 12:30-3:30 pm
ACCESS diving's WATER SKILLS Experiences will take place at the UCSC pool,
Located in the Athletics and Recreation East Field House Complex
Applications closed on 04/13/2025