Try Adaptive Scuba Diving!

On Sunday, May 31st from 5-8 p.m. at the Downtown YMCA in Lincoln, Nebraska, Husker Divers is holding a Try Scuba event for adaptive divers! Our trained, caring staff will take individuals with physical disabilities into the pool on scuba. Participants will get to experience the weightlessness and freedom of being underwater with scuba equipment. We can safely accommodate a wide range of physical disabilities, including quadriplegia, paraplegia, amputation and blindness, among others.

Husker Divers' goal with our Adaptive Scuba Program is to offer physically challenged individuals opportunities to dive and travel in the mainstream scuba diving world. We are a chapter of Dive Pirates, a national, non-profit organization which works to equip and train disabled divers.

Husker Divers will provide all the equipment for participants in the May 31st Try Scuba (participants should wear a swimsuit and bring a towel and dry clothes for afterwards). Pre-registration is required as a medical form must be filled out, and a doctor's signature will be required in some cases for participation. The cost is $20 per person, and all proceeds will go to the Husker Divers Adaptive Assistance fund, which is used for equipping, training, and providing dive travel opportunities for adaptive divers.

If you would like more information about the May 31st event or about adaptive diving in general, please contact Joe Tyler at Husker Divers at 402-420-6338 or at huskerdivers@prodigy.net.

Dive Pirates Fundraiser a Huge Hit

Dive Pirates is a national non-profit organization that exists to teach physically disabled people to dive. Did you know that Husker Divers is a chapter of Dive Pirates? That's right, Husker Divers has an adaptive scuba program, and we've partnered with Dive Pirates to work with our area's disabled community and get them in the water on scuba. Joe Tyler, owner of Husker Divers, is a certified adaptive scuba instructor, and several of the Husker Divers staff have been trained as assistants.

Dive Pirates recently held their annual fundraiser, the Pirate's Ball, in Houston, Texas, and raised over $50,000! You can read an article on the event by clicking here.

As you might imagine, it takes a lot of time, energy, and funding to equip and train a physically disabled diver. Whether they're a quadriplegic, an amputee, blind, or whatever the nature of their disability, all enjoy the freedom and weightlessness of being underwater. You can help! Call, e-mail, or stop by the dive shop and talk to us about adaptive divers currently in our program. If you'd like to help support these intrepid individuals, both good quality dive equipment and funds are needed and appreciated. If you visit the Dive Pirates website, you can easily donate to the Husker Divers chapter by clicking on the Donate button. You can even score some sweet pirate booty when you give!