Residents Can Learn How to Scuba Dive at the YMCA

Scuba diving classes will be held at the in the next several months.

The two-day long classes are the first step in becoming a certified diver by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).

The classes include a series of engaging classroom presentations and pool dives using state-of-the-art equipment.

Classes will be held on the following weekends: May 19 and 20, June 9 and 10, July 14 and 15, Aug. 11 and 12, Sept. 8 and 9, Oct. 13 and 14, and Nov. 10 and 11. Classes are held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Each two-day class costs $245 or $295, depending on the level of enrollment with the YMCA. All participants must also purchase a course materials pack for $55.

The course is for children and adults 12 years old and older.

For more information, call the YMCA’s aquatics department at 973-595-0100, ext. 259. To register for a class, call the welcome desk at either 973-595-0100, ext. 284 or 242.

The Wayne YMCA is a branch of the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, the largest network of YMCA facilities in New Jersey.