Scuba diving is better with a buddy, and now, bringing your friends into the underwater world could win you amazing prizes! The PADI Refer-a-Friend Challenge** rewards divers who share their love of diving with others and want to inspire new adventurers to take the plunge.
Why You Should Refer Your Friends Right Now
When you refer a friend to take the PADI Open Water Diver course, both you and your friend unlock exclusive rewards:
- Your friend will get 20% off their Open Water Diver eLearning course on padi.com.
- You’ll get 20% off select continuing education eLearning courses with a 30-day PADI ClubTM trial membership*.
Plus, when you refer a friend, both you and your friend will be eligible to enter to win monthly dive gear prizes. And, the person who refers the most friends by the end of 2025 will take home the grand prize: an all-inclusive dive trip for two to a Sandals Resort in St. Lucia.
Here’s How To Refer Your Friends & Enter To Win
To get started:
- Visit padi.com/dive-together.
- Click on any button on that webpage that says “Refer a Friend”.
- Create a PADI account or sign in.
- Generate your personal shareable link.
- Copy your link and share it with friends.
- After copying your link, enter your email to join the monthly gear giveaway!
- When your friend purchases Open Water Diver eLearning, you’ll receive your 30-day PADI Club trial membership*.
- Keep referring friends to win the grand prize trip to St. Lucia. Remember – the person who refers the most new divers by the end of 2025 wins!
Whether your buddy has always wanted to try scuba or needs a little nudge to finally sign up, this is the perfect time to invite them in.
Monthly Scuba Gear Giveaways
Each month, three lucky participants will win premium dive gear from top brands like Fourth Element, Suunto, Garmin, TUSA, Shearwate,r and more. The best part? Every time you refer a new diver, they also get a chance to win dive gear of their own.
From 16 July – 15 August, 2025, refer your friends for a chance to win one of three Suunto Ocean Steel Black dive computers and three Suunto Aqua Lime Headsets.
Each friend you successfully refer will be also eligible to enter to win one of three Suunto Ocean Steel Black dive computers and three Suunto Aqua Lime Headsets, too.
New prizes drop on the 16th of each month — so keep checking back!
The Grand Prize: A Dive Trip for Two to St. Lucia
The diver who refers the most new Open Water Divers before 31 December, 2025, will win a 5-day, all-inclusive dive getaway for two at a Sandals Resort of their choice in St. Lucia, including:
- Luxe accommodations
- Daily scuba diving
- Gourmet dining
- Unforgettable underwater adventures in the Caribbean
Your friends will thank you, not just for introducing them to diving, but also for saving them money. Remember, everyone you refer gets 20% off Open Water Diver eLearning when they sign up through your link. And you both get the chance to win exciting prizes! Click the button below to get started now.
*30-day PADI Club trial membership includes 20% off select PADI eLearningTM courses, a free PADI ReActivate® online scuba refresher program, 25% off PADI certification cards, and a digital subscription to Scuba Diving® magazine.
