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Favorite PADI Dive Shop Winner

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Updated by Trevor Sanford on <time class="updated" datetime="2012-11-13T07:15:48-08:00">November 13, 2012</time>
PADI Dive Shop Appreciation The winner of the PADI Dive Shop Appreciation Contest is Abyss Scuba Diving!   This a great achievement for Abyss Scuba Diving which is based in Sydney, Australia. It is a true testament to all their dedicated staff that help transform people’s lives through diving and they have now been selected as the ‘favorite PADI dive shop’ as part of the recent […]

A 30-Hour Dive for The Dive Shop’s 30th Anniversary

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Updated by Brooke McConnell on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-31T21:21:35-07:00">March 31, 2021</time>
Dive Buddies pose for a group selfie underwater Story By Errol Duplessis*   28-29 July 2012 — Jeff Knapp, Assistant Manager of PADI Five Star IDC, The Dive Shop in Richmond, Virginia, USA succeeded in his effort to do a 30-hour marathon scuba dive at Lake Rawlings. Jeff entered the water at approximately 9:03 am EST Saturday morning on 28 July, and remained underwater for 30 hours until 3:08 pm EST Sunday […]

Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society

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Updated by on <time class="updated" datetime="2012-05-02T21:08:14-07:00">May 02, 2012</time>
Each year, the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS) awards three Rolex Scholarships to young people who are considering a career in an underwater-related discipline. Each scholar recipient spends a year working alongside current leaders in underwater fields. As a sponsor of the Scholarship Society, the PADI organization congratulates the 2011 recipients: Australasian Scholar –  Anthea […]