Learn to Dive
The Canadian Diving Amateur Association (CADA) has been promoting it’s “Learn-to-Dive” program in municipal pools and diving clubs since 1976. The initial goal of the program, created by Don McGavern, was to introduce children and adults to the skills of diving as a sport and educate them in a correct and safe manner. So far, thousands of children and adults have been able to discover diving through the Learn-to-Dive program. To ensure that the program remains current, the revised program emphasizes having fun while diving and encourages the diver to follow logical progressions when learning new dives. The program also stresses dive safety.
Learn-to-Dive Materials: click to view a sample of the RIPP booklet, progress card and evaluation forms
Newly Certified Instructors:
Congratulations to the following participants who successfully completed the instruction Beginner Course:
| Waterloo 2011 Brett Gillis Braydon Halayko Lukas Hansel-Williams Michael Hoy Brawn Mahony Mohamed Moussa Brent Murphy Abel Nemeth |
Ottawa 2011 Morgan Bednarz Gabrielle Carriere Elisa Dipietrantonio Celine Fillion Michelle Hebert Robyn Lentz Megan Newell Vanessa Papai
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Windsor 2011 Anja Verhoekx Erin Lindsey Samantha Tuer Rhiannon Parker Yvette Serra
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| Toronto 2011 Claire Hamilton. Max Joh Carnella Carlos Martinez Eleri Maynagh Kara Phromchat Sabrina Schnidel |
Caledon 2011 Michel-Jon Braaksmat Christina Calecca Sarah Craggs Matthew Mazzaca Elena Rozhkova
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Oshawa 2011 Samantha Boyko Daniel Campbell Eden Kovacs Brynn McCarron Kalenna Olynyk Alex Povzner Alexander Smook Brittany Walters
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Hosting a Learn to Dive Instructor Clinic
Clinic Requirements and Host Responsibilities
- Clinics are usually held on a weekend, 8 hours scheduled each day
- Generally, the schedule is 5 hrs pool time and 3 hrs classroom each day
- Exclusive use of the deep end of the pool is required during practical instruction
- Classroom is needed
- The only prerequisite is participants must be 14 years or older, diving experience is not necessary
- The host is responsible for securing pool and classroom time, the registration of the clinic and relaying the registration information to Dive Ontario
- Minimum number of participants is 6, maximum 10
- If the minimum number has not been reached 1 week prior to the date of the clinic, the clinic will be cancelled or the host may choose to pay the minimum participant number (6)
- If the registration exceeds the maximum number (10), the host must first obtain the facilitator’s approval before allowing any further participants into the course
- Allow 4-6 weeks notice to Dive Ontario when requesting a clinic and provide two alternate weekend dates that the clinic may be held
Dive Ontario Responsibilities
- Find a course facilitator and confirm the clinic date and facilitator contact information with the host pool
- Notify nearby clubs and facilities of the clinic
- Advertise the clinic on it’s website
- Organize and ship all course materials to the pool the week before the clinic is held
- Reimburse the course facilitator for expenses and honorarium
- Invoice the host pool per participant after the completion of the clinic
For a list of learn to dive supplies for sale please see the Resources page.
