Aqua Sport Scuba Center

I did an intro to Scuba here. I must say it made for a great date night. Plus there was time for food and drinks afterwards. Charlene the owner was great for booking us in and telling us all about Scuba. I am pumped to do the full course and go somewhere cool to do Scuba Diving. The location is great, right in the middle of Marda Loop. You can get here easily from anywhere in Calgary.
The store is jam packed with all kinds of cheap to expensive gear. Charlene can tell you the pros and cons in relation to the costs of different gear. She was genuinely warm and very decent about the time spent with us, even thou we had already signed up for the intro course and were not buying any gear at the moment.
Kudo’s to Charlene for be the kind of business owner I want to be in the future.

The teachers are knowledgeable (class/​OW) and I had a great time during my PADI certification. One note, the pool is on the smaller size.

I got my OW training here. After talking to friends of friends: most knowledgeable staff and WARMest training pool in Calgary. Highly advise going here for training

This is the place for Scuba in Calgary. Don’t let the Shops small size fool you. If Charlene the owner can not provide or find a piece of Scuba paraphernalia, it most likely well out of production or doesn’t exist. The shop offers everything from introductory PADI diving courses the full blown technical courses. The prices are fair for goods and courses offered.

Aqua Sport Scuba Centre is one of four dive shops in Calgary. The newest one is Caribbean Dreams… and judging by the title, I’m not sure if I would trust it. Aqua Sport Scuba Centre, however, has been in business since 1994, and had a large team of reputable dive instructors.
First, I should mention that I haven’t taken any courses through them. I actually did my OW certification through the Dive Shop. So why am I writing a review? Because I sought their advice and purchased gear from them. I knew I could trust these guys because there seems to be great camaraderie between the two shops. They also seemed to be the most experienced.
I was looking for some peripheral dive gear since it’s almost impossible to rent cameras, lights, etc. I was also looking for a specific dive computer that a reliable dive gear snob from Edge Diving (Vancouver, BC) recommended. The Dive Shop didn’t carry it, and the one they recommended looked super cheap. I called Aqua Sport Scuba Centre to see if they had it in stock, and I was also looking for a wide angle lens for my camera. They had the computer, but not the lens. What impressed me the most was that they knew exactly what I was looking for (the people at Adventures in Scuba had no idea). They also offered to order one in, and it came in within a day!
When I went to pick up my purchases, I made a point to check out what kind of equipment they have in the shop. Their website says that they have the largest selection in Calgary. It seems like the Dive Shop has more in the store, but with the service that I received, I’m sure you could order stuff in. I saw that they carried most of the major brands, but I didn’t see any Hollis gear — maybe some fins? Could I be blind? There was also a shop rottie who was super cute. «Office» dogs are the best.
Overall, this dive shop does everything that a proper dive shop should. I would recommend this shop to anyone who wants to get certified in Calgary.