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1973. It’s the year the Wombles made their first TV appearance. The year Mike Oldfield released his Tubular Bells album. And the year Cardiff BSAC was born. Over 50 years later we are still scuba diving and thriving as a club. Some of our members have been diving for decades. Some for just a few months, even weeks. Some have been BSAC divers all their diving career, whilst others were trained by another organisation like PADI and have crossed over to us to be part of a club and have more scuba diving opportunities.
Our club is a melting pot of different characters and personalities, and we think that’s why we have attracted such a wide mix of members from all walks of life. From teenagers and young twenty- somethings to more mature people looking for a new hobby and the chance to make new friends. The fact is whoever you are, and whatever your diving abilities, you’ll feel at home with us.
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We have trained hundreds of divers over the 50+ years we’ve been going. Many have stayed with us for their lifetime of diving, some have gone on to pursue commercial diving careers or just enjoy their holiday diving in some of the most exotic places in the world.
Even those with no previous experience, say how much they enjoy coming along to the pool just for a try dive experience. They always go away with big smiles on their faces.
I was given a try-dive for Chrismas. My try-dive was really fun. I’m definitely going to tell all my mates about it. My instructor was really friendly, explained everything clearly and made me feel at ease. Before long I was swimming underwater and going through hoops. I felt like a dolphin lol’.
"I joined Cardiff BSAC in 2016 and they taught me to dive in advance of a trip to Australia. Learning to dive with them is different to the experience you'll get with a commercial organisation - they are volunteering their time and really invested in making sure you are a safe and ready at all stages of learning."
“I’d snorkelled for years off the Pembrokeshire coast, but I wanted to get closer to the marine life beneath the surface. Joining Cardiff BSAC felt like the natural next step - it lets me dive regularly from my home in Cardiff and connect with like-minded people who share my passion. Even though I haven’t been in the club long, I’ve already made great friends and gained so much valuable experience, both in and out of the water.”
"I started my diving journey with Cardiff BSAC in the early 2000's and moved up through the qualification levels to instructor with the enthusiasm and guidance of many long standing members of the club. I feel privileged to be able to pass on the skills given to me."
“I took up diving at 61, driven by a lifelong love of wildlife and a fascination with the world beneath the waves. In just two years, I’ve marvelled at manta rays in Japan, conger eels off Weymouth, and seahorses in Lanzarote - experiences I’ll never forget. It’s all thanks to my brilliant friends at Cardiff BSAC, whose support and patience from day one have made the journey so rewarding. That’s the beauty of being in a club: even after you qualify, you never stop learning from those around you.”
The British Sub-Aqua Club is the Governing Body for Scuba Diving in the UK and a World Wide Recognised Organisation.