Dive World

Dive World-Austin is a PADI 5 star development center, teaching scuba diving to the greater Austin area for over 20 years. As a 5 star development center, we offer scuba lessons ranging from …Learn more about Dive World, Opens a popupSpecialtiesDive World-Austin is a PADI 5 star development center, teaching scuba diving to the greater Austin area for over 20 years. As a 5 star development center, we offer scuba lessons ranging from beginner, through professional instructor development. We are a full service scuba center, offering lessons, service, sales and travel. Our product lines include: Zeagle, Mares, SEAC, Cressi, Sherwood, Akona, Tilos, ScubaMax,and many others.HistoryEstablished in 1987.Originally a PDIC training facility, Dive World-Austin converted to PADI around 2002. We are fortunate to have Karen Erickson as our course director. In addition to the considerable breadth of experience Karen brings to our training facility, she is also the surviving spouse of Ralph Erickson (deceased), co-founder of PADI. Making Dive World-Austin unique in promoting PADI’s historical contribution to the scuba diving community as the worlds most widely recognized program for diver training.