Learn to Dive with Mac’s Sports
Teaching diving for over 50 years in the Tampa Bay area!
We offer Beginner SCUBA Certification and Specialty SCUBA Classes.
Beginner and Specialty SCUBA Classes
Why you should learn to dive at Mac’s!
At Mac’s, we teach a variety of classes. We teach everything starting with your basic Open Water Certification and teaching classes all the way to Dive Instructor training. Since teaching diving since 1978, Mac’s has certified thousands of Tampa Bay’s most confident and capable divers. Our five instructors, who have over 85 years teaching experience between them, will make sure that you, as a student, feel as confident and comfortable as possible! Choosing where you learn to dive is an important decision. Mac’s instructors have the experience and professionalism you want from a dive instructor.
In class lessons and instruction are given in our on-site classroom, where you learn the concepts of your course. You then take 20 steps to reach our indoor heated pool, where you learn to apply all of these newly learned concepts. Having all of these resources available in one location makes it easy and convenient for you, the student, to learn the concepts of SCUBA diving. Once you have complete your SCUBA education with Mac’s, you will be ready for the amazing underwater experience, SCUBA has to offer!
Did You Know 71% of Our World is Covered by Water?
Learning to SCUBA Dive Enables You to Explore the World in a New, Exciting, and Safe Way!
Beginner SCUBA Certification
Learn to Dive from the Safest and Most Fun Instructors!
Our Open Water Program is designed to teach you the skills to become a competent and responsible SCUBA Diver through the repetition of skills in our classroom, on-site indoor pool, and open water dives, all while having as much fun possible! Instructors pay individual attention to each student to ensure that they are as comfortable and competent as possible while in the water! If you live in a cold climate and have completed your classroom portion of SCUBA certification, you can complete your open water dive test with Mac’s.
Our dive instructors are passionate about SCUBA Diving and teaching. This passion shines through in our instructors’ thoroughness of any and all classes. Our main goal is for you to love diving as much as we do and we take pride in seeing our students as successful SCUBA Divers upon the completion of their class. Call one of our 2 locations, to sign up for Scuba Diving Classes, today!
Specialty SCUBA Classes
We offer a variety of classes to help enhance your SCUBA skillset
Specialty SCUBA Classes are designed to help you learn and master specific diving skillsets. At Mac’s Sports, we have built our specialty SCUBA classes to enhance your diving experience, allowing you to become a more confident and stronger diver. Whether you need classes for a specific type of diving, learning how to use dive equipment, night diving, dive instructor or safety classes, Mac’s a class for you.
We have been teaching diving since 1978, so you can rest assured that our instructors are the best in the Tampa Bay area. While group dive classes are the most cost-effective way to get certified, Mac’s does offer custom classes for people with scheduling constraints. Get signed up for your specialty SCUBA class today, and see why Mac’s Sports is Tampa Bay’s premier dive shop for over 50 years!
REAL REVIEWS
from our clients
Posted on Google Ty SchroederTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Can't express enough how great my training and certification time has been with Mac's. Billy is outstanding. Extremely knowledgeable, understanding, and super easy to work with. His love and passion for diving shows. The experiences he has had, and shares, truly inspiring.Posted on Google Amilcar falero blancoTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service, very professional and courteous, highly recommendedPosted on Google Derrick DiazTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I got my open water certification with Mac’s. Billy and Rich are both very knowledgeable and patient and made the whole process fun and informative. I am eager to take more classes with Mac’s in the futurePosted on Google JaredTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I highly recommend Mac's if you're interested in getting certified. My 17 yr old son and I just completed our Open Water Certifications with Billy and Rich, both are very knowledgeable and great instructors.Posted on Google eddie wilsonTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great Team and amazing deals …Posted on Google KmearesTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had such a fun experience with Billy and the other divers that helped make my first dive the best it could have been. I highly recommend diving with Billy because of his knowledge and how well he teaches his skills to others. Great experience!Posted on Google Kelton MearesTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Our Open Water Dive Certification class was great! Had a lot of fun, learned all the valuable skills necessary to open water dive confidently. I can’t thank Billy enough for the skills he taught me and my friends, it was a blast and very helpful! I highly recommend!!Posted on Google kenzie glenzerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Billy was our instructor and he was awesome! We learned so much and had so much fun during the classes and dives. We dove at devils den which was super cool as a beginner diver! Macs is a great place to get certified and to keep taking classes to advance as a diver they have classes every Friday. I highly recommend everyone is very friendly :)Posted on Google Patrick LynchTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Learned from the owner he made it a very easy and fun experience very friendly and helpful with any questions that I had.Posted on Google Rickie RodriguezTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great Team ! Mr.Billy great guy, great teacher and We had a Great time and A lot of Knowledge about Dive and Rescue ! Highly Recommend
