About

Swim and Scuba, Long Island

Swim and Scuba
Telephone: +1 (516) 872-4571
E-mail: info@swimandscuba.com

Swim and Scuba's Scoop from Scuba Steve:

THANK YOU for 30 years of Long Island Diving!

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our offers currently being updated

Open Water Scuba Student Crew Pack
PADI Open Water Manual eRDP, and Log book
Open Water Scuba Students Gear Package
Mask, Fins, Snorkel and Fin-Boots
Nitrox Diver Crew Pack
Nitrox Book, EANx dive tables, Nitrox calculator.
Sidemount Package
PADI Sidemount textbook, 2 bottle rigging kits, Sidemount BCD, Ring Bungee kit
Wreck Diver Package

Compass, knot kit, safety reel, DSMB, whistle/mirror safety kit

our staff meet the staff

Thirty years on Long Island, and what changed

Swim and Scuba spent three decades training swimmers and divers on Long Island. The Rockville Centre
shop closed on 1 November 2020. What the shop did has not stopped, it has been split between the people
best placed to carry each part of it.

What we run now

  • Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor certification, year round at 37 Mineola Ave in
    Roslyn. Dates are published on the
    lifeguard class and
    Water Safety Instructor
    pages.
  • Swim lessons, in multi-week sessions grouped by ability rather than age. See
    swim classes.
  • Scuba training, equipment and trips, with Scuba Network of Long Island in Carle Place, from first
    try-dives through technical and professional levels.

How we teach

Two things have stayed constant across thirty years. Classes are kept small, because water skills are
learned by doing them repeatedly with someone watching, not by waiting at the wall for a turn. And
students are placed by what they can do on the day rather than by age or by what they signed up for,
which sometimes means moving someone down a level in the first session. That conversation is easier at
the start than three weeks in.

Most people who teach here came up through the same classes, as swimmers, guards or divers, which is
why the advice you get about which course to take is usually to take the cheaper one first.

About Swim and Scuba: common questions

What does Swim and Scuba on Long Island run now?

Swim and Scuba on Long Island now runs lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor certification year round at 37 Mineola Ave in Roslyn, swim lessons in multi-week sessions grouped by ability rather than age, and scuba training, equipment and trips with Scuba Network of Long Island in Carle Place.

Is the Rockville Centre shop still open?

No. The Rockville Centre shop closed on November 1, 2020, after three decades of training swimmers and divers on Long Island. What the shop did has not stopped. It has been split between the people best placed to carry each part of it.

How are students placed in classes?

Students are placed by what they can do on the day rather than by age or by what they signed up for, which sometimes means moving someone down a level in the first session. Classes are also kept small, because water skills are learned by repeating them with someone watching.