5167 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803
Follow Scuba World Orlando log a dive with us message us Booking RequestListing Unclaimed. Claim Listing.
John Shimkoski was born in South Florida and settled here in Orlando, where his wife Heidi was born, after spending over 25 years in the US Army. John learned to dive in the late 1960s while on a summer vacation to Freeport, Grand Bahamas. In 1976, he took a formal PADI training certification course. John was trained as a US Army Special Forces combat diver in 1979 and continued to expand his diving knowledge by becoming a diving supervisor, diving medical technician and diving instructor in the US Army Special Forces diving community. He also instructed scuba diving for the YMCA and currently is a NAUI instructor trainer. Scuba World’s roots in this community go all the way back to the days when sporting good stores were the only place to find swim and scuba (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) equipment. Ed Peasley was the owner of Edgewood Sports Center (later Jim Hollis´ Scuba World) located at Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive here in Orlando. Ed was one of the first businessmen to cater to the new sport of scuba diving in the 1950s and ‘60s. In the early years of scuba diving there was very little industry policing of the sport, and Ed did something that you would never see today, a coin operated air fill station, truly ahead of his time for diver convenience.
Open Water Diver or equal rating, snorkel with no certification
Open Water Diver or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Adventure Diver, or equal rating
Adventure Diver, or equal rating
Open Water Diver, or equal rating
Advanced Open Water Diver, equal rating
Advanced Open Water Diver or equal rating
Advanced Open Water Diver, equal rating, Open Water Diver with PADI Underwater Navigator
Advanced Open Water Diver with Enriched Air Diver, equal ratings
Adventure Diver (or equal rating) + CPR & First Aid trained within past 2 years
Open Water Diver (or equal rating) + Advanced Open Water or equal rating + Rescue Diver (or equal rating) + minimum 5 PADI Specialty courses
Open Water Diver (or equal rating) + Rescue Diver (or equal rating) + EFR Primary and Secondary Care (or equal rating) within past 24 months + medical statement signed by physician
Divemaster (or equal rating) + certified over 6 months + CPR & First Aid within past 24 months + medical statement signed by physician
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Name | Distance | |
---|---|---|
Lake ConwayUnited States |
9.41 km | |
Blue Spring State ParkUnited States |
11.59 km | |
Disney World - ShipwreckUnited States |
28.72 km | |
Living Seas Aquarium - Walt Disney WorldUnited States |
29.98 km | |
Epcot DiveQuestUnited States |
29.99 km | |
Epcot Dive QuestUnited States |
29.99 km | |
The Living SeasUnited States |
30.29 km | |
Apopka SpringUnited States |
34.98 km | |
Blue Springs State ParkUnited States |
42.48 km | |
Blue SpringsUnited States |
43.72 km | |
SEA CATUnited States |
50.51 km | |
King s Park LakeUnited States |
62.35 km | |
De Leon Springs State ParkUnited States |
64.19 km | |
Ponce De Leon SpringsUnited States |
64.62 km | |
DeLeon SprongsUnited States |
64.67 km |
The list reflects the locations visible in the map. Please zoom out