You don't often eat Chicken Parmesan and then meet a turtle. This happened to me recently, but it…read morewas a painted sea turtle on a wall who told me his name was Bob. Well .. I pretended he told me his name was Bob, and I pretended that Bob told me to enter the store. Pretend or not, that turtle drove me to the store. Fortunately, I listened to Bob. This is despite not being a diver. But I am a snorkeler! In fact, the next time someone asks me my hobby, I'm going to say, "I'm a snorkeler." I have never heard that before. I bought some snorkel equipment and headed to Florida Springs. You know what kind of fish I saw there? Me neither. I just know they were little colorful ones. I also saw many of Bob's friends, many of which said hello. As far as the shopping experience goes, A+. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended--even if you only snorkel.

I highly recommend Atlantic Pro Divers to anyone that's looking for a professional well trained…read more staff for a great scuba diving experience, you will be in good hands. While in training, the Atlantic Pro Divers staff members were very professional and very patient while teaching everyone. If you don't have your own equipment the staff members at Atlantic Pro Divers are very good and knowledgeable in trying to fit you with the right equipment you will need. I will be returning to Atlantic Pro Divers to further my scuba diving experience.

As a certified NAUI/CMAS/SSI Advanced SCUBA Diver, I am pretty "particular" with the Dive Shops I…read moredo business with as well as the Dive Training & Excursion Programs - for me it's all about the first-rate quality "experience" and safe/comprehensive instruction rather than the "product-push" centric focus shops I hate having to deal with (kind of like buying cars). So when I connected with Bil Gates (Bil it's one "L" real name no kidding) at Scuba Rite who is both Manager and Instructor of the local JAX Scuba Rite Shop off Belfort Rd, I was so pleased to know that he "gets it" and "gets me!" I love that Scuba Rite is very quality training focused and makes this the primary element of their business model. They are moving away from equipment sales and laser-focusing on their broad training curriculum of Courses towards Diver 1-4, Master Diver, Nitrox Diver and Instructor Diver Level Certifications. Moreover, Scuba Rite provides customers with a "try SCUBA" experience (single and couples) which allows first-timers to "get your feet wet" and safely explore the underwater world without full-certification. IMO, this is a great progression towards the full certification program (Diver 1). The best part of what Scuba Rite offers is the fabulous locations that they use for their training and excursion dives: Troy Springs, Fanning Springs, Blue Springs, Devils Den Springs and my personal favorite Ginnie Springs (where I completed my NAUI Openwater 1 Rec Diver Certification). I highly recommend Scuba Rite if you are looking for Dive Training & Excursion Programs that are first-rate in "experience" and instruction!

This was my first scuba experience ever and it was an awesome one. Bill Gates is an excellent…read moreteacher who know his stuff well. Not only is he very familiar with the dive spot(he's been diving there for over 20 years) but he definitey made the experience more comfortable and easy to learn. He is flexible with the schedule and takes his time going over every skill appropriately. I would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

My son is a 6 year old and he's on the autism spectrum…read more We put him in private swimming lessons and were assured that the private instructor has experience with young children on the spectrum. My husband and I were very scared and weren't sure if our son would have a good time and follow instructions. Our son absolutely loves going to his swim lessons weekly and he truly has learned lots such as kicking and paddling, learned how to wear goggles and how to hold his breath while underwater. He's currently working on feeling comfortable submerging his head entirely under water and diving. He's showed so much progress thus far and I'm so proud of him! I plan to keep our son enrolled for a while since there are different levels at aqua swim.

Took my daughters in for a trial to see if they liked this place and felt comfortable with the…read moreinstructors. Not only did they love it here, they loved all of the employees as well. My daughters are 9 and 6 years old but they were spoken to as if they were little adults, which I appreciated. It's clean and there are plenty of changing areas and bathrooms. They are very welcoming as soon as you walk in. As I was watching them during their class, all I saw were big smiles from both girls. They had a blast. I immediately signed them up. I recommend this place if you're looking for swimming lessons.

We started at 7 months old almost a year ago and can say that this is the best decision we've made…read morefor our baby's development!! He has learned so much and shown so much improvement w motor skills and excitement for the water. I love the variety they have in activities and are thoughtful on the different tactics to practice survivor experiences as well as strength. Of course we do have our favorite teachers, but all of them really are well trained, friendly and pay great attention to the students. They have great changing stations, plenty of room to prepare before class and clean-up after - even for the parents, since we have to join the baby classes till they can attend on their own. We only have 1 kid, but we see how parents of 2 or more are enjoying bringing their kids to attend classes around similar times. Our only complaint is that the school is so far from us!! I wish they had more branches on the west / north side - but we tried other swimming schools but they either don't have well trained teachers, host classes in adult gyms (which I don't feel comfortable with), or lack a strong community. So that's why we choose to make the average 1.3 hour commute (total) every week bc it's worth it.

Every single staff member is kind, welcoming, and extremely knowledgeable. They took my child who…read morehated getting water in his eyes or even getting wet, to the point baths were a nightmare and turned him into a sea creature. His favorite place is water and especially swim school. Ms Adey is who we started with and who we currently have spring break speed week with. Ms Elizabeth teaches both my kiddos back to back on Mondays and she has really brought out their love for swimming as well as drilled in water safety. My kiddos both look forward to seeing them everytime! We dearly love Swim Safari.

Love the staff and very communicative! Friendly environment and excellent teachers. Walking into…read morethe door you are greeted with smiles and excitement which makes any child feel welcome

Our daughter was always an average student but never grasped studying concepts which prevented her…read morefrom excelling. We decided to get help from Huntington Learning Center (Jacksonville, FL on Atlantic Blvd.) during the summer between her junior and senior year of high school in hopes of improving her SAT score. The concepts she learned were way beyond our highest hopes and expectations. Not only did her SAT score improve several hundred points but she sailed through her senior year of high school and four years of college with excellent grades and an interest in learning we had never seen before. I highly recommend Huntington to any parents of struggling students or students who just need to take their educational goals to a higher level

Excellent accommodations and service. Available throughout the day and early evening…read more Helpful/wise staff

So happy I signed up recently to swim here! I have an outside pool at home but the water got too…read morecold to use. They have this pool moderately warm 82 degrees or so so I'm able to swim my laps. There is sometimes swim team or lessons going on but they do not use all the lanes so I've been able to swim every time I've gone in my own lane.

white woman stated it was only members only but yet has accepts visa / cc at the front door …read more she wouldn't even let me purchase a member or visitors pass - stated it was a "private pool" clearly she was being bias. i guess i was the wrong "color". for such a place y'all could really used the funds to give this lady a better attitude.

Nice pool. Great location. Extremely passionate and dedicated staff. They have been helping us…read moreteach our youngest son to swim. Our son has special needs and they have been incredible working with him! Progress is coming fast. We signed up for courses last year for our youngest and he was not able to complete them. The staff graciously left our credit on file for more than a year and has been working with us this summer to train him to swim. They also offer lap swimming and other programs. If you are interested in doing anything regarding swimming and are at or around the beach definitely check this place out!

My wife and I always wanted to scuba, we finally took the chance at the age of 57 years old, my…read morewife was such a trooper and tried her best but could not overcome her confined spaces phobia and had to drop out, she encouraged me to finish without her because of my love for the water. I did. I'm so glad I did because now I will get to help my wife with her situation slowly at her own pace. As for the training, the e learning was easy and was at your own pace, Malcolm and Amanda were the best people to teach us, they were very knowledgeable and percise on what was needed to be taught. They were also professional and kind, I'm glad we chose them to teach us. Thank you so much

Malcolm and Amanda are great instructors. They provided excellent service during the certification…read moreof my daughter as a Rescue Scuba Diver. They are very knowledgeable and professional. I will be using them again in the future for more of my daughter's certifications.