Learn Scuba Chicago

Learn Scuba Chicago We teach, we play, we tease, we seek water, good friends and general goofiness. We are Learn Scuba Chicago and we want to help you become certified divers.

Learn Scuba Chicago was started in a garage around 2008 by Bob Huff. Initially, the plan was to run a dive boat in Lake Michigan and teach a little. Then, we started to multiply like snails and dance like sea horses. Years swam by, one compressor, then two. The staff of 7, 14, 20 something just kept growing. The garage became a warehouse and morphed into a storefront. We added equipment, gear, and accessories from companies such as ScubaMax, ScubaPro, GoPro, and more. Sprinkle a bit of travel, some lake Michigan wreck dives, add water, and here we are. Over the years, we chased our collective interests in scuba themes: teaching, working with Vets, disabled divers, and youth, cool gear, traveling, camping, and adventure. It's been a typhoon of excitement. Many fins have come, several have stuck, and a few have swum along - but in the end, it's harder to understand or classify us than it is coral. We are teens to fifties, students and professionals, the lost, the reborn, the ones with a plan, the ones without a clue, conservative, liberal, crazy, sane, parents, and children - we are you. If you cannot relate to 6 LSC staffers, you need some deep water meditation time. In 2013, we discovered that we weren't rich - monetarily. And that didn't bother us - it inspired us. By the end of 2014, LSC emerged as an official not-for-profit organization. Because that's what we are about. We are all about having fun, saving the Earth, saving you through scuba if you need it, and working with the ones that protect us at night and those less fortunate than us. We are all about diving with you and diving with each other - simply put, we are an eclectic group of individuals building our reef based here in Chicago - one we hope will be explored and inhabited for centuries to come.

It was a beautiful day in October when Learn Scuba Volunteers came together for The Gathering to clean, inspect, and rep...
10/11/2026

It was a beautiful day in October when Learn Scuba Volunteers came together for The Gathering to clean, inspect, and repair our educational gear.
Many thanks everyone!

Hey Chicago, our store will be closed this Saturday for our annual fall volunteer event, The Gathering…Where our communi...
10/08/2026

Hey Chicago, our store will be closed this Saturday for our annual fall volunteer event, The Gathering…
Where our community comes together to audit, repair, and clean equipment while we celebrate and share learnings and goals for the next year!
If you need us, email: 📧
[email protected]

🤿 Another Quarry weekend is almost here! Who’s joining us? Our students are heading to Haigh Quarry to take their traini...
09/17/2026

🤿 Another Quarry weekend is almost here! Who’s joining us?

Our students are heading to Haigh Quarry to take their training from the pool to open water!

The pool is where our students build skills and confidence. The quarry is where they put everything together and complete their open water certification dives. Because learning to scuba entirely in a pool would be like learning to drive without leaving the parking lot. 😏

Good luck to all our soon-to-be-certified divers! 🌊

From Chicago to Bali 🌎🤿LSC student Cassie recently returned from an incredible 3 week adventure in Bali. Cassie and her ...
09/14/2026

From Chicago to Bali 🌎🤿

LSC student Cassie recently returned from an incredible 3 week adventure in Bali. Cassie and her husband brought back some great pics and videos of manta rays, sea turtles, beautiful reefs, monkeys & some unforgettable experiences along the way.

We love seeing our students take the skills and confidence they build at Learn Scuba Chicago and use them to explore the world.

Because getting certified isn’t the finish line….. it’s where the adventure begins.

Thanks for sharing the journey with us, Cassie! 🌊🤿

Where will diving take you?

Scuba has a way of escalating… 🤿😂Cris started out nervous and needed a little extra time to get comfortable. With extra ...
09/04/2026

Scuba has a way of escalating… 🤿😂

Cris started out nervous and needed a little extra time to get comfortable. With extra pool time, one-on-one help, and learning at her own pace, she got certified — all at no extra cost.

Now she’s heading to the Philippines 🇵🇭 with the LSC crew! 🌴🤿

Nervous about getting started? Reach out! We’ll meet you where you’re at. 💙

Where will diving take you? 🌎

Scuba has a way of escalating… 🤿😂Cris started out nervous and needed a little extra time to get comfortable. With some e...
09/04/2026

Scuba has a way of escalating… 🤿😂

Cris started out nervous and needed a little extra time to get comfortable. With some extra pool time, one-on-one help, and learning at her own pace, she got certified — all at no extra cost. 🤿

Now she’s heading to the Philippines 🇵🇭 with the LSC crew!

Nervous about getting started? Reach out! We’ll meet you where you’re at. 🐠

Where will diving take you? 🌎

09/02/2026
We’ve got something cooking at Learn Scuba Chicago. 🤿 Come by the Shop Labor Day weekend for a huge sale on gear, new a...
08/29/2026

We’ve got something cooking at Learn Scuba Chicago. 🤿 Come by the Shop Labor Day weekend for a huge sale on gear, new and gently used! Thinking about something new to the market - make a custom order over the weekend, and enjoy 15% off!
As a Non-Profit, the profit from our sales goes back to our Education Programs and support our Volunteer’s time in the water!
Come by to say hi, socialize with local divers and volunteers, and enjoy some snacks and BBQ!

Ready to jump in with us? As we creep to the end of the summer, it’s busy season for the Quarry - all of our Open Water ...
08/22/2026

Ready to jump in with us?
As we creep to the end of the summer, it’s busy season for the Quarry - all of our Open Water and Advanced Open Water students, Dive Master Candidates and instructors getting in their water time!
We’ll see you down there this weekend and a few more weekends to close out the season.

Who’s diving with us?

Thank you to our volunteers for your support to spread the love of diving to these new students!

Shout out to all of our volunteer Dive Masters, Instructors, and committee members behind the scenes making sure that ev...
08/18/2026

Shout out to all of our volunteer Dive Masters, Instructors, and committee members behind the scenes making sure that every pool day is full of learning, and safe fun under water at Learn Scuba Chicago.
Celebrating National Non-Profit Day and sending a big Thank You to all of our supporters, students, and scuba friends in every way you support us so we can spread the love of scuba to everyone who jumps in the water with us!

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2338 W Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, IL
60647

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 8pm
Tuesday 3pm - 8pm
Wednesday 3pm - 8pm
Thursday 3pm - 8pm
Friday 3pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+17735993483

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