Scuba Diving at Putney Leisure Centre 

Scuba Diving at Putney Leisure Centre

Not quite the glamorous dive site but it is where I spend 70% of the time I spend underwater.

Dive Wimbledon/ Putney is at the Putney Leisure Centre every second weekend for a variety of courses. The reason we use the pool is for it's size. There are six 33 metre long lanes and at the end to the left it extends into a 4 metre deep diving pit. Most pools I have been to in South London don't have the deeper section. The leisure centre was also refurbished a couple of years ago so the suroundings are nicer and the pool isn't worn out like so many.

With beginners we start off in the shallow water developing their new skills while the more experienced divers giant stride into the diving pit and play with the Toypedos.

As the season develops we will start to increase our bookings and may also come on the occasional Tuesday or Wednesday night.

After diving we of course slip around the corner to the local pub for a quiet one. It's not a boozy session as everybody has to work on the Monday but it's a nice way to end the weekend and prepare for the following weekend.