YMCA SCUBA Program

YMCA SCUBA Program
SuccessorScuba Educators International
FormationAugust 1959 (August 1959)
DissolvedDecember 31, 2008
TypeProgram offered by NGO
Legal status501(c)(3) association
PurposeUnderwater Diver training
HeadquartersYMCA of the USA
National Head Office
Location
Region served
United States of America and other countries
Parent organization
YMCA of the USA
AffiliationsCMAS 1980 - 2008
United States RSTC 1986- 2008
Staff
4 (2001)
Websitehttp://www.ymca.net/scuba

YMCA SCUBA Program (also known as Y-SCUBA) was an underwater diving training program operated by YMCA of the USA from 1959 to 2008. It was the first nationally organised underwater diving instruction program offered in the United States of America. A program with a similar content is now delivered by Scuba Educators International, an organisation founded by a group of former senior YMCA SCUBA instructors in 2008.