Open Water Class Pool Schedule
St. Mary's County Wellness & Aquatics Center
Our on-site pool (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Our on-site pool (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Wellness & Aquatics Center classes are weekend dates. Both days are required. Saturday times are 8AM-Noon and Sunday times are Noon to 4PM. Registration must be completed through the St. Mary's County Department of Parks and Recreation. Click on the date of the class below to be directed to the registration page. After registration is complete and payment has been made, please complete this form to obtain your online E-learning code.**
Located in Leonardtown, MD at the College of Southern Maryland Campus
2024 Wellness and Aquatics Center Pool Dates
**Due to contractural requirements, the courses held at the WAC will cost $295 for St. Mary's County residents and $300 for non-residents. The course fee covers the online course and pool work. There will be an additional $400 due to complete the certification once you are ready to sign up for one of our quarry checkout weekends to finish the final 4 dives required to obtain certification. The $300 checkout weekend fee will be paid directly to us once you decide on a weekend that works for your schedule.**
2024 Quarry Checkout Weekends
MAY 24th / 25th
JUN 15th / 16th
JUL 27th / 28th
Aug 24th / 25th
Sep 21st / 22nd
Oct 12th / 13th
Our on-site pool (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Our on-site pool (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
Our on-site pool (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
2024 Evening Class Pool Schedule
Classes held at our on-site pool are broken down into (4) 2 hour sessions that run from 6PM-8PM on either a Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs schedule for two weeks. The first date of class is an orientation night. Orientation night consists of gear fitting, paperwork, and the required swim test and usually lasts about an hour and a half.
Located at our dive shop in California, MD
2024 SMD On-Site Pool Schedule
Monday / Wednesday Classes
June 10th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 26th
July 8th, 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th
August 12th, 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th
Sept 9th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, 25th
Tuesday / Thursday Classes
May 28th, June 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th
June 25th, July 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th
July 30th, August 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th
August 27th, Sept 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th
Classes held at our on-site pool are broken down into (4) 2 hour sessions that run from 6PM-8PM. The first date of each class is an orientation meeting and the swim test.
2024 Quarry Checkout Weekends
MAY 24th / 25th
JUN 15th / 16th
JUL 27th / 28th
Aug 24th / 25th
Sep 21st / 22nd
Oct 12th / 13th
**The quarry checkout weekend is the final step required to obtain certification and is completed after your pool sessions are done**