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Instructor Profiles | Russ Hrabchak

  • PADI Instructor #: 207961
  • Level Of Instructor:Master Scuba Diver Trainer
  • With Sharky's: since 1999
  • PADI Specialties:Cavern , Deep , Dry Suit, Enriched Air , Peak Performance Bouyancy, Rebreather, Wreck, Drift, Equipment Specialist, Underwater Navigator, Night, Search and Recovery, and Ice
  • TDI:Instructor Trainer, O2 Service Technician, Decompression Procedures, Nitrox, Advanced Nitrox, Rebreather and Extended Range
  • SDI: Instructor Trainer, Solo Diver
  • DSAT: Gas Blender Instructor
  • # of divers certified: 100+

I dive because I find it both relaxing and adventurous. Those interested in taking up scuba should listen, read, and allow themselves the time to absorb the scuba culture. There is no substitute, however, for experience in diving. The highlight of my diving career is teaching at Sharky's.

Russ's top 3 diving destinations:

  1. St Lawrence: The cool fresh waters preserve the past unlike anywhere else. The technology to explore this realm has made it more comfortable and affordable than ever before.
  2. Florida cave system: Purest, cleanest and most beautiful place. With 200 ft visibility you can't see the water.
  3. Belize: The Great Blue Hole.