Scuba diving in Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea

Sports training diving and recreation camp on the island of Cyprus A charming Mediterranean dive site. Diving trip to Cyprus with a Latvian diving instructor. Trip together with PADI MSDT diving instructor Valters and Latvian scuba diving club "Daivings.lv". 10 dives, 5 days diving, excursions […]

Diving in Aiviekste quarry reservoir

Diving in Aiviekste quarry lake

Diving Aiviekste quarry reservoir is part of the activities of the diving club "DAIVINGS", touring Latvian lakes. On a daily basis, the instructors of the diving club, who have acquired skills and received the highest marks, in the Diving Instructors Professional Association PADI, train divers in the Dolomite quarry reservoir near Sloka, Riga. What […]

PADI Women's Diving Day with Diving

PADI women's diving day

This year, we are inviting women divers to join the global celebrations and dive on July 17, 2021 to help create a balance between people and the ocean. Together with the diving club "DIVING" and PADI diving coach, instructor Valters Preimanis and diving club assistants, Diving Masters (PADI […]

The upper part of Staburaga in 2021

What is diving like in Staburaga in the Daugava River?

Scuba diving in Staburags researchers are interested Diving instructor Valters Preimanis says that both firefighters and underwater archaeologists and sports divers have dived in Staburags. The archive of the diving club contains a video where a group of divers from SFRS inspects Staburags. Staburags was once 19.5 meters high and […]

Winter ice diving with diving club DIVING

Winter diving in Latvia

Winter diving in Latvia Traditionally, the scuba diving season in Latvian waters lasts from May to September and lasts for 5 months, information is presented by the scuba diving club "Diving", diver instructor - coach Valters Preimanis. Scuba diving athletes - enthusiasts often with […]

Dolomite quarry reservoir aerial photo

Diving Dolomite quarry reservoir

The lake, which has developed in the place of a quarry, is located in the district of Riga, in the territory of Jurmala. To reach the Dolomite quarry reservoir, on the way from Riga you have to spend ~ 25 minutes. To dive in the Dolomite quarry reservoir, you can use the parking lot at the Dolomite quarry, located after […]

Stock exchange quarry sunken railway

History of the Biržai quarry In 1984, dolomite began to be mined in this area, as the Radži quarry near Jēkabpils was almost depleted in terms of resources and the dolomite plant called “Dolomite” in Jēkabpils needed dolomite to be able to provide […]

A tank has sunk in a lake or swamp, what to do?

In Latvia, many stories about equipment sunk in swamps and lakes have been preserved. Although there are many confirmed cases, there are also many cases where tanks are not found. There are 2,256 lakes in Latvia whose surface area exceeds 1 hectare. Therefore, many lakes or swamps in Latvia […]

Ice diving in Latvia

Scuba diving is becoming more and more popular in Latvia and more and more people, including women, have dived under the ice, says diving coach Valters Preimanis, who trains divers in the Riga district, about the ice diving specialty course PADI ICE Diver: “Ice diving is one of the […]