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If you have already done a resort course and loved the feeling of being underwater, or if you want to just jump right in to scuba diving, a certification course is a must. There are two things to keep in mind when going for certification. The first is to get clearance from your doctor. You will want to make sure that your body is in excellent condition before taking up this strenuous sport. You don?t want to find out while you are hundreds of feet under water that there is a problem with your heart or lungs. The other thing to keep in mind is that you must know how to swim. It is not a requirement to know many strokes Cheap College Jerseys , however you should be able to swim about 200 yards and float or tread water for approximately 10 minutes.

There are over 1900 scuba diving centers across North America, so you should be able to find one fairly close to your home. Make sure that the diver center is reputable, you can find lists of these centers on the internet. Two of the certification agencies, PADI and NAUI have listings on their websites which can help direct you properly. Once you have chosen a dive center, make sure that their instructors are certified with one of the major scuba diving training agencies. You will be receiving a great deal of technical as well as practical knowledge from them, make sure they are certified to teach it!

Once you have found your instructor, there are a few things that you can expect during the certification process. There will be a great deal of time spent in the classroom Cheap NCAA Hats , learning technical skills and being tested to ensure that you have the necessary knowledge. You will then move on to a pool where they will teach you practical skills for scuba diving. Finally, you will go on approximately four open water dives, this can be in a lake or ocean depending on where you study. This can all be done in an intensive weekend (though you will have to do some reading before hand) or over a few weeks, depending on your schedule. The open water dives are generally another two days.

A lot of work goes into earning your scuba diving certification. However, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.

？SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results in the Women's ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Shanghai on Saturday.

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？1,000 meter final？

？1. Maltais Valerie Cheap NCAA Shirts , Canada, one minute 35.546 seconds

？2. Schulting Suzanne, Netherlands, 1:47.050

？Pen, Shim Suk Hee, South Korea, PEN

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？1,500 meter (1) final

？1. Choi Minjeong, South Korea, 2 minutes 33.187 seconds

？2. Tao Jiaying, China Cheap NCAA Jerseys , 2:33.226

？3. Gilmartin Charlotte, Great Britain, 2:33.411

？4. Yin Qi, China, 2:33.597

？5. Seidel Anna,Germany, 2:34.683

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？3,000 meter relay semifinal？

？1. China, 4 minutes 13.9676 seconds

？2. Canada, 4:14.127

？3. France, 4:16.056

？4. Italy, 4:16.187

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