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We provide Scuba Therapy to people with special needs or disabilities and create lasting change including increasing lung function, strength, coordination, balance, reduce pain and so much more.

24/02/2026

It’s Shark Dive time again.

This Friday, two of our determined divers will dive in the shark tank at the Sealife Sydney Aquarium.

Both divers have worked hard in their therapy. One lives with paraplegia. The other has an acquired brain injury. They train with focus and courage every week. This dive marks a major step in their journey.

For some, open water diving is the goal. For these two, it may not be possible right now. That is what makes this experience so significant. In a safe, controlled environment, they will enter the water and come face to face with the ocean’s most powerful creatures, including the grey nurse sharks, a huge bull ray , wobbegongs and so much more.

We are so grateful to the Sydney Aquarium team for making this possible. It is a powerful moment for each diver - and a reminder of what access, support, and belief can make possible.

Huge thanks to -white-productions for this awesome video he created from our very first dive with the sharks.

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23/02/2026

SO MUCH GRATITUDE- we are ridiculously excited to receive this awesome donation from Mark and Zoe who heard about our charity and have given us their Gemini, with trailer and yew beaut engine and they hired a trailer to bring it up to us from their home.

This groovy dive boat will open up more opportunities and adventures for our SCUBA WARRIORS - we are so grateful and excited for all that’s to come from this incredible act of kindness. Thank you so much Mark & Zoe

20/02/2026

SCUBA WARRIORS did it again today - diving with a purpose (not a porpoise🐬) and cleaning up the local waterways with our fabulous friends Sir Jono and Simon at Clean4shore Another 340kgs of rubbish which pushes our total to nearly 9 ton of rubbish we’ve removed from Brisbane Waters.

Thank you Bronte Pollard(ex Navy) and Carl Van Aken(Firey) for your hard work and Dave & Kenny-Boy Davison for keeping us safe and supported on deck. What a fabulous day.

Get involved on deck or underwater or support us in your way - just get in touch.

14/02/2026

Today at Scuba Gym we trained with Bailey, a 16 year old living with muscular dystrophy and scoliosis.

On land, standing is impossible without support. Underwater, her body had space. The weightless environment reduced load through her little spine and hips. She stood tall. She walked with control. She moved with freedom.

Bailey jumped, played scuba tennis, passed the watermelon ball, and explored the pool with steady finning. She found the shark and claimed the space as her own. In the water, she was not defined by diagnosis. She was strong, capable, and focused.

For people living with muscular dystrophy and scoliosis, the pool offers something rare - reduced gravity, upright posture without compression, and the chance to practice walking patterns in a safe setting. It is not about pushing limits. It is about creating conditions where the body can move well.

If you or someone you care for lives with MD or scoliosis, and standing or walking on land feels limited, come and experience the weightless dimension with us. Just let go, dive in and stand up. Move freely. Yes You Can and we'd love to help.

Thank you to our awesome team who make this possible.

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12/01/2026

For more than 50 years, Toni has lived with a deep fear of water. Putting her head underwater was impossible. The anxiety was real and it shaped her choices.

For nearly 30 years, Toni also lived with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis. Over time, it took away movement and limited how she could exercise. She wanted to move again. She wanted her body to work with her, not against her. But the fear stayed.

Today, something shifted.

Toni let go of the pool edge. She let go of control. And in doing that, she let go of a fear that once held her still. It was not dramatic. It was quiet, brave, and deeply human.

Today, Toni changed her life.

If you are carrying fear in your body, if water feels like a barrier instead of a place of support, reach out. Change does not come from force. It comes from trust, safety, and one small step at a time.

What a huge day for Toni.

Thank you, Mon and Ken, for your care, presence, and support in making another powerful day underwater possible.

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09/01/2026

1 TON of rubbish we hauled out today thanks to our Scuba Warriors and our mates at Clean4shore

What a huge start to the year - that’s close to 9 ton of rubbish in totalwe’ve removed from our precious ocean and water ways, diving once a month for the last 2.5 years. Get involved - you too can help

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05/01/2026

Welcome to 2026 - what a way to start the year receiving these donations. Thank you so much to the awesome divers - the gear will be put to great use by our scuba therapy clients and our scuba warriors.
We begin our work on Monday at Woy Woy and then in Sydney Olympic park too so if you’re keen to experience our kinda fun that’s therapy too do get in touch before the swimming carnivals take over our favorite pools.
If you have a pool that’s deep that we can use in in Feb and March - we’d love to hear from you.

Thank you to all those donations we received last year that kept us going and growing. We are so thankful to the many who stepped up/dived in and enabled our work to continue.

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from us all at The Scuba Gym Australia - here’s to an outstanding new year of more magic for those who choose to LET GO and exercise in our favorite dimension.

Thanks to all who supported our little charity this year and our incredible team of volunteers who make this work possible.

Have a fabulous festive season.

15/12/2025

THANK YOU so much AquaFab Australia for your incredible donation delivered to us by founder Stephanie. We love our aqua bike - this is going to add all sorts of fun and new exercises for our scuba gymers. So very kind of you - thank you Stephanie.

If you’d like to have a go and exercise on our aqua gym bike - get in touch.

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Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	09:00 - 17:00

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http://thescubagym.com.au/

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Scuba Therapy and Adaptive Scuba

The Scuba Gym allows people with Special Needs, like Quadraplegics, Paraplegics, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Lymes Disease, Dandy Walker Syndrome, Hypotonia, Fibromyalgia, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Autism, Down Syndrome, PTSD and amputees, and all others that have the desire to learn to scuba dive.

We have seen autistic children concentrate, focus, gain confidence, do things their parents thought they would never do.

Scuba Diving allows for unique therapy in a weightless environment giving people the ability to increase strength and flexibility not possible during normal workouts. At the Scuba Gym, individualized workouts without gravity are designed to naturally heal the body. The benefits are individual to each participant and are life-changing.