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Turning landfolk into bubble-breathers since 2015. 🀿 PADI IDC Staff Instructor | Ellicott City, MD Checkout dives β†’ Lake Phoenix | Trips β†’ Everywhere

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πŸ₯‹ Are You Ready for the Black Belt of Scuba? – Dive With Frank Ready to earn your scuba black belt? The PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge is live β€” and the fee’s waived through 2025! Discover how to qualify, stack your specialties, and join the elite with Dive Wi...

The PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge is LIVE β€” and the fee’s waived through 2025!
You’re closer to the scuba black belt than you think.
Already qualified? We’ll certify you toot sweet.
Need a plan? Let’s build one.
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18.10.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bay Bit Back (But We Still Won): DWF’s October Oyster Dive – Dive With Frank The DWF October Oyster Dive brought brackish water, bushels of oysters, jellyfish stings, and one perfect post-dive feastβ€”ending with a shell drop to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. Next dive: Novemb...

The Bay bit back, but we bit harder. πŸ¦ͺ

Jellyfish, cold water, and a feast fit for merfolk at the DWF October Oyster Dive. Next dive: Nov 1 β€” join us for more oysters, more laughs, and more Bay love. 🌊

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12.10.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two young scuba students smiling in a pool at the end of training. Their masks are up, faces bright, and the water is clear and calm. The image captures the pride and joy of finishing a dive class.

Two young scuba students smiling in a pool at the end of training. Their masks are up, faces bright, and the water is clear and calm. The image captures the pride and joy of finishing a dive class.

A group of divers smiling at the surface of the pool after training. They’re relaxed and laughing, showing the satisfaction of completing their session and the anticipation of open water ahead.

A group of divers smiling at the surface of the pool after training. They’re relaxed and laughing, showing the satisfaction of completing their session and the anticipation of open water ahead.

A scuba instructor and student performing giant stride entries into a pool. One diver is mid-leap while another just hit the water, sending up a small splash. It’s an energetic, fun action shot.

A scuba instructor and student performing giant stride entries into a pool. One diver is mid-leap while another just hit the water, sending up a small splash. It’s an energetic, fun action shot.

Two divers underwater in a pool practicing buoyancy control. Bubbles rise above them as they hover calmly, showing focus and control during confined water training.

Two divers underwater in a pool practicing buoyancy control. Bubbles rise above them as they hover calmly, showing focus and control during confined water training.

Last pool dive of the season.

Two new divers, 10 and 15, crushed every skill and kept the smiles going.

The water’s getting cold, but the adventure’s just heating up. 🌊
#DiveWithFrank #ScubaLife #FutureDivers #PoolToOpenWater

09.10.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not diving today, but I did check something off the list: published my first WordPress Plugin. 🌊

I’ve written plenty for myself, but building one for the wild? That’s a different kind of deep dive.

#WordPress #PluginDev #DiveWithFrank

πŸ‘‰ Check it out here: divewithfrank.com/plugins/footer-designer

08.10.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks man! That’s what it’s all about!

01.10.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This weekend I certified my lifelong friend Kenn as a PADI Open Water Diver! 🀿
We’ve known each other since age 9 (now 54) From thermoclines to low viz, he crushed it β€” and on our fun dive, I watched him transform from student to diver.
Next stop: Fiji 2026! πŸŒŠβ€¨#Scuba #PADI #LakePhoenix #DMVdiving

30.09.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seven new divers certified at Lake Phoenix this weekend! 🀿 They battled rain, chilly thermoclines, and β€œchallenging” viz β€” and came out as the newest members of the scuba tribe. Huge congratulations to PADI’s latest Open Water Divers! 🌊

#Scuba #DiveWithFrank #LakePhoenix #PADI #DMVdiving

29.09.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s something powerful about a diver’s first giant stride. Not just into the poolβ€”but into a new world.

This crew crushed confined water training. Lake Phoenix is next.

Small class, big energy. That’s the Dive With Frank way. 🀿

22.09.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad back? No problem. We’ll adapt, adjust, and get you in the water. 🀿 Diving is for everyone. #AdaptiveScuba #InclusiveDiving

21.09.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Birth announcement: DiveWithFrank welcomes five AL80s!

Height: 26 in
Weight: 32 lbs
Pressure: 3,000 PSI
Names: Bubbly, Sir Fills-a-Lot, Aqua The Hutt, Tank Sinatra, Aluminaughty.

Less trouble than teenagers, more pressure than Mondays.

#DiveWithFrank #NewTankDay #ScubaLife #TankGoals

17.09.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Phoenix showed out this weekend.

78Β° water

4 new Open Water divers

2 BSA Scuba Merit Badges

1 sunken helicopter

And endless high-fives πŸ””

Thanks to Anthony for another masterclass in divemastering. These new divers are ready for the big blue.

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14.09.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Closed out the summer strong with two dive classes this weekend. Big shoutout to everyone who suited up, took that first breath underwater, and made it unforgettable. 🫧

Fall’s comingβ€”but the water’s still calling. 🌊
#DiveWithFrank #ScubaTraining #BubbleSquad #ScubaLife

01.09.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting newsβ€”I’m back as a BSA Scuba Diving Merit Badge Counselor in 2025! 🌊 Scouts in Baltimore (and nearby) can now dive deeperβ€”literallyβ€”into adventure. 🐠

Swimming MB required, Open Water cert accepted from any BSA-approved agency.

#ScubaDiving #MeritBadge

28.08.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Father & son: confined water βœ… Lake Phoenix next. Two new bubble-makers unlocked. 🫧🀿

#ScubaTribe #BubblesUp #EarnYourFins #DepthCharged #CheckoutDives #LakePhoenix

–DiveWithFrank 🌊🀿 #EarnYourFins

23.08.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPool’s done. Next stop: Lake Phoenix. New diver unlocked. πŸ«§πŸ€Ώβ€

Hashtags (pick a handful, Bluesky style works better with fewer, punchier tags):
#ScubaTribe #BubblesUp #LakePhoenix #CheckoutDives #DiveLife #EarnYourFins #UnderwaterAdventure #ScubaFam #DepthCharged

20.08.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Halloween Zombie Apocalypse Diver in Lake Phoenix, VA The Original PADI Zombie Apocalypse Diver – Survive. Dive. Repeat.This Halloween, join us at the eerily enchanting Lake Phoenix for the most thrilling dive of the yearβ€” The Original PADI Zombie Apocal...

πŸ§Ÿβ€β™‚οΈ Ever wonder how you'd survive an underwater zombie outbreak?

Now you don’t have to.

πŸŽƒ Zombie Apocalypse Diver β€” Oct 25
Real PADI skills. Ridiculous scenarios.
Bubble-gun battles. Silent signals. Maybe a zombified cert card if you don't make it.

#ScubaWeird #DiveWithFrank #PADI #ZombieSeason

16.08.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another diver takes the plunge. Pool training completeβ€”next, we dive into the depths of Lake Phoenix, where the real stories begin and the tribe of the deep grows stronger. 🌊🀿πŸ”₯ #ScubaLife #DiveWithFrank #LearnToDive #ScubaTribe #BubbleBrotherhood #ScubaAdventure #UnderwaterWorld #PADI

15.08.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dive day with one of my very favorite dive buddies πŸŒŠπŸ™
Sometimes best conversations happen 40 feet down, where the Wi-Fi is terrible but the view is unbeatable. ❀️🀿 #DiveWithFrank #ScubaFamily #MakingBubbles #UnderwaterAdventures #OceanTime #ScubaLife #DiveTravel #OceanBonding #SeaYouDownThere

08.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect surface, zero viz, full success. Ran a Dry Suit course at Lake Hydra and this crew stayed cool, dry, and dialed in. #DiveWithFrank

04.08.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ¦ͺ November 1st: Oyster diving with DWF!
2 tank dive off Kent Island. Depth: 15–20 ft. Water: 50s.
Limit: A bushel (~150 oysters!)
Gear up: 7mm wetsuit, hood, gloves, & lift bag.
$150 gets your seatβ€”gear/tanks/gratuity not included.
Book now via DiveWithFrank.com
#OysterDive #DiveWithFrank #SaltLife

23.07.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ¦ͺ October 11: DWF Oyster Dive!
Two-tank dive off Kent Island. 15–20 ft brackish bottom, mid‑50s water.
Snag up to a bushel of oysters.
$150 includes boat seatβ€”gear/tanks not included.
Show at 7:00 AM, boat at 7:30.
Book at DiveWithFrank.com
#OysterDive #DiveWithFrank #FallDiveSeason

23.07.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still posted up at Coral Reef Encounter in Columbia, MDβ€”Day 2, bubbles up. 🫧

Red jersey, purple tank, big grin. Come ask me how to turn air into magic. QR code’s waiting.

#DiveWithFrank #ScubaScene #BubbleCult #CoralReefEncounter

20.07.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s drip: pressurized purple steel and a foot full of Beatles references. DWF at the Coral Reef Encounter turning chlorine into charisma.

#DiveWithFrank #ScubaScene #MarylandVibes #SubmarineChic

19.07.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No coral? No problem. DWF brought the reef to Columbia, MD this weekend. Chlorine + clownfish = core memory unlocked.

#DiveWithFrank #CoralReefEncounter #MarylandDiving #ScubaInspo

19.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 Join me at the Coral Reef Encounter on Julyβ€―19–20 in Columbia, MD! Swim through a vibrant, art‑filled reef inside a pool, crafted by amazing local artists & volunteers. Free & open to ages 6+. Register now & support the cause! CoralReefEncounter.org #DiveWithFrank #CoralReefEncounter

18.06.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you haven’t gotten into the water recently…it’s time! #scubalife #divewithfrank #scubareview #scubatravel

14.06.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hate crowded scuba classes?
Dive With Frank = 100% private. One-on-one (or just a few friends) lessons, flexible times, all levels.
From Open Water to Zombie Apocalypse Diver 🧟 & Megalodon Shark Tooth Diver 🦈.
πŸ“… calendar.divewithfrank.com
πŸ“§ divewithfrank@gmail.com
πŸ“± 201-66-SCUBA

19.05.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feel like the world’s a little too loud?
Try 30 feet underwater. Total silenceβ€”except for your bubbles.
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New diver? DWF is running PADI courses all summer.
Turtles, coral, you, & some great stories. 🐒

YOU COULD BE HERE.
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#DiveWithFrank #ScubaLife #TryScuba #DiveRightIn #UnderwaterSummer #PADI

04.05.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for the next exciting PADI Specialty course?Β Β Well DWF just got cleared to this this one.

Your friends are gonna be pissed!

#divetraining #scubalife #checkthecalendar

01.04.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As winter is coming to an end it’s time to remind you that DWF is ready to provide you with the training or travel opportunities you need to get back into the water.

Contact Dive With Frank today and let’s make it happen!

Phone: (201) 66-SCUBA

Email: divewithfrank@gmail.com

DiveWithFrank.com

01.04.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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