🌊 Welcome to Our Pool Sessions!

We’re excited to have you join us at the Algin Sutton Pool for a fun and engaging training session! Whether you’re a student in training, a certified diver brushing up on skills, or a freediver building comfort in the water, our pool sessions are the perfect place to practice and grow.

🏊 What to Expect at the Pool

Pool sessions are where the adventure begins! This is your chance to get hands-on with scuba or freediving in a safe, supportive environment before heading out to the ocean.

Here’s how the day usually flows:

• Arrive and meet your instructors in the parking lot.

• Set up your gear together and get a full briefing.

• Get into your wetsuit and head into the pool.

• Spend the morning practicing key skills—everything from buoyancy control to out-of-air drills—all at your own pace with instructor guidance.

• Wrap up and change into dry clothes.

💡 If you’re an Open Water 2 student, you’ll have lunch and then meet at the shop at 1:30 PM for your knowledge review and exam session.

⏰ Session Schedule

• Freedivers – 9:00–11:45 AM

  • Bring your own freediving fins, mask, snorkel, and weights (available for purchase at our shop).

• Scuba Students – 8:30 AM–12:00 PM

  • 8:30 AM: Meet instructors in the parking lot

  • 8:45 AM: Gear setup and briefing

  • 9:45 AM: Wetsuit change, enter pool facility

  • 10:00–11:45 AM: Pool training with your instructor

  • 11:45 AM: Wrap-up and change into dry clothes

• Fun Divers – 9:00–11:00 AM window

  • Water entry at 9:30 AM and exit by 11:30 AM

  • Facility cleared by 12:30 PM

🛠️ Skills You’ll Learn (Students)

During your confined water sessions, you’ll practice skills that prepare you for the ocean, including:

• Basic Water Skills – swimming, snorkeling, weighting, surface skills

• Scuba Skills – breathing underwater, regulator clearing & recovery, mask skills, buoyancy control

• Buddy & Safety Skills – buddy checks, alternate air sharing, tired diver tow

• Emergency Skills – out-of-air drills, emergency ascent practice, equipment removal/replacement

👉 Don’t worry if it looks like a lot—our instructors guide you step by step, and most students are surprised by how quickly the time flies!

👩🏫 Freelance Instructors

Freelance instructors are welcome to join our pool sessions. Entry for instructors is free, but an entry fee per student must be purchased. Full credentials and insurance are required. Please call the shop in advance to set up.

📌 Important Notes

• Add-On: Pool sessions are part of the Open Water or Freediving course, not a standalone certification. Make sure you’ve purchased the course along with your pool session.

• Gear Pick-Up: Divers must pick up all rental gear before the pool session at the shop starting Wednesday to Friday, between 10AM to 7PM. 

• Reminders: After purchasing, your spot is reserved and you’ll receive a reminder email a few days before your session with the address, hours, and details.

• Parking: Free parking is available at Algin Sutton Pool. Follow the instructions in the email. 

• Flexibility: If you see a Saturday or Sunday without a pool session on our calendar, reach out—we may be able to add one for you.

We can’t wait to see you at Algin Sutton Pool and help you take the next step in your underwater journey! 💙

Gear Rental Page

Your next adventure starts here! Gear up with our high-quality, well-maintained rental equipment tailored to meet your diving needs. Whether you're looking for a full package or just a few individual items, we've got you covered.

Rental Options

Choose the best option for your dive adventure:

1. Full Package

• Includes: BCD, Regulator, Dive Computer, Wetsuit, Boots, Fins, Mask, Snorkel, Tank, Weights + Belt.
• Cost: $95/day
• Perfect For: Divers who want everything prepped and ready—just show up and dive!

2. Full Package (No Tank & Weights)

• Includes: All gear in the full package except tanks and weights.
• Cost: $85/day
• Perfect For: Divers with their own tank and weights or those joining our Casino Point trips (where tanks and weights are provided).

3. A La Carte Rentals

Looking for specific gear? Select only what you need:

• Regulator: $25.00/day
• BCD: $25.00/day
• Wetsuit: $20.00/day
• Tank: $15.00/day
• Weights + Belt: $10.00/day
• Mask & Snorkel: $13.00/day
• Boots & Fins: $13.00/day

Why Rent With Us?

• Premium Gear: Our equipment is well maintained and regularly serviced.
• Flexible Options: Rent the full package or individual items to suit your needs.
• Expert Assistance: Our friendly, knowledgeable team ensures a proper fit and smooth setup.
• Convenience: Pick up your gear at the shop the day before, or, if diving at Casino Point, we’ll have your gear ready at the dive site.

Important Details

• Pick-Up/Drop-Off: Gear pick-up is available the day before your dive at our shop or, for Casino Point trips, at the dive site on the day of the dive.
• Daily Rentals: Pricing is based on a per-day rate. If you need gear for an extended trip, contact us for options.
• Refund Policy: A $40 deposit is required and will be refunded if the gear is returned in clean, good condition and free of sand and salt.
• Eco-Conscious Practice: Bring your reusable water bottle and join us in reducing waste! 🌱

How To Reserve

1. Select Your Rental Option: Choose from full packages or a la carte items.
2. Book Your Gear: Reserve online or call us at +1 (323) 641-7416 for assistance.
3. Prepare for Your Dive: Pick up your gear, and you’re ready to dive into an unforgettable adventure!

Gear up today and discover the magic of the underwater world. 🌊
Contact us for assistance or visit the shop to learn more!

Underwater Spotter® California Ocean Life Guide

Find · Learn · Identify

The Underwater Spotter California Ocean Life Guide highlights the 50 most common and interesting ocean animals found in California waters. Designed for divers and snorkelers, this guide makes fish identification simple, visual, and genuinely fun—no scientific jargon required.

Instead of overwhelming you with hundreds of species, Underwater Spotter focuses on just 50, helping you build confidence and recognition dive by dive.

Unlike Any Other Fish Guide

We wanted a fish identification guide that didn’t feel like homework.

Underwater Spotter Guides are:

• visually clean and easy to use

• packed with fascinating (and sometimes bizarre) fish behavior

• designed for real underwater observation, not memorization

Whether you’re diving, snorkeling, or flipping through between dives, this guide helps you see more by knowing more.

How It Works

🔍 FIND

Challenge yourself to find all 50 ocean animals in the guide.
Each species includes a checkbox so you can track your progress and turn every dive into a purpose-driven search.

🧠 LEARN

Skip the scientific names and focus on what matters.
Each entry highlights:

• fun fish facts

• unique behaviors

• when and where you’re most likely to spot them

The result: better observation and deeper appreciation of marine life.

🐠 IDENTIFY

Learn to recognize entire fish families, not just individual species.

Each family includes:

• 3 obvious visual traits for quick recognition

• 3 simple distinctions to tell commonly confused fish apart

This makes identification faster, easier, and more intuitive underwater.

What’s Inside the Guide

• Top 50 California ocean animals

• Fish, sharks, nudibranchs, starfish, sponges, clams, rays, turtles, and more

• Interactive progress tracking

• Clear visuals and comparison tools

• Behavior-based insights for each species

Who This Guide Is For

Casual Divers

For divers who want to recognize what they’re seeing—without diving into technical manuals.

Beginner Divers

A confidence-building tool that simplifies fish identification and avoids overwhelm.

Ocean Animal Lovers

For anyone who loves asking “Why is that fish doing that?” and wants real answers.

Also great for snorkelers and marine life enthusiasts.

Specs

• Weight: 5.5 oz

• Dimensions: 8.5 × 5.75 × 0.5 in

• Format: Durable, dive-friendly guide

Why We Love It

This guide pairs perfectly with:

• Fish Identification specialty courses

• Catalina Island and SoCal diving

• Divers who want to feel more connected to the ocean

It turns every dive into a discovery.

Material:Aluminum

Size:5.5cm*3.5cm diameter

Reel lenth:40ft (accept customized)

Line:high quality sink nylon rope 

Accessories:Brass swivel, Snap hook option

New design with beautiful muticolor,mini size 

very lightweight 

Great gear for recreational diving, drift diving, cave diving, wreck diving, technical diving and commercial diving.

🏊 Pool Sessions at Blue Holic Scuba

Build Skills. Gain Confidence. Get Comfortable in the Water.

Whether you’re brand new to scuba or already certified, our weekly pool sessions are the foundation of confident diving.

Held every Saturday at Algin Sutton Pool in Los Angeles, these sessions are designed to give you structured, supported time in the water — without the pressure of the ocean.

No boat.
No swell.
Just focused skill-building in a calm environment.

🌊 Who Pool Sessions Are For

✔️ New students beginning their Open Water course
✔️ Divers feeling nervous before their first ocean dive
✔️ Certified divers wanting a skills refresher
✔️ Divers returning after time away
✔️ Anyone wanting extra buoyancy practice

You do not need to be enrolled in a course to join.

🗓 Schedule

Every Saturday
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM

📍 Algin Sutton Pool
8800 S Hoover St, Los Angeles

(Exact parking instructions sent after booking.)

🤿 What We Work On

Each session is structured and instructor-led. Depending on your level, we focus on:

• Mask clearing & recovery

• Regulator recovery

• Buoyancy control

• Trim & body position

• Controlled ascents & descents

• Emergency procedures

• Comfort & breath control

If you're a student, this prepares you directly for your ocean dives.
If you're certified, this sharpens your fundamentals.

💙 Why Train in the Pool First?

The pool removes distractions so you can:

• Slow down

• Ask questions

• Repeat skills

• Build muscle memory

• Gain real confidence

Many divers tell us their second pool session changes everything.

😌 Nervous About Diving?

You’re not alone.

We specialize in working with anxious or hesitant divers. Extra pool time is always available before moving into ocean conditions.

There is no rush. There is no pressure.
You move forward when you’re ready.

🎒 What to Bring

• Swimsuit

• Towel

• Water bottle

• Personal mask, snorkel & fins 

Rental gear is available — just stop by the shop at least a day prior.

🎟️ Reserve Your Spot

Pool sessions are limited in size to ensure personal attention.

Let’s dive in—we’ll see you at the pool soon!

A dive log book is used by a scuba diver to record the details of dives they have done. This serves many purposes that are both safety focused and personal.

From a purely personal view point, as you progress through your training you should keep a close eye on your air consumption, weighting, and use of equipment. Seeing how you improve and react to different diving conditions and events will help you become an efficient, and safe diver. Only if you log these down will you remember them. Additionally, in your early days, when you go on holiday you should expect to take your log book and certification cards to prove your competence to go diving. A dive center will want to see proof that you can handle the diving conditions.

A log book is also a great way to journal your experiences, sightings, new buddies, travels, and it will serve as a great walk (or swim!) down memory lane.

Protective Luminous Silicone Case for SCUBAPRO MK25 EVO 1st Stage

Add style, protection, and visibility to your SCUBAPRO MK25 EVO 1st Stage with this Korean-made luminous silicone case. Designed for divers who prioritize both function and flair, this durable case enhances your equipment’s lifespan while making your setup stand out.

Key Features:

• 10 Vibrant Color Options: Customize your gear with a range of eye-catching colors to match your style.
• Glow-in-the-Dark Design: Enjoy enhanced visibility in low-light conditions, making your gear easy to locate underwater or on the boat.
• Durable Silicone Material: Provides a waterproof, snug, and protective layer for your 1st Stage, shielding it from wear and tear.

Upgrade your diving setup with this sleek and functional accessory. Whether you're looking to add personality to your gear or improve visibility and protection, this luminous silicone case is a must-have for SCUBAPRO MK25 EVO users.

Get Ready for Lobster Season with the XS Scuba Bug Grabber Gloves! 🦞

Lobster season is in full swing, and there's no better way to up your game than with the newly improved XS Scuba Bug Grabber Gloves! Whether you're a seasoned lobster diver or just starting out, these gloves are a must-have for ensuring a solid grip and ultimate dexterity while you're hunting.

Why Choose Bug Grabber Gloves?

• 🦞 Unbeatable Grip: Redesigned fingertips covered in Kevlar material ensure lobsters won’t slip out of your grasp.
• 🧤 Perfect Fit & Comfort: New patterns provide an improved fit for enhanced grip and dexterity while underwater.
• 🌊 Durable Design:
  • 2mm neoprene construction for flexibility and warmth.
  • Kevlar-wrapped thumb and fingertip design for extra protection and longevity.
• 🛡️ Secure Fit: Adjustable Velcro wrist closure to keep gloves snug and secure during dives.
• 📏 Fits Everyone: Available in 6 sizes from XS to 2XL, so you’ll find the perfect fit.

Why Buy Now?

With lobster season ending in March 2026, this is your chance to gear up and make the most of every dive. These gloves are selling fast, so don't wait! Ensure you're ready for your next lobster hunting adventure.

Order Yours Today!
Ready to grab the gear that grabs the lobster? Add to cart or visit us in-store to pick up your pair and dive into the action! 🦞

Make this season unforgettable with the Bug Grabber Gloves—because every diver deserves the perfect catch. 🌊

• PADI Advanced Open Water: Manual & Multipurpose Data Carrier included

Universal Neoprene Mask Strap – No More Hair Pulling, Just Comfort

Tired of your mask strap pulling your hair or getting tangled during a dive? The Universal Neoprene Mask Strap is a game-changer, making it easier, softer, and more comfortable to put on and take off your mask—whether you're diving, snorkeling, or freediving.

🔹 Why You’ll Love It:

✔ No More Hair Tangles – Say goodbye to painful mask removal and hello to smooth, snag-free comfort.
✔ Easy On & Off in the Water – The soft neoprene design allows for effortless mask adjustments, even when wearing gloves.
✔ Extra Security & Stability – Helps keep your mask in place, preventing unwanted slipping while diving.
✔ Reversible & Stylish – Features fun colors on one side, classic black on the other, so you can switch up your look.
✔ Universal Fit – Works with almost any dive mask, making it the perfect upgrade for any diver.

🔹 Perfect for:

🔹 Divers with long hair – No more tangles or painful strap removals.
🔹 Cold-water or glove-wearing divers – Makes mask adjustments effortless, even with thick gloves.
🔹 Snorkelers & Freedivers – Comfortable, secure, and easy to wear for any water adventure.

📌 Type: Neoprene Mask Strap | Weight: 0.05 lb (0.02268 kg) | Width: Available in 2mm & 2.5mm

💡 Once you try a neoprene mask strap, you’ll never go back! Upgrade your dive comfort today.

SPECS

You're out on a dive and you're mounting your dive regulator onto the cylinder valve, and when you pressurize the system you hear a pressure leak. Don't let a damaged O-ring make you abort a dive; always carry spare O-rings on every dive. This Mini Dry Box save-a-dive kit can come in handy when you need an O-ring, kit has 10 piece of O-ring and is very convenient due to its compact size. Kit includes most commonly used cylinder valve, regulator hose and pressure gauge air spool O-rings. The kit case is made from corrosion resistant anodized aluminum with a threaded O-ring sealed cap and is equipped with a split ring for easy attachment to gear. Kit is available in multiple colors and the dive you save may just be your own!

FEATURES

• Dry Box for O-Ring Storage
• Convenient Corrosion Resistant Anodized Aluminum Case
• Case Equipped with O-Ring Sealed Cap
• Split Ring for Attachment to Gear
• O-Rings: Assorted Sizes for Regulator System, Valves and BCD's
• Quantity: 10 Assorted Pieces
• Compatibility (Brand): Most Brands
• Great Save-A-Dive-Kit Item

SPECS

Scubapro Delta 5mm Dive Boots

The Scubapro Delta 5mm Dive Boot is a lightweight, comfortable, and protective cold-water boot designed for shore diving, boat diving, and rocky entries. With a sturdy yet flexible outsole, reinforced protection, and an improved fit, the Delta remains a go-to choice for divers who want comfort without bulk.

This updated version features a revised ankle diameter and contoured top, making the boot easier to put on and take off while maintaining a secure, cramp-free fit—even for wider feet.

Why We Like the Delta 5mm

• Comfortable, cramp-free fit
  A full-cut design with built-in arch support provides all-day comfort, especially on rocky shorelines.

• Improved fit & easy entry
  Updated ankle shape and contoured top allow the YKK zipper to slide smoothly for easier donning and doffing.

• Durable protection where it counts
  Reinforced toe, heel, and rubberized armor protect against fin pockets, rocks, and rough entries.

• Secure fin placement
  Molded heel cap includes a fin strap keeper to prevent strap slippage.

• Boat-friendly sole
  High-quality non-marking, anti-slip tread offers excellent traction without damaging decks.

• Eco-conscious neoprene
  Made from X-Foam, a petroleum-free, limestone-based neoprene.

Features

• 5mm N2S (Nylon 2 Sides) neoprene for warmth and durability

• Reinforced toe and heel caps for extended boot life

• Sturdy outsole with flexible feel for natural movement

• YKK zipper with gusset to reduce water seepage

• Hook-and-loop zipper tab for secure closure

• Rubberized armor for added protection on top and bottom

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