About Us
As a club we are a member of Warwick Student Union’s societies federation. We are also a branch of BSAC, the British Sub Aqua Club, who are the national governing body for non-commercial SCUBA diving within the UK.
We have 11 fully qualified open water instructors including 2 Advanced instructors and Instructor trainers. 4 assistant instructors work under the supervision of a nationally qualified instructor to progress their skills and develop as instructors.
Our Sessions
| Day | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Sundays |
| Time | 18:30 to 20:30 | 20:30 to 22:00 | 18:00 to 19:00 |
Sessions run every week during term time. Exact information about what’s happening during each session is posted before a session on our WhatsApp chat. Come along to a session to find out more about WUSAC, play underwater hockey or try out scuba diving (please contact us first to allow us to get kit ready).
Meet Our Instructors
We have a diverse pool of instructors, they all volunteer their time and effort to help the club and train future generations of divers.
Our undergrad instructors:
Made up of both full and assistant instructors, our undergraduate instructor team are all current Warwick Students who do the majority of the pool and theory training.
Antoni Zyla
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
Samuel Parker
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
Millie Carter
Dive Leader, Assistant Diving Instructor
Teodora Varga
Sports Diver, Assistant Diving Instructor
Erin Blunt
Sports Diver, Assistant Diving Instructor
Thomas Holdaway
Sports Diver, Assistant Diving Instructor
Our non-student instructors:
You’ll likely meet our external instructors on training trips, supporting our student instructors and providing much needed transport. This group includes alumni, postgrads and staff.
Liam Crossley
Advanced Instructor, Instructor Trainer
Denys Ilyushenko
Advanced Instructor, Instructor Trainer
Nigel Denton
Advanced Diver, Open Water Instructor
Jack Moore
Advanced Diver, Open Water Instructor
Peter Shone
Advanced Diver, Open Water Instructor
Mark Smith
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
Jonathon Bellman
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
James Coe
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
Jack Harvey
Dive Leader, Open Water Instructor
Meet the 2024 Committee
The committee is responsible for acting as a mesh between the trainees, our Instructor team and the student’s union. All club decisions are decided upon by the committee who are elected once a year, all members are required to be students unless in an advisory role.
President
Antoni Zyla – Discrete Mathematics
Responsible for the general running of the club and liasing with Instructors and students for scheduling.
Dive Officer
Samuel Parker – Physics MSc
Responsible for the safety and standards of diving within the club.
Treasurer
Teodora Varga – Psychology with Applied Linguistics
Responsible for managing our money and grant applications
Secretary and welfare
Thomas Holdaway – Biological Sciences
Manages the paperwork involved with the club and is the first point of call for any safeguarding or welfare concerns.
Octopush Captain
Dylan Wagstaff – Biological Sciences
Responsible for running our weekly underwater hockey sessions and preparing us for tournaments.
Kit Officer
Ronan Moore Bethel – Physics
Responsible for equipment maintenance and inventory
Social Secretary
Erin Blunt – Global Sustainable Development
Organises our weekly socials (spoons)