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Dive Team / Shop Recognitions

  • Gigglin' Marlin Divers named Aeris 2008 Retailer of the Year
  • Voted Houston's best dive shop by local dive clubs
  • Preferred Business Partner for NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab
  • PADI 5-Star IDC Training Facility - PADI Course Director Davis Graham
  • Rated by PADI as the fastest growing Store in Houston, Texas
  • Most active Instructor Development Center in Houston
  • Honored as 1 of only 2 Dive Shops in Houston offering the prestigious National Geographic Certifications
  • Instructors on staff for: NAUI,  IANTD,  NSS / CDS, TDI, MFA, EFR, PSAI & DAN
  • Life Saved by G.M.D. CPR trained student
  • GMD Course Director/Instr. Davis Graham Quoted in current PADI EFR Course Material
  • Featured in Sport Diver Magazine Articles Sept. '04 & June '06
    Sport Diver Magazine June '06 as 1 of 12 debuted in the "Life of Diving" feature article.
  • Ranked in the top 35 Dive Stores in the USA by Mares / Dacor / Spora Sub Diving
  • Ranked in the top two Mares Dealers in Texas for 2004, '05 & '06
  • Awarded Status of Regional Pro Dive Gear Maintenance Facility with Certified Technicians in all top gear lines.

              Featured Staff Additions :

    • PJ Schroeder - Gear Technician Maintenance Department Manager 
    • Jeff Diamant - Master Scuba Diver Trainer
    • Jackee Clifton - Dive Travel Coordinator / Web Designer
    • Dan Patrick - PADI Instructor
    • Doug Corry - Divemaster / Boat Crew Instructor
    • Ken Weade - Divemaster / Dive Computer Specialist / Technician
    • Joe Holley - Camera/Video Housing Specialist
    • Carl Griffing - IANTD, PSAI, TDI, NAUI, DAN, MFA, PADI & EFR Instructor

  • Conceptualized, Engineered & Built the areas most popular local O/W training facility.
  • Passed all previous O/W student certification records for the last five years.
  • First Dive Shop to promote Spanish PADI Certifications in Houston.
  • Selected by PADI as the Beta launch site for their new Corporate Program.
  • Responsible for the PADI Corporate term "Master Scuba Diver- The Black Belt of Scuba."
  • Instrumental in the design and engineering of the top-selling ladies BCD from TUSA.
  • Rental Department fleet upgraded with new Scuba Pro, Mares & Aeris dive gear.
  • Four additional computer workstations (8 in all) and most current PADI AV Learning & Prescriptive Learning Guides loaded to Instructor Computers.
  • Progress made on the acquisition of a GMD bed and breakfast location in the Caribbean.
  • Bill Merritt - Live TV interview w/ Fox 26 News (Lanny Griffith) Scuba Promo.
  • Nubian Dive Club, Houston Underwater Dive Club, Chum Club Supporter.
  • Underwater modeling billboards of Barbie showcased for '05 DEMA Las Vegas.

Gigglin' Marlin Divers
2211 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77098

281.445.3483
Fax: 713.521.1888

Store Hours
Mon - Fri 10 - 7    Sat  10 - 5


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