Underwater Society of America
USOA is the national governing body for underwater sports in the USA. It is a charter member of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS). As a member of CMAS, USOA sanctions yearly local, regional and national underwater championships in underwater hockey, underwater rugby, fin swimming, spearfishing and visual.
USOA Official Merchandise
USOA is proud to announce our first official merchandise store. There are just a couple items with more to be added shortly.
Complete your SafeSport training
You will need to complete the training through the Training Portal AND pay for a background check to complete the training.
USOA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt charitable corporation. All donations made to USOA are tax deductible.
Donation checks may be made payable to Underwater Society of America, Inc. and sent to:
USOA
144 Park Dartmouth Pl
San Jose, CA 95136
Donations via credit card or Paypal may be made by clicking on the Donate button below.
Welcome
Welcome to USOA! Our site can help you with membership, event registration and information. Each sport & club has their own page. If you would like to update information for your club page, please let us know.
Welcome to the website of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities for the Americas Zone.
USOPC Affiliate Organization Council
USOA is a Recognized Sport Organization with the USOPC Affiliate Organization Council.
Member Discounts and Affiliates
Divers Alert Network
USOA is a Business Member of DAN.
FINIS, Inc.
USOA members are receive 20% off all FINIS merchandise. USOA also gets a donation with each purchase. Join now to enjoy the savings.
Good Search
Use the Good Search web search tool and they will donate a portion of the proceeds of any shopping you do to USOA.
UWH Scientific Article That Could Open New Doors
Be sure to read this new peer-reviewed medical journal article on the classification of underwater hockey as an apneic sport. We are hopeful it may change some pools' perspectives on the safety of the sport and improve venue accessibility.
DAN 5 Year Covid Study
DAN is looking for divers and freedivers who have recovered or are recovering from suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. – DAN conducting a five-year study on the effects of the virus on divers’ health and fitness to dive.
Here is an opportunity to participate in a long-term research study about COVID-19 infection and return to diving. The study is being entirely sponsored by DAN.
DAN aims to collect information from up to 1,000 adult divers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection, document recovery time and severity of the acute phase of their infection, and document diving practices and medical issues/health problems possibly encountered while diving after recovery from the disease.
The initial survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete. You will be contacted periodically by DAN over the next 5 years to follow- up on your diving career and possible medical issues.
You qualify for this study, if have/had a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection. If you decide to participate, you will receive a series of up to nine online surveys over the course of the next 5 years at various times with regards to dates, symptoms, and practices during your infection, recovery, and return to diving.
Go to covidstudy@DAN.org
