We’re honored that Diveheart was featured as the cover story of Rotary International Magazine, reaching 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide. Like Rotary, Diveheart is dedicated to service above self—helping children, veterans, and individuals with disabilities discover hope, healing, and freedom through adaptive scuba. This global exposure helps us share our mission with leaders and changemakers around the world, opening new doors to partnerships and possibilities.
Read the cover story Making Waves | Divers with disabilities find peace in the water by Kate Silver featured in Rotary Magazine Aug 2025: Rotary Magazine Diveheart Article
Article excerpt:
More than a dozen scuba divers dot the pool’s turquoise waters, swimming in groups of threes and fours in dark wetsuits and face masks. Excited chatter, splashing, and the occasional squeal of delight pierce the humid, chlorine-scented air, a contrast to the frigid conditions outside on this January morning.
To the uninformed observer, the people in the pool at a high school in suburban Chicago are indistinguishable from one another. But Jim Elliott, a member of theRotary Club of Downers Grove, Illinois, knows the different groups, and why they’re here: the instructors who are leading the sessions, the dive buddies serving as safety companions, and the rookie divers, who are learning to navigate deep waters with autism, brain injuries, paralysis, and other conditions. Some family members, too, are learning to dive. They’re all gathered for a monthly open pool session hosted by Diveheart, a nonprofit that Elliott founded that teaches people with disabilities using an approach known as adaptive diving… click here to continue reading.