Normally you would have to visit a coastal region to find a shop that caters to SCUBA divers.
But in northeast Wichita — 13 hours by car from any salt-line coast — Amber Waves Diving Company welcomes divers and helps sustain the sport in Kansas.
Tyler Brewer, co-owner and operator of Amber Waves, has been a SCUBA diver for more than 60 years. In the 1960s, he worked as a lifeguard at a local YMCA. He recalls two men using the pool to practice SCUBA diving. Brewer says they offered to train him, but he told them he couldn’t afford to do it…