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  2. Diving procedures - Wikipedia

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    Clearing a flooded demand valve is both a routine procedure and an emergency procedure. It is an emergency procedure because if the DV is not cleared, the diver could aspirate water and choke, but it can easily happen, and will happen when a diver switches to a different gas supply delivered through a different DV, and there are two easy ways to deal with it, so it should not be a problem on a ...

  3. Finning techniques - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, it is a powerful technique and capable of producing high thrust, but this high thrust has a high energy cost when applied by sub-optimal fins and to high-drag scuba diving equipment, so it is often only used for short bursts by scuba divers.

  4. Underwater sports - Wikipedia

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    Underwater target shooting is an underwater sport that tests a competitors’ ability to accurately use a speargun via a set of individual and team events conducted in a swimming pool using free diving or Apnoea technique. The sport was developed in France during the early 1980s and is currently practised mainly in Europe.

  5. Diver trim - Wikipedia

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    Diver trimmed with weight far towards the feet: The static moments of buoyancy and weight cause the feet to rotate downwards, and the thrust from finning is then also directed downwards Diver with weight and centre of buoyancy aligned for level trim: The static moments of buoyancy and weight keep the diver horizontal, and fin thrust can be aligned with direction of motion for best efficiency

  6. Recreational diver training - Wikipedia

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    Scuba diving education levels as used by ISO, PADI, CMAS, SSI and NAUI Basic diving skills training in a swimming pool. Recreational diver training is the process of developing knowledge and understanding of the basic principles, and the skills and procedures for the use of scuba equipment so that the diver is able to dive for recreational purposes with acceptable risk using the type of ...

  7. Olympic diver sees funny side of less-than-synchronized slip ...

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    “J’ai glissé chef” — or, “I slipped, boss” — Jandard, 26, posted to Instagram later Thursday alongside a picture showing how the diving board had lashed bloody scrapes across his back.

  8. Diving (sport) - Wikipedia

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    They demonstrated their acrobatic techniques from the 10 m diving board at Highgate Pond and stimulated the establishment of the Amateur Diving Association in 1901, the first organisation devoted to diving in the world (later amalgamated with the Amateur Swimming Association). Fancy diving was formally introduced into the championship in 1903.

  9. The stand-up pedal board is this summer's must-try activity - AOL

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    For anyone who has avoided stand-up paddle boarding because they're afraid of falling, this new board may just be the answer you're looking for. The stand-up pedal board is this summer's must-try ...