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Enthusiasts in one of Ontario's most popular and fastest growing sports, scuba diving, attach air tanks and check over mouth pieces before setting out(...)
Enthusiasts in one of Ontario's most popular and fastest growing sports, scuba diving, attach air tanks and check over mouth pieces before setting out(...)

Enthusiasts in one of Ontario's most popular and fastest growing sports, scuba diving, attach air tanks and check over mouth pieces before setting out(...)

Date5/1/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Enthusiasts in one of Ontario's most popular and fastest growing sports, scuba diving, attach air tanks and check over mouth pieces before setting out on an afternoon's underwater exploration. Estimates place the total number of sports divers in the province at over 50,000. Some 10,000 received certificates last year.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0092871F
About 20 persons are taking an advanced course in scuba-diving program at Etobicoke's Olympium pool at Centennial Park
About 20 persons are taking an advanced course in scuba-diving program at Etobicoke's Olympium pool at Centennial Park
2/16/1977
Going down into the clear blue waters of the Caribbean is a scuba diving student on her first solo
Going down into the clear blue waters of the Caribbean is a scuba diving student on her first solo
1/8/1969
Gardening fever has struck the vegetable growing enthusiasts around Metro and although they can't get out and work their backyard plots yet they are g(...)
Gardening fever has struck the vegetable growing enthusiasts around Metro and although they can't get out and work their backyard plots yet they are g(...)
4/9/1975
Luge and Ski Runs in Etobicoke's Centennial Park are attracting winter sports enthusiasts by hundreds every weekend
Luge and Ski Runs in Etobicoke's Centennial Park are attracting winter sports enthusiasts by hundreds every weekend
2/20/1977
Just swimming through, Sports enthusiasts see some unexpected sights in the coliseum at Exhibition Place yesterday
Just swimming through, Sports enthusiasts see some unexpected sights in the coliseum at Exhibition Place yesterday
3/14/1991
Inventors: Makers of a device that lets scuba divers ascend in water at a safe rate are (left) Malcolm Saubolle of Brampton, Stan Livshitz of North York and Italo DeBlasi of Whitby
Inventors: Makers of a device that lets scuba divers ascend in water at a safe rate are (left) Malcolm Saubolle of Brampton, Stan Livshitz of North York and Italo DeBlasi of Whitby
8/10/1989
Beach clean-up on island. Scuba divers from the Underwater Council retrieve debris at Olympic Beach on the Island yesterday, part of a campaign to cle(...)
Beach clean-up on island. Scuba divers from the Underwater Council retrieve debris at Olympic Beach on the Island yesterday, part of a campaign to cle(...)
6/4/1972
Tennis for everyone, Tennis is one of Metro's fastest growing sports
Tennis for everyone, Tennis is one of Metro's fastest growing sports
8/16/1971
Neat tuck: Billy Hayes of the Etobicoke Diving Club turned in a winning performance off the three-metre board in the invitational meet at Etobicoke Olympium and finished fourth in the one-metre test
Neat tuck: Billy Hayes of the Etobicoke Diving Club turned in a winning performance off the three-metre board in the invitational meet at Etobicoke Olympium and finished fourth in the one-metre test
1/18/1986
Top Divers Practise in Etobicoke, Many Olympic hopefuls are practising their tower and springboard diving for Canada Cup Diving International meet to (...)
Top Divers Practise in Etobicoke, Many Olympic hopefuls are practising their tower and springboard diving for Canada Cup Diving International meet to (...)
3/31/1976
At left RCYC member Ken Greig in SCUBA gear goes beneath water to attach cables around sunken ship
At left RCYC member Ken Greig in SCUBA gear goes beneath water to attach cables around sunken ship
5/27/1963
Sunny skies brought out the cross-country ski enthusiasts is droves to the Metro Zoo trails during the Christmas school break, but it was difficult to(...)
Sunny skies brought out the cross-country ski enthusiasts is droves to the Metro Zoo trails during the Christmas school break, but it was difficult to(...)
1/2/1978