Word: divericate
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...grandfather had been a diver in bridge construction and told stories that hypnotized young Rene. He would have his own story now. Tethered to his 88-ft. boat and wearing 100 lbs. of equipment, he dropped slowly into the grave: 50 ft., 100, 150. At 180 ft., he was on the ocean floor with about 25 ft. of visibility, standing in the horror...
...takes hours and assistance from the entire crew, to get two divers down for about 35 minutes and back up. The divers are connected to the boat with hoses, and video cameras attached to their helmets relay what they see. When a diver finds something, it is too dangerous to kneel and retrieve it because the jet is now a field of razor blades. One diver holds the other by the back of his suit and eases him down...
...Championships held many stellar individual moments for the squad, including a runner-up finish for senior Keiko Iwahara, three finals placings for sophomores Nancy Jo and Corie Calfee and a third-place finish for freshman diver Camila McLean...
...definitely haven't given up faith," said sophomore diver Tracy Thall. "Today was our weakest day, and we know that we have the potential to really move up in the next sessions...
Freshman Peri Ozkum is the team's most experienced diver, with five years of diving behind her, and Walker looks to her as his top diver...