{"id":7194,"date":"2012-08-24T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:43","slug":"university-partners-with-local-organization-for-scuba-diving-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/university-partners-with-local-organization-for-scuba-diving-event\/","title":{"rendered":"University partners with local organization for scuba diving event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong>The pool in McClellan Gym is usually home to students getting in a few laps or the occasional exercise class, but for one night it gave people with disabilities and their families a chance of a lifetime by offering a scuba diving lesson.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"7205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/university-partners-with-local-organization-for-scuba-diving-event\/lift-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 40D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337420499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lift 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7205\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/08\/lift-41.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The University partnered with Sports, Arts, and Recreation of Chattanooga (SPARC) for the \u201cI Tried Scuba\u201d event. SPARC, a chapter of Disabled Sports USA, is a local organization focused on providing recreational sports opportunities for people with disabilities and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was our organization\u2019s first time on campus. We were very appreciative to the University for allowing us to use the facilities. It was a positive experience for everyone,\u201d Jerry Hightower, Vice President of SPARC, said.<\/p>\n<p>Dive instructors from the UTC Department of Health and Human Performance gave the participants a lesson on scuba diving before they eased into the pool. Two assistant dive instructors were assigned to each participant got to swim around the pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t tried scuba diving in the community before. We\u2019ve held events for adaptive kayaking, snow skiing, and rock climbing, but water can be relaxing and freeing. It allows some people with disabilities to move around easier because gravity isn\u2019t working against them,\u201d Hightower said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone absolutely loved it. All the participants had a great time. 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