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HHUC March 2024 – Seminars and Drop-In Scuba

HHUC Inner Space Seminars

HHUC Inner space seminars return with a series of exciting talks presented by OUC president Heison Chak!
Sign up for the talks below to guarantee your spot. All HHUC members and any interested non-members are invited to attend!
More details to follow closer to the date of each event. 

  1. Recreational Dive Safety – Thurs, March 7, 2024 – on Zoom (link will be emailed to registered participants)
  2. Understanding Technical Diving – Fri, March 22, 2024 – in person, location TBD
  3. Gas Planning and Management – Wed, April 3, 2024 – in person, location TBD

HHUC Drop-In SCUBA Tuesdays

Welcoming certified HHUC SCUBA divers to drop in to the Athletic Centre pool and dive in buddy pairs. 

If you need equipment or want to make sure there’s space, email moc.liamgnull@snoitacinummoc.cuhh

The next three will be:

  1. Tuesday, March 5th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord 
  2. Tuesday, March 12th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord
  3. Tuesday, March 19th, 9:00pm to 10:30pm, Athletic Centre at 55 Harbord

Come practice in the pool as things start to thaw out to get ready for a great dive season!

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Hart House Underwater Club Events 2022

Hart House for You - HHUC - University of Toronto

Club life resumes with diving, training, fitness, underwater hockey and more!

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Inner Space Seminars

Caribbean dive

Returning next year: One of our favourite activities, the Inner Space Seminars will return to the Hart House Underwater Club at the University of Toronto.
Send your suggestions for guest speakers to: moc.liamgnull@snoitacinummoc.cuhh

Hart House Underwater Club has wrapped up another fabulous series of Inner Space Seminars. Please see the links below to reflect back on our previous seminars.

When our seminars are online on Zoom, they are free and open to everyone, diver or non-diver, student, alumni or member of the general public. Everyone is welcome to tune in!

Thank you very much for everybody who made these seminars a big success:
– to you, the participants, for connecting with us to learn about diving
– to our fabulously entertaining and knowledgeable guest speakers
– and to our organizers from the Hart House Underwater Club.

HHUC is pleased to have presented an exciting series of seminars to UofT students, divers, non-divers, alumni and members of the general public — despite Covid-19 closures and uncertainties. This has been a shining example of HHUC’s participation in university life and virtual offerings from Hart House. Kudos to all for a very well-received endeavor!

Previous Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Return to Diving Post-Covid

On the dive boat

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Strategies to consider before your next dive to get you back into diving and understand the issues during the time of Covid-19.
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Presentation
– View the presentation slides from the seminar
– See the recording of the entire presentation
…..(Note: the intro is a black screen, then the presentation starts)

NAUI Instructor, Courtney Gibson presented the considerations for your pre-dive activities, what to watch for once you’re at the dive site, how to conduct your dive, and the latest news on diving during Covid-19. Disclaimer: This presentation does not contain medical or legal advice, only information and considerations that you are strongly encouraged to independently verify and validate for yourself.

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Index to more seminars: 
– Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Fitness to Dive Follow-up: Contact info, Medical Fitness Questionnaire and Presentation

Hyperbaric chamber

Follow-up to the presentation:

Presentation Slides on Fitness to Dive
Fitness to Dive Presentation April 13, 2021 by Dr. Ron Linden.

Diver Medical Questionnaire
Diver Medical Questionnaire from Dr. Linden’s presentation.

Ontario Wound Care Inc.
North York General Hospital – Branson Site,
555 Finch Avenue West, 2nd Floor,
Toronto, Ontario, M2R 1N5.
416-223-6600

Dr. Ron Linden
https://ontariowoundcare.com/about-us/team/dr-ron-linden/

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
with Dr. Ron Linden of the Judy Dan Research & Treatment Centre.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Dr. Linden is a world renowned expert in hyperbaric medicine and is the recipient of the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is recognized for the treatment of decompression sickness, air embolism, burns, wound care and many other health issues. It was very interesting to find out from the expert about this Toronto facility, its operations and the great impact it is having on its patients’ lives.

Dr. Linden also featured the latest research into “Fitness to Dive” and contraindications to diving.


Index to more seminars: 
– Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Drowning from the Inside Out: Immersion Pulmonary Edema, Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Immersion Pulmonaria Edema

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Drowning from the Inside Out: Immersion Pulmonary Edema, with Raimund Krob, OUC Advisor, Past President and Past Director of Sport Safety for the Ontario Underwater Council.
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Immersion pulmonary edema has been noticed in scuba divers over the past two decades. A likely cause of the disorder is excessive elevation of the pressure in blood vessels within the lung, causing leakage of plasma into the air spaces. Immersion pulmonary edema is not related to lung barotrauma or decompression sickness. Cold water and a history of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disorders are risk factors.

  • Learn more about this potentially dangerous condition.
  • Hear the stories of three survivors.
  • Learn how to recognize, respond to and prevent Immersion Pulmonary Edema.

Immersion Pulmonary Edema: References and Further Reading or Watching
Disclaimer: This presentation does not contain medical advice, only information and considerations that you are strongly encouraged to independently verify and validate for yourself.

This seminar is brought to you by the Ontario Underwater Council (OUC).

Index:
– Inner Space Seminars

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Missed an Inner Space Seminar? We’ve got the links for you!

If you missed one of our Inner Space Seminars, or would like to see it again, or share it with a friend, here’s the info.

Previous Inner Space Seminars: taped presentations, film links and handouts

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Index: 
Inner Space Seminars

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Inner Space Seminar: Where the Wild Things Are, Travelogue to Galapagos, Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Journey on a virtual scuba diving adventure with HHUC to the exotic dive location of The Galapagos Islands.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Recording of the Seminar:
Where the Wild Things Are

Participate as a virtual traveller. Experience hammerhead sharks, whale sharks and eagle rays! Venture top-side in Galapagos, Ecuador, Machu Picchu, Peru. See underwater and above-water videos and photography. Join travel gurus, Rebecca Metcalfe and Karen Parisien, accompanied by other voyagers from this very successful HHUC trip to Galapagos. Hear fabulous travel advice and amazing highlights. Participate in the Q&A. Be amazed!

Hear about land excursions too:
– an Amazon Eco-Adventure in Ecuador
– an Andes Road Trip
– and a trip to Machu Picchu in Peru

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Index: 
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Inner Space Seminar: Freediving – Motivation and Meaning, Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Freediving techniques with Martin Bonert, NAUI #33907.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Have you ever dreamed of exploring the underwater world free from equipment? Free from the need to breathe? Freediving is the most natural and serene way to explore the depths of the oceans with minimal impact. We learned so much about freediving and breath-hold diving from Martin Bonert, one of our own NAUI Scuba Instructors. You can take advantage of some of these freediving techniques to increase your enjoyment of recreational snorkelling.

Martin gave us an enthusiastic view of the beauty of freediving and provided these video links so that we may also experience the world of freediving. Note: Do not try the extreme versions of freediving on your own without proper training and buddies.

Video Links and Organizations

Organizations

Hart House Underwater Club
https://hhuc.ca/training/fitness

Freediving Toronto
https://freedivetoronto.com/

AIDA
https://www.aidainternational.org/

CMAS
https://cmas.org/apnoea

Videos

Ontario
A day of freediving in Bruce Peninsula (Egor Nesterenko)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ9nGI6HGU8

Competition

Guillaume Néry: The exhilarating peace of freediving (TED talk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDbmG5KFnqc

William Winram, Canadian – 145 m Freediving World Record (VWT) Sept. 3, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtryV9qItsg

Alice Hickson breaks 12 year old UK freediving record! (Daan Verhoeven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxY6PLXzpYs

Recreational

Jonathan Bird Freediving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyCnpca2u54

Inspirational

Arctic Free Diving Helped Save Her Leg – Now She Has a World Record
Short Film Showcase (National Geographic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZdnZQsOxU  (Johanna Nordblad)

Experience the Underwater World Through the Eyes of a Free Diver – Short
Film Showcase (National Geographic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4qM1IEhtNQ    (Guillaume Néry)

Screw the Box (Daan Verhoeven)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfkWI9L-854

Freediving The Arabia, Tobermory Shipwreck (Ontario Freedivers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zsz0IRM_RU

No Limits – Herbert Nistch  (extreme) 253 m
Herbert Nitsch, The Deepest Man On Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCpJST_c2Ko

This is why I freedive – A journey into the deep with William Trubridge
TEDx Christchurch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MZetpFw7qY

Advice for Beginner Freedivers

Beginner Snorkelling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GljSvw7r3g
Note: Do NOT use sunscreen when snorkelling. It comes off in the water and is harmful to aquatic life. A rash guard shirt and a head/neck covering is the best option.

5 Freediving Techniques for Beginners (Gert Leroy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwLAlQTCCA

Freediving Mistakes: 5 Habits You Should Avoid (Gert Leroy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbiVpXLBhU

5 Easy Steps to 2 Minute Breath Hold (Gert Leroy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xW2AesdCmE

A Strong Expression of Caution

Exhale (A must watch for all freedivers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP_9aWr4pJU

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– Inner Space Seminars