Tag: octopush
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Underwater Hockey in South Africa
Underwater Hockey began in South Africa during the summer of 1961/62 following an article in the October 1961 issue of the American Skin Diver magazine. The article showed scuba divers playing hockey in a pool using ice hockey sticks. The exact origin of South African Underwater Hockey remains a controversial subject, but we believe that…
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The Evolution of Underwater Hockey
by Alan Blake I started diving in 1949 from scratch. There was NO equipment whatsoever on the market and no books on amateur diving or any divers I had seen or heard about. So, why go underwater? Crazy as it may seem, I found a 1930’s book in the Public Library by Dr William Beebe-…
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Octopush An English Invention
(Article by Alan Blake, Southsea No 9 Branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club) At the close of summer 1954 with evening diving curtailed, the prospect of six months confined to a swimming pool was daunting. As Branch Secretary at the time it seemed essential that a competitive game was needed to soak up the winter…