The swimming club in Oberursel (SCO) and in particular their diving section, the Kiwi-Taucher, have come up with something rather special for the Hessentag. They are offering visitors the chance to try out diving for free… in the back of a lorry!
The trailer on the lorry is 6.2m long, 2.5m wide and 2m deep and filled with water (as you might expect).
The water-filled trailer at the Hessentag in Oberursel
Visitors from the age of 8 upwards who would like to try out diving for the first time are provided with everything they need and are first given instruction in the basics of diving before heading up the ladder to the roof of the tank.
Yannik Peter (r) prepares to dive with instructor Elke Römer (l) from Tauchclub Nautilus
The entire experience takes about 30 minutes, of which around half is in the water. A diving instructor is in the water at all times, and guides the newcomer around until they are happy to move by themselves.
Yannik (l) and Elke (r) underwater in the diving trailer
Due to the high demand, the instructors from the SCO have been joined by those from the Tauchclub Nautilus in Frankfurt and the Swimming Club in Schwalbach.
We would like to thank Yannik’s parents for allowing us to publish the photos of his dive.
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