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WORLD'S FIRST UNDERWATER MARATHON 24 MILES ACROSS LAKE PONCHARTRAIN
Dedicated as: (UNDERWATER Mosquito Indian MARATHON)
A fund-raiser scheduled for June 12, 1996 for the on going Central American
projects to help assist and treat the native lobster divers in the Central
American Caribbean region. A pledge per-mile benefit race. It will be a
major media event complete with national TV coverage. The project already
has delivered and installed a decompression chamber in Kalquira, Honduras.
Across from Puerto Limpira.(the South east coner of the country) This is a
massive effort for a small organization such as SOS (Sub Ocean Saftey)
President, Robert Izdepski has united some of the world best known
authorities to assist him and form part of the board of directors. An all
volunteer board further adds that the monies that are contributed and
raised is not used to pay high saleries and lavish business relations, but,
ear marked for the equipment purchases directly related to helping this
cause and for travel expenses in visiting these regions and making formal
contact with the officials. SOS Ocean Ocean Saftey's emergency medical
relief projects and educational efforts which focus on the impact of "new
scuba and hooka technoiogies on indigenous diver/fishermen the world over.
Because of lack of diver education, these compressed air tehnologies are
the cause of worldwide epidemic of paralytic bends.
This UNIQUE marathon is open to all extreme athletes who wish to enter and
assume risk responsibility for their own actions. There will be two
scheduled races; The first will be a five K timed race and the second will
be for those who wish to continue on and try to complete the 24 miles
breadth of the lake along the Lake Pontcharttain Causeway (the longest
bridge in the world)
NO ONE HAS EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE
For support and Race details contact: SUB OCEAN SAFETY AT:
P.O. BOX 834
LACOMBE, LA. 70445
VOICE (504) 882-7286
FACSIMILE(504) 882-3557
E.MAIL Subocean@co*.ne*
URL http://www.atonet.com/news/sos.htm
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Jorge Giraldez-Benard
LatinWorld Magazine & Directories
VOICE (305) 261-5069
FACSIMILE(305) 257-2072
EMAIL: JGB@la*.ne*
URL http://www.latinworld.com
EMPG Dive Magazines Directories
E.MAIL: JGB@ne*.co*
URL http://www.empg.com
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I am on the board that helped develop and support this. If you have
ideas to help, want to sponsor, be a diver, surface support, and
help attract attention, or just want to send good vibes, get in touch.
Good Things,
Jolie Bookspan
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