Quadra Island, Vancouver Sound, BC, Canada : 29th September -
6th October 2004
Marshall: Nic Weeks: DynaMike dive centre hardboat
Many of us had wanted to go to Vancouver Sound for years, and this trip fulfilled those expectations. Its is cold water diving - the Sea temperature is never more than 10 degrees, but well worth it because the life is so different from that we see in the Altantic>. Different groups of fish dominate these seas.
Members of the Scorpionfish family - Sculpins - have diversified to fill the niches that in European waters are occupied by the Cod family and by the Wrasses. Nudibranches abound in great variety, and like other groups of invertebrate are much larger than those we see in Europe. Chitons nearly 30cm long are common, as are huge Sea Pens a metre high, and there is also the Giant Octopus, of which we saw several. These are rumoured to reach 200 kilos in weight, but ours were all a metre across at the most, but that was still much bigger than the Common Octopus we see in our seas. I must also mention the local people, who were extremely welcoming without exception.
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29th Sept 2004 : Old Ferry Landing
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Depth: 11.3, Time: 42
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 11.5, Time: 45
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 11.0, Time: 63
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 10.4, Time: 37
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 11.2, Time: 41
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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29th Sept 2004 : Seymour Narrows
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Depth: 27.4, Time: 33
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 23.0, Time: 35
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 15.8, Time: 41
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 27.9, Time: 35
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 20.0, Time: 30
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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30th Sept 2004 : HMCS Columbia
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Depth: 27.7, Time: 39
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Simon Pearse
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Depth: 28.0, Time: 40
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 27.0, Time: 42
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 27.0, Time: 40
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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30th Sept 2004 : Copper Cliffs
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Depth: 25.6, Time: 34
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 22.0, Time: 51
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 25.0, Time: 45
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 24.6, Time: 37
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 15.5, Time: 40
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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30th Sept 2004 : Row and be damned
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Depth: 20.4, Time: 39
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Nic Weeks
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Roz Fletcher
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Depth: 18.0, Time: 38
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Michael Suissa
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Depth: 20.0, Time: 37
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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1st Oct 2004 : Whiskey Point (North)
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Depth: 20.7, Time: 40
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 23.0, Time: 35
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 25.9, Time: 42
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 33.3, Time: 40
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 24.0, Time: 40
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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1st Oct 2004 : Steep Island
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Depth: 24.0, Time: 51
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 26.0, Time: 37
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 23.0, Time: 49
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 23.0, Time: 36
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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2nd Oct 2004 : Richmond Reef
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Depth: 25.0, Time: 40
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Simon Pearse
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Jos Matthews
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Depth: 25.6, Time: 43
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 25.0, Time: 41
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Nic Weeks
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Depth: 23.5, Time: 49
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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2nd Oct 2004 : Whiskey Point (South)
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Depth: 20.4, Time: 36
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 17.0, Time: 47
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Simon Pearse
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Dave Fletcher
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Depth: 18.0, Time: 51
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 23.3, Time: 46
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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3rd Oct 2004 : Campbell River
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Depth: 10.7, Time: 50
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 14.5, Time: 43
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Simon Pearse
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Depth: 15.0, Time: 47
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 13.5, Time: 41
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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3rd Oct 2004 : Indian River
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Depth: 10.4, Time: 24
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Nic Weeks
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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3rd Oct 2004 : April Point Wall
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Depth: 29.3, Time: 36
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 27.1, Time: 48
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 35.6, Time: 40
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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4th Oct 2004 : Row and be damned
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Depth: 19.2, Time: 40
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 22.0, Time: 56
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 21.0, Time: 44
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Simon Pearse
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Depth: 20.5, Time: 40
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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4th Oct 2004 : Copper Cliffs
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Depth: 26.5, Time: 50
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Nic Weeks
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Simon Pearse
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Depth: 22.5, Time: 41
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 41.0, Time: 38
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 18.0, Time: 40
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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4th Oct 2004 : Bay north of Copper Cliffs
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Depth: 14.9, Time: 11
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Nic Weeks
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Dyna-Mike Richmond
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Nic finally gets to
see an Octopus
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5th Oct 2004 : Grouse Island
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Depth: 26.2, Time: 40
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Nic Weeks
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Liz Peart
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Depth: 19.5, Time: 45
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Ylva Kvist
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Sarah Ellender
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Depth: 20.4, Time: 50
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Michael Suissa
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Stuart King
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Depth: 18.5, Time: 45
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Dave Fletcher
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Roz Fletcher
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