Potters Bar divers clear Serpentine in Hyde Park
TWO tyres dating back to a 1930s car, old milk bottles and a pushchair – retrieving these items from a lake was all in a day's work for scuba divers from Potters Bar. Members of the Potters Bar Sub Aqua Club had been called in to clear the murky waters of
TWO tyres dating back to a 1930s car, old milk bottles and a pushchair - retrieving these items from a lake was all in a day's work for scuba divers from Potters Bar.
Members of the Potters Bar Sub Aqua Club had been called in to clear the murky waters of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, central London.
Their mission was to make the lake safe for competitors in last weekend's Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series.
The areas in front of the diving and exit pontoons had to be cleared to avoid injury to the swimmers.
You may also want to watch:
Jeff Dixon, the club's diving officer, said: "The visibility was very poor and special rope techniques had to be used both to stay in touch and for safety purposes.
"Despite the unpleasant conditions everyone did their job and the exercise was successful in all respects.
Most Read
- 1 9 things you didn’t know about the making of Band of Brothers
- 2 Dangerous Welwyn Garden City domestic abuser who slashed ex-girlfriend's throat jailed
- 3 When is Team GB cycling star Laura Kenny in action at Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
- 4 Safety check and risk assessment failings for hundreds of Welwyn Hatfield council houses
- 5 Council named wrong town planner as Garden City's principle creator
- 6 The latest court results for Welwyn Hatfield and Potters Bar
- 7 Welwyn Garden City named Hertfordshire’s sexiest place
- 8 Water safety advice issued following lake drowning
- 9 Man drowns in Stanborough Lakes
- 10 New report reveals 28 Covid deaths at Hatfield care home
