It's 9 a.m. on a Saturday, the first full weekend for Larkin High School students after winter break. Junior Marcus Sanford would normally be sleeping in, but today he's dressed in full scuba gear, slinking around the bottom of the school's pool like a fish.

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SCUBA program buoys local students (Daily Herald)

MERMET SPRINGS--Dozens of divers kicked off 2010 with a New Year's Day plunge, an annual tradition at Mermet Springs. Glen Faith, owner of Mermet Springs, said, "Whatever way you begin the first of the year sets the stage for the rest of the year.

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New Years Day SCUBA Dive (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)

I don’t think I knew what the ultimate boys’ adventure was until suddenly I was on it. A journey 20,000 leagues (or at least 40 feet) under the sea – scuba diving for the first time in my life.

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Scuba diving: the ultimate boys' adventure (Times Online)