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The art and science of diving
Coach Ray Toland and diver Nathan LaRowe with some of LaRowe's diving awards.
Coach Ray Toland and diver Nathan LaRowe with some of LaRowe's diving awards.
(04/26/10) SUNY-Potsdam senior Nathan LaRowe was recently named an NCAA diving champion. LaRowe took the Division Three honors and was named Diver of the Year. He's the first ever from SUNY Potsdam to win a men's diving championship, and is ranked first among 225 schools competing in the division. LaRowe and his coach, Ray Toland, will offer a seminar tonight (7:30) on the art and science of diving at SUNY-Potsdam's Maxcy Pool. Todd Moe talked with them about how the sport combines gymnastics, grace and physics.

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Expert Diver Drowns in St. Lawrence
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(07/15/04) A master scuba diver from Virginia drowned in the St. Lawrence River Tuesday when he got stuck in a sunken ship he was exploring. David Sommerstein has details.
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Maritime History in Lake Champlain,
Part 1 of 3, Wreck Diving off Burlington
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(08/27/01) A trip into history beneath the waters of Lake Champlain--Brian Mann joins a team of divers exploring Lake Champlain's underwater historic preserve.
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