Friday, August 05, 2011

Meet Norman Lancefield, the UK's Oldest Scuba Diver

Let's pray we're all so blessed to still be scuba diving at 91.

HITTING 91 has not deterred Norman Lancefield from taking on adventures in life.

Because the great-grandfather of two from the Vale of Glamorgan is being hailed as the UK’s oldest scuba diver.

Despite taking up the hobby relatively late – aged 58 in 1978 – Norman has racked up hundreds of dives and completed his latest one at Babbacombe Beach in Torquay, Devon.

Norman is an active member of the Barry branch of the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC).

He said: “It’s another world down there and I feel privileged to be able to see it.

“I don’t go much on wrecks and things but I do love to see the seaweed and when I did my most recent dive there was such a variety of seaweed, some small, some big and it is a beautiful part of nature.”

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