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“Arch 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, check OOO!!l” If you belong to the IJW skydiving club, then you know what these words are all about. It means that you probably had the greatest thrill of your life and that jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 3000 feet is not that crazy after all. Just ask the 30 or so people that have already made their first parachute jump (without incidence) on September 24 at SWOOP (South Western Ontario Organization of Parachutists), located just outside of Grand Bend. SWQQP is a non-profit organization made up of people who just want to sky dive for the fun of it. Any profits made go right back into the club to keep it on its feet, There are currently two Cessna’s 182 being used along
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Clu’b presents thrill of lifetime with large and modern square for the students. parachutes There are over fifteen nationally certified instructors that can teach first jump courses as well as other progression techniques. New members are always welcome. The only prerequisite one muat have is the desire to skydive. This term the UW Skydiving Club has its largest membership of over 40 new people and it is still growing. Sport Parachuting is increasing its popularity each year as more people are finding
Retention rate is low out just what the sport is all about. The retention rate is very low [less than 5 per cent), since most people just go for the once in a lifetime experience to say
they actually did something really crazy. For those that continue on to achieve their licence [levels A, El, C, D and E), they will find the challenges of this sport will never end. The Skydiving club goes up to the drop zone every weekend, weather permitting. Some just go for the day while others bring their sleeping bag to make a weekend out of it. Along with regular jumping activities, taking a cool relaxing dip at the beach (just a couple of minutes away] is also a popular idea in the warmer weather. After sunset, it’s out to the campfire with a couple of coolies before turning in for the night. _ Last weekend we had about ten of the first jumpers returning for more jumps. That’s a return rate of over 20 per cent. Who
knows, maybe one of these people will be a hopeful in 1992 at the Olympic games where sport parachuting. (skydiving] will become a demonstration sport. Ever since I could remember, I have always wondered what it would be like to jump out of an airplane and freefall through the clouds. That question was answered two years ago after I made my first jump. I was instantaneously hooked and made 15 more jumps that term. Since then, I have made over 160 jumps, attained my A and B licences as well a9 my Instructor A certification. You want me to tell you whet it feels like? My answer is that there is no true explanation (besides being very broke) but after you experience it for yourself, there is no explanation necessary.
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C-R Job Applications Monday, October 10 -HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! PAC closed Tuesday, October 11 -CPR Basic Rescuer 6-9pm, PAC 1001 --Weight Training Clinic 7-9pl-n -Skating Lessons Start _ Wednesday; October 12 -Women’s Ret Hockey Meeting 4:45pm, PAC 1001 Thursday, October 13 -CPR Heartsaver Plus 5-9pm, PAC 1001 -Weight Training Clinic 7-9pm
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The men’s and women’s singles tennis tournament finals were held last Sunday at Waterloo Tennis Club. The rainy morning got off to a slow atart with 9 defaults in the quarter-final round. Hcawever, the majority of the day was full of excitingly close matches and ti few upsets, In the men’s C final, Jeff Ray and Patrick Wong both advanced from defaulted matches. Jeff was in the lead when the 3 hour time limit ended the match. He was declared the winner, beating Wang 7-5, 3-6, 4-2. The B2 final was a challenging pool. Courageous Ken Fisher held on to defeat Jim Nesbitt in the semi-finals in a tiebreaker. Towering Tony Hoceranta had a double default and gained entrance to the final match. After a 5 hour wait, he managed to defeat Ken 6-2, 6-0. An exhausted Mike Westbrook advanced to the 81 final after winning 2 tough matches. He was the obvious underdog to the* well-rested Mike Lin. The excit-
ing Mike vs. Mike match lasted z hours with Mike W. coming out on top 2- 6, 6-4, 6-4. . The men’s A final was pure joy to watch. Atul Verma ‘squeaked past Eric Tsea in the semi’s to meet Kent MacFarlane in the final. Kent easily advanced due to his killer serve, Atul managed to break Kent’s serve and defeated him 6-1, 7-5,The women’s A final saw Sharon Tuang defeat Tiffany Hamilton 6-1, 7-5. Both girls had beautiful technique but Sharon’s: consistency paid off. Dynamite Diane and Venomous Veronik fought it out for the 8 title, Veronik, an exchange student from France, had an incredible serve that Diane could not defend. Veronik was victorious 6-4, 6-l. Congratulations to all winners and thank you’s are extended to all competitors for making it a fun tournament. E;e to see you all againI next
Sunday, October 2 brought heavy rain and the second annual Seneca roller ski race to King City. Waterloo braved the elements and sent Jack Simpson, David Simpson and Roy Stum who finished ninth, tenth and eleventh in the senior men’s 12 km race. Bill Cameron and Mark Hlady finished third and sixth in the junior men’s race. The Athenas skiied to first, second and fifth place finishes with Fiona Griffiths, Rhonda Williams and Eva Sanz-Sole in the open women’s 8 km race.
Space Available in Selected C-R Classes It’s not too late to join the following fitness classes: Beginner Restart (TR l&30-1:15pm); Beginner [MWF ll:30-lZ:llipmlTR 3:15-4~14: Intermediate [TR 7:1+8:15am]; Land and Water [MWF 1:3&2:30pm]; Aquafit (MW 8:15-9am/TR 1:30-2:15pm); Advanced [MWF &gam/MWF 1:3&2:30pm/ MWF 3-4pmj; Advanced Low Impact (TR 11:3& 12:30); Advanced No Aerobic [M WF 12:30- 1:30pm). There are also openings in: Weight Training Clinic [0ct 11, 7-9pm); CPR HeartSaver (Nov 1, &9pm), CPR Recert (Nov 15, f3-10pm); Yoga (M 5:3&7pm); Learn to Skate [M 8-9pm/R 7-8pm); Figure Skating (T 7-8pm); Power Skating (W 89pmlR &9pm); Speed Skating [W 7-8pmJ. r-f you’re interested in any of these classes, see the PAC rece.ptionist in PAC 2038,
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