Braving the 30-degree temperatures of the Ouachita Mountains, and the frigid waters of Lake Ouachita, members of Coach Hub Dungan’s three scuba classes have recently been completing the open-dive requirements of their scuba diver’s certification.
For the past two weeks, Dungan has been taking divers up to Lake Ouachita, which is about twenty miles northwest of Hot Springs, and those who have not already dived will do so on the final trip this weekend.
Divers last weekend were Joe Johnson, Rodger Washington, Butch “Mallard” Powell, Bruce “HO” Miles, Donald McIntosh, Mike “Porkchop” Sewell, Steve Hill, Dennis Hadaway, Jeffrey Hatfield, Mike “Dough Boy” Elwood, Jim Cox, Bob and Becky Stewart, Charles Street, Ricky Camp, Shawn Walker, Danny Crump, Tim Hogan, Danny Daniels, Jerry Singleton, Keith McKeever, Ricky London, Randy Neal, Buddy McCulloch, and James Owen.
The water was clear, and many species of fish and underwater plants could be observed. Wet suits were worn, which help keep divers warm in cold waters. Coach Dungan was quoted as saying, “Everyone did exceedingly well. No one drowned this time, so it was a pretty good weekend.”