On holiday with access to an indoor pool , Andy Torbet and family go to work on their snorkelling skills
TORBETS ON THE TUBE
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On holiday with access to an indoor pool , Andy Torbet and family go to work on their snorkelling skills
“ I was having fun , honest !” - the Torbet boys in their natural environment
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snorkel to see stuff . Not to compete , like in freediving events or Octopush leagues , but to encounter wildlife , shipwrecks , caves and underwater landscapes . So , it comes as a surprise to me to be extolling the virtues of snorkelling in a small swimming pool .
Even when I have run courses in snorkelling and freediving , they ’ ve been based in the ocean . If I want to inspire and enthuse people into our sport I want to show them more than four blank walls and a slightly sloping floor .
I even tend to use our inland , cold-water sites for practice or to try out new kit . It has been some time since I donned a mask in a swimming pool . But last month I had the opportunity to stay at a small cottage in Wales with my family . And , shockingly when one considers the modest size , location and rent , it had its own pool .
My kids , thankfully , love the water . They ’ ve been swimming and snorkelling in the UK and abroad , but they ’ ve always been more interested in just getting in and seeing stuff
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