BUZZ PHOTO BY ALEXANDER NESBITT
Luke Ventola ’23 of Friar Divers stands on dry ground after completing his open water certification dive at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Connecticut in October 2019.
Immersed in another world UNDER WATER IS THE ONLY PLACE the close-knit Friar
Divers want to be. Founded in fall 2013 by Danny Hentz ’17, the scuba diving club is 31 members strong — 16 women and 15 men — though it’s currently on pause due to the pandemic. A total of 101 students have been certified as divers, through campus classes and training, as well as open water dives in salt and fresh water — all overseen by instructors from Enfield Scuba & Watersports in Connecticut. Advanced-training trips to places like Florida and the Grand Cayman Islands are another club enticement. > READ MORE: PROV.LY/PC-LONG-READS
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