Fancy your breath-hold capabilities? Want to play one of the toughest sports there is? Want to improve your breathold for spear fishing? Wat to maintain your fitness throughout the year? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then under water hockey is for you.
The game is played by two teams of 10 players. Six players are in the water at any one time. Swap-outs can be made at any time during the game which is usually played for 10 minutes each half. All you need to participate is your swimming costume, a mask, a snorkel, a skull cap, and your short hockey stick, available from the club. The plastic coated lead puck moves at high speed along the pool bottom, being pushed along or flicked forward towards the metal goal each end of the pool.
Since the club was established in 1962 we have provided a constant stream of underwater hockey players, both men and women being selected for the National Springbok team at both Elite and Master levels. Normalair usually dominates the National Club Championships.
Training takes place at The Wahoo Aquatic Centre, a modern indoor heated facility situated near Magawatt Park, next to St Peter’s School.
Monday and Wednesday 19:30 – 22:00.