Scuba Diving Events: 2010 International Legends Of Diving - Cozumel
The Portage Quarry Recreation Club is dive training facility located in Bowling Green, Ohio - home of the Legends of Diving held annually in August, has welcomed some of the most interesting men and women dive pioneers who gave unselfishly some of their time and took enormous risks with their lives to improve the recreational sport of scuba diving.
Bowling Green, Ohio, October 14, 2009 – The Portage Quarry Recreation Club, which is a dive training facility located in Bowling Green, Ohio, announced the second offshore event for the Legends Of Diving, held annually in Bowling Green since 2006. Jeff Rice, Managing Director of the Portage Quarry has announced the participation of known scuba divers, American living diving legends such as Zale Parry, Dr. Sam Miller, Dr. A. Jose Jones, Robert Croft and Dottie Frazier. Legends Of Diving Offshore Programs Brief History. The first offshore program for the Legends Of Diving was held in April 2009 in Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island. Attended by over 120 divers and non-divers, the event proved highly successful, and got the attention from popular dive destinations in the Caribbean who got interested in hosting this prestigious event the next time. Mr. Rice is cited as "delighted to formally announce that the International Legends of Diving event will be held on the island of Cozumel April 12-19, 2010. This is our second off shore program and we are excited about bringing the event to Mexico to enjoy the superb diving, genuine hospitality and culture of the country." The Wyndham Cozumel Resort and Spa and Sand Dollar Sports have been announced respectively the official host hotel and dive operator for the 2010 International Legends of Diving event. These companies look forward to a spectacular dive program for the destination. Jorge Ortiz, Group Sales Manager for the Wyndham states, said that "on behalf of the staff and management of the Wyndham Cozumel we are very excited to work with Jeff Rice on hosting the Legends Of Diving and guests at one of Cozumel's top all-inclusive resorts." Cozumel's premier dive operator Sand Dollar Sports expressed strong interest to work with Rice and his staff after receiving a proposal outlining the history of the event. For Matias Garrido, Sales Manager of Sand Dollar Sports it was an easy decision to make. "Once I visited the web site for the Legends of Diving I knew that our company would make a great partner for this worthwhile program. We look forward to welcoming the group in April 2010."
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