From August 19 to 24, a diving course for people with disabilities is taking place at the CREPS in Antibes. It is organized by the PACA regional committee of the FFESSM and welcomes nearly 90 divers.Diving is a sport accessible to everyone, and people with disabilities are not left out. Supervised by professionals, they can explore the depths and discover marine life. In recent years, Handisub has become more widespread, and more and more people can now benefit from it. Continuing in this vein, the PACA regional committee of the FFESSM is offering, from August 19 to 24, a diving course for people with disabilities.
To oversee the 22 divers with disabilities, there are 10 assistants present, as well as 25 EH2 trainees (instructors already trained for mild to moderate disabilities) from different regions. Finally, 7 jury trainers are also on site.
The week’s eventsThe course is held at the CREPS in Antibes. The logistics are managed by the regional reference Yann Strebler, in collaboration with the FFH (French Federation of Disability Sport) and FFSA (French Federation of Adapted Sport). A total of 65 people, including 22 divers with disabilities, train and evolve between 6 and 40 meters throughout the week, according to their skills.
This regional course – the largest diving and disability course organized in France – also has a national scope, with the presence of the national reference and some national officials. This remarkable initiative received the national label from the National Disability Conference for the year 2019. You can follow the progress of the course on the channel CROS PACA SportMag.
Julien Barletta
Cover photo © Jean Lou Ferretti