Only three weeks before the Human Powered Submarine Races get under way in Gosport
Twelve teams of university students from six countries and from three continents will gather in three weeks’ time in a unique sporting and engineering challenge, when they race their human-powered submarines in the 2nd European International Submarine Races (eISR) in QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin at Gosport, UK – the biggest covered water space in Europe.
The eISR, being held Monday 7- Friday11 July, will see the teams’ engineering skills put to the test, for every human powered submarine taking part is designed and built by the university concerned with vital amendments and adjustments and even re-building taking place during the week. It also tests the students’ sporting prowess and stamina, for the teams race against the clock with the pilot wearing SCUBA gear and pedalling underwater around a demanding slalom course in the 122m x 61m and 5.5m deep TANK (the approximate size in terms of width and length of an international soccer pitch).