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International Sub Races Set
The 20th Anniversary running of the International Submarine Races, the world's only engineering design competition for human-powered underwater vehicles, will be held June 22-26, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock test tank facility in Bethesda, MD. This will be the 10th in a series of biennial races that test the creative skills of young engineering students from colleges, universities and technical and high schools from throughout the world. Teams wearing scuba gear compete in one- and twoperson "wet" submarines designed to run submerged along a 100-m measured course in Carderock's model basin. The 8.035 knot speed mark, set in 2007 by the OMER 5 submarine from the Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Canada, will be difficult to beat, according to ISR Head Judge Claude Brancart. It is a speed most human-powered submarine enthusiasts previously deemed unachievable. Speeds have steadily improved over the 20-year history of the ISR. ISR officials said 2009 will feature a record number of entries, as 30 teams have indicated plans to participate:
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · University of California San Diego Sussex County NJ Technical School University of British Columbia, Canada Wheaton MD Submarine Works University of Houston Millersville University, PA University of Florida Virginia Tech Scuba Sub Team, MD University of Maryland University of Michigan Texas A&M University of Maine Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Quebec, Canada Hernando City Schools, FL Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada Faux Fish Technologies, IL University of Washington Western Washington University Everett WA Community College Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, NY Florida Atlantic University
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As part of the observance of the ISR's 20th anniversary, plans include a display of previous winning OMER submarines, Bruce Plazyk's exotic designs from past races, and a full-scale replica of the Revolutionary War submarine, the Turtle. "The purpose of the sub races is to provide an educational opportunity for aspir-
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