With a van to Russia and back. Due to unforeseen events, we have made some redundant and unnecessary turns too. Diving expedition. No kidding, diving? But you did only two dives within sixteen days. It´s not a diving expedition. It ... more »
A day without a wheelchair is getting more and more mature. This time, socializing stepped forward and moved from the swimming pool into nature. The meeting was held on the coast of the lake in Kocevje. It is the bottom of the opencast mining, in which ... more »
Members of IAHD Adriatic responded to the invitation of Tanja Babnik from Primary School Ledina (hospital school divisions) and URI Soca, to take care of the activities at the final sports excursion of children with a physical disability called A Summer ... more »
The diving camp in Kraljevica, which was held between April 27th and May 2nd, 2018 at the KPA ADRIA, set two new milestones in the world of diving – disabled people entered the world of underwater photography and apnea.... more »
Začetki potapljanja na vdih segajo daleč nazaj, v leto 2005, ko sta se v statični apneji v Mariborskem Pristanu pod vodstvom Jureta Daiča potopila Aleš Povše Yoda in Iztok Owen Izy. Že takrat sta oba v statiki zdržala več kot 2 minuti. Drugi poskus se ... more »
Leta 2012 smo premaknili meje potapljanja oseb po poškodbi hrbtenjače za kar nekaj korakov. Takrat smo se za namene longitudinalne študije o vplivih hladne vode na telo potapljačev s poškodbo hrbtenjače prvič potopili pod led. ... more »
Ten years. Ten Honorable years of the International Film and Photo Festival Walking beneath the Sea. Especially respectful because the festival still depends on the kindness of sponsors and donors, and, of course, volunteers who are slowly losing their ... more »
On the 7th Art Contest Walking beneath the Sea (Sprehodi pod morjem) took part 1218 pupils from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia and Montenegro.
All ... more »
Nato Charity Bazaar is a non-profit organization that, with the help of numerous events and donations, helps various organizations in Europe to carry out humanitarian projects. The Swimming Club of Slovenske Konjice also became part of this great family.
In ... more »
Učenci in učitelji OŠ Pod goro, podružnice V Parku, so nas povabili, da v okviru njihove šole v naravi izvedemo športni dan v bazenu na Debelem Rtiču. Učenci so že naši stari znanci, saj so svoj pogum preizkušali že oktobra v Laškem.
Športni ... more »
On Thursday, October 19th, 2017, a pilot project Therapeutic scuba diving for mentally challenged pupils in primary schools with an adaptive program was held at the Zdravilisce Lasko - Thermana.... more »
The first international conference on Diving for Persons with Disabilities was held in Taiwan from 23rd to 25th of September 2017, under the auspices of ... more »
In September 2017 between 14th and 17th in Kikinda, the first international working weekend event took place: Method IDA and Diving with Disabilities, which brought together dive instructors and assistants and divers ... more »
Natasa Solumun invited members of IAHD Adriatic to spend the last weekend in August with members of the Soncek Posavje Society on the island of Pasman. Due to the very good experience from several years ago, when ... more »
On Sunday, July 16th, 2017, people with disabilities and their companions gathered a public swimming pool in Slovenska Bistrica. On this occasion, The Day without a Wheelchair marked the introduction of the activities ... more »
Although in July, due to crowds, diving and training for independent diving is usually not high on the list of our activities, the hot summer days have lured us to Bale near Rovinj. ... more »
Between 16th and 18th of June 2017, the first international diving camp for people with disabilities in Serbia Kikinda 2017 took place in the Sports Center Jezero in Kikinda, under the leadership ... more »
At the CMAS election assembly, it was decided: Anna Arzhanova remains the CMAS president for the next four years.
This assembly will also be written in golden ... more »
In the diving club BUK from Banja Luka, at the initiative of Prim. Dr. Snezana Kutlesic - Stevic the decision was made to bring the underwater world closer to people with disabilities. They invited IAHD Adriatic to carry out this task.IAHD Adriatic has ... more »
International Festival of Underwater Film and Photography Walking under the Sea, the name of the festival was loaned by prof. Dusan Kuscer and Marjan Richter, two pioneers in the exploration of the underwater world, completed the elementary school, which ... more »
In September 2016 we opened applications for 6th Art Contest under the theme Walking beneath the Sea (Sprehodi pod morjem). We invited primary schools from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. At the end ... more »
To make experience such as rodeo on a rubber boat I had to travel to the other end of the world. Without Branka, of course, it would not work. Preparations for the journey were profound and long-term. When everything ... more »
On 8th of July 2016 at the city swimming pool in Slovenske Konjice Plavalni klub Slovenske Konjice and Association of paraplegics Jugozahodne Stajerske with Association of paraplegics of Slovenia and IAHD Adriatic have prepared 13th event Day without ... more »
On the occasion of fifth anniversary, in the Russian cradle of diving for persons with disabilities in the Russian Anapa on the Black Sea, Foundation Dostupnaya sredaorganized the first international diving competition for Persons with Disabilities, ... more »
In September 2015 we opened applications for 5th Art Contest under the theme Walking beneath the Sea (Sprehodi pod morjem). We invited primary schools from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Russia. At the end 1032 pupils ... more »
God of the ocean Poseidon called me and Branka in the underwater world of the Red Sea this time. Together with Branka We responded to his call and between 3 and 10 October 2015 spent a diving holiday under the hot desert sun in Safaga. Before the flight ... more »
Invitation of Tanja Babnik from Primary School Ledina (hospital school divisions) to participate in the project “Predani korakom” (Committed to steps) surprised us, since IAHD Adriatic rather than steps ... more »
A decade ago for us it was a remarkable achievement to dive in the Adriatic Sea, we after all the pain of many and challenging dives in cold water, at the Festival “Walking beneath the Sea” learned a new alluring location, ... more »
12th International Day without a wheelchairThe area of Municipal swimming pool in Slovenske Konjice was on Friday, 10 July 2015, the scene of the 12th International ... more »
After a long break however, we managed to dive again. Alenka Fidler has finally completed her master degree which should be completed eleven years ago. Multiannual hibernation, when diving is concerned, also ended for ... more »
In 2013 Peter Majcen - LG attended the national championships for the first time as a supporter and photographer. This year for the first time Peter participated as a competitor, as a member of the Swimming Club Slovenske ... more »
In September 2014 we opened applications for 4th Art Contest under the theme Walking Beneath the Sea (Sprehodi pod morjem). We invited primary schools from Slovenia, Croatia and some from Serbia. At ... more »
ŽELVICE IN ŽELVE Z ŽELVAMIAli drugače… Kako so štiri dekleta prepotovale preko pet tisoč kilometrov, da bi lahko plavale in se potapljale z velikimi morskimi želvami.Ozadje zgodbe, vam izdam scenarij dolgometražnega dokumentarnega filma, ... more »
Od začetka potapljanja ljudi po poškodbi hrbtenjače je minilo že več kot 12 let. Skoraj tako dolgo Plavalni klub Slovenske Konjice in Društvo paraplegikov jugozahodne Štajerske ob podpori Občine Slovenske Konjice in Zveze paraplegikov Slovenije organizirata ... more »
Celotna zgodba se je pričela, ko nas je profesor Dimitrij Mancevic poklical in čisto naravnost vprašal ali smo pripravljeni potopiti eno izmed njegovih varovank, plavalk, ki je na pripravah z belorusko plavalno reprezentanco v Termah Ptuj.
Odzvali smo ... more »
Aleš Povše Yoda je ugotovil, da se poletje in s tem topla voda približuje s turbo hitrostjo, zato je še pred poletjem želel občutiti hlad ene izmed slovenskih rek. Ljubljanica, v kateri še ni bil nikoli, je s povabilom na eko akcijo bila kot nalašč zato. ... more »
As part of the Paralympic winter games in Sochi has International Association for Handicapped Divers Adriatic (IAHD Adriatic) between March 13 and March 16 2014 presented recreational SCUBA diving for handicapped divers. ... more »
This year’s 6th international festival of underwater film and photography “Walking beneath the Sea” has almost turned into “Walking on the ice”. Although the conditions on Slovenian streets were icy, lovers of ... more »
In September 2013 we opened applications for 3rd Art Contest under the theme Walking Beneath the Sea (Sprehodi pod morjem). We invited primary schools from Slovenia, Croatia and some from Russia. At the end ... more »
Med 28. oktobrom in 6. novembrom se je v Sloveniji mudila petčlanska delegacija iz Rusije, ki jo je vodil predsednik ruske zveze za šport invalidov gospod Flyur Nurligayanov. Namen obiska je bil spoznati možnosti, ki jih Slovenija nudi na področju rehabilitacije ... more »
Handicapped divers form Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia spend the weekend together with scientists from Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana at the diving centre in Kostrena, Croatia. The purpose of ... more »
We visited Russia once more. This time we visited Anapa where the first international diving camp was organised by diving club Aqua Globus and where at the same time a conference on overcoming the obstacles for handicapped divers took place. The participants ... more »
Zveza paraplegikov Slovenije je od 27. 9. do 2. 10. 2013 v Domu paraplegikov Pacug gostila mednarodno srečanje nacionalnih organizacij paraplegikov in tetraplegikov iz držav jugovzhodne Evrope.
V sklopu tega srečanja sta Damjan Peklar, prvi inštruktor ... more »
The European Forum for research in Rehabilitation (EFRR) is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research forum in Europe. Originally formed in 1983, it has members from all parts of Europe.
The purpose of EFRR is to advance research and education ... more »
Nakon 2008 godine, Hrvati mogu ponovo da se diče sa novim roniocem sa invaliditetom koji je neposredni evolucijski „milestone“ OSI-ja. Ako je vjerovati ameru Musi meliju oni ce nas pretječi za par godina u svemu. Kako stvari idu zadnjih dvadeset ... more »
Leto je hitro naokoli in zopet je prispelo vabilo iz potapljaškega društva Šrek Vidra Ljubuški iz Hercegovine na Eko akcijo. Lanska udeleženca, Alenka Fidler in Aleš Povše – Yoda, tokrat sploh nisva razmišljala, ... more »
Za nami je že 10. jubilejni dan brez vozička. Tudi tokrat v organizaciji Plavalnega kluba Slovenske Konjice in Društva paraplegikov Jugozahodne Štajerske ter ob podpori Zveze paraplegikov Slovenije in upravljavca kopališča.
Na kopališču v Slovenskih ... more »
Gruner see – Field Research Study
Po seriji sramežljivih poizkusov, ki so se pričeli že v letu 2012 v Kočevju s potopom pod led in nadaljevali z božičnim potopom v reko Vipavo, nadaljevali z novoletnim potopom v Velenjsko jezero in v reko Krko ... more »
Our fairy tale started already a year or two back, when Branko mentioned that one of our future goals is to visit the Star City and to dive in the Hydrolab, which ... more »
Members of the International Association for Handicapped Divers IAHD Adriatic were invited by several Russian umbrella diving and disability organisations to visit Moscow and Star City from 26th to 30th of April 2013. Among ... more »
Disabled Slovenian diving group IAHD Adriatic granted permission to dive unique site
Damjan Peklar is a man who does many things. He has jumped out of airplanes, rides motorcycles, and cuts through ice to dive. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget ... more »
With the help of donors (Vladka, Stanko, Nina, Branka, Zvonka and Rados), Branka and I flew to the Maldives. This time we chose diving on the island, which is part of the Southern Malle Atol. Flight via Vienna to Male ... more »
This year’s festival stepped with small but determined steps and different approach next to the side of bigger and more prestige festivals. In three days the festival enthralled more than 1300 sea lovers from broaden Adriatic region. After two ... more »
S potopom v reko Krko v Novem mestu smo dopolnili svoje izkušnje s še tretjo zimsko potapljaško klasiko. V čudovitem sončnem vremenu, zima se je očitno odločila, da še malo počaka, se je kar trlo potapljačev, zato smo tudi mi tokrat okrepili svojo ekipo ... more »
Skoraj leto dni je minilo od potopa pod led v Kočevsko Rudniško jezero. Lansko leto je vsak potop, ko je voda imela manj kot 20 stopinj (ali malo manj), veljal kot ekstremen. Ampak z našo vztrajnostjo (tu je kriva predvsem Alenka, ki nas res tera), smo ... more »
Za nami je leto premikanja mej in ekstremnih potopov. Če smo sezono odprli s potopom pod led, je bilo za zaključek potrebno opraviti vsaj nekaj podobnega. V ta namen je prišel 22. božični potop v Renčah kot naročen. Tako smo se v mrzlem in zasneženem ... more »
Med 14. in 15. decembrom 2012 je v Šabcu v Srbiji potekalo prvo strokovno-znanstveno srečanje z mednarodno udeležbo, ki se je ukvarjalo z novostmi v izobraževanju in rehabilitaciji pri osebah z motnjami v razvoju. Na srečanju so sodelovali ... more »
Nakon dve sušne godine IAHD Adriatic ponovo se našao na godišnjem skupu lječnika, instruktora i voditelja ronjenja najveće regijske ronilačke organizacije HRS. Hrvatski ronilački savez kao većina ronilačkih saveza na prostoru bivše ... more »
Za snemanje drugega dela materiala za kratki dokumentarni film o integraciji invalidov v družbo skozi potapljanje sta ostala na voljo zgolj dva dni na štirih lokacijah. Kostanjevica na Krki, Terme Zreče, Mestno kopališče Slovenske Konjice in Pristan ... more »
19.10.2012
Piran in okolica razgibane miniaturne slovenske obale ali Našega morja, kot je dal naslov svoji knjigi Marjan Richter, je bila prizorišče snemanja prve polovice kratkega dokumentarnega filma o integraciji invalidov skozi potapljanje v ... more »
On the 12th October members of IAHD Adriatic have a special opportunity to introduce scuba diving to people with mental disabilities who are members of Soncek from Posavje. The crime was made in a small village Leskovec near Krsko, where the primary ... more »
Between 16 and 22 October we organized the international diving camp for disabled divers from Slovenia (Damjan Peklar, Ales Povse Yoda, Igor Krisch, Peter Majcen), Croatia (Ivo Lovrenovic) and Russia (Nikita Vankov).
After the initial incident with ... more »
Between 12 and 15 September the 38th annual scientific meeting EUBS (European Underwater and Baromedical Society), which applies to the World Congress of Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine, was in Belgrade in Serbia. More than 300 participants from ... more »
It was that ominous day in the calendar, which is due to old superstitions fears many people - Friday the 13th. But for the organizers of the 9th International Day without wheelchair and for nearly forty participants from Slovenia, ... more »
We decided to respond to the invitation to the eco action of the river Trebizat organized by Diving Club Srek Vidra Ljubuski in Herzegovina. An international team which traveled 600 km far for only three days, consisted of Ivo Lovrenovic (paraplegic ... more »
Yoda was talking about his secret adventure in Gruner See with such enthusiasm that also Damjan, the first CMAS instructor with spinal cord injury wanted to experience that. So Diving at Gruner See must be repeated.... more »
27th of May 2012 will be written with golden letters in the history of people after spinal cord injury. Diving in sweet lake that can only happen once a year was the last of the objectives that we have not achieved yet in ten years ... more »
On 25th of February five divers with spinal cord injury from Slovenia and Croatia (Damjan Peklar, Klaudija Poropat, Ales Povse - Yoda, Peter Majcen - LG, Ivo Lovrenovic) diving under the ice, in the lake Rudnisko jezero in Kocevje. It is the ... more »
Ponosni smo, da je član Mednarodne zveze IAHD Adriatic prejel najvišje rusko nacionalno priznanje Podvodni mir v kategoriji Potapljaški inštruktor za leto 2011, ki je bilo svečano podeljeno v Moskvi v Gostivnih dvorih, 17. februarja 2012. Poleg te nagrade ... more »
BR>International festival of underwater film and video in its fourth edition took place in a small but old Slovenian city Slovenske Konjice. In three days (between 26th and 28th of February) nearly thousand of participants enjoyed in a great variety ... more »
International festival of underwater film and video in its fourth edition took place in a small but old Slovenian city Slovenske Konjice. In three days (between 26th and 28th of February) nearly thousand of participants enjoyed in a great variety ... more »
Pred par dnevi, bolj točno v ponedeljek, 26. septembra, je prof. dr. Stracimir Gošović potapljaški skupnosti vrnil v uporabo posodobljeno »biblijo potapljanja« in marsikomu vzel sapo, saj je pri svojih 84. letih temeljito ... more »
For beter understaning juz Gugl translejt. Povodom dana JRM u jadransko more kojeg dio je i slovensko more u hrvatskom gradiću Kostrena, potopili smo trećeg hrvatskog ronioca sa SCI – Bijelog miša. Bijeli miš je laboratorijski proizvod ... more »
Prvi vikend u kolovozu bit će u analima IAHD Adriatic upisan kao prekretnica rada sa invalidima. Naime toga dana je grupa sastavljena od šestorice ronioca položila ispit za instruktore M1 no, da su oni iz Slovenije priča ne bi bila zanimljiva. Šestorica ... more »
Second Saturday in July, in the home resort Semic managed by Paraplegic Association of Slovenia, met newly minted instructors IAHD Adriatic from Slovenia and Croatia.
After a short cultural program followed the granting of diplomas and certificates. ... more »
On the 15th of June 2011 IAHD Adriatic organized the press conference to present Damjan Peklar, the first one star instructor with SCI in history of CMAS. Speakers on the conference were:- Damjan Peklar, the first one star instructor ... more »
Dan 1. (02.12.2010.)Za mene, koja baš u životu nisam puno putovala, vijest, da ću jednoga dana roniti na Kubi, djelovala je prilično nestvarno. ... more »
IAHD Adriatic je po dolgih letih ilegale prvič skočil na enega največjih svetovnih strokovnih kongresov že lani v Aberdeenu in če so se takrat šibila kolena in tresel glas je bilo letos vse skupaj veliko bolj umirjeno pa vendar nič manj stresno zahvaljujoč ... more »
Prošlo je skoro dvije godine od kako je Goran po prvi put nakon povrijede zaronio u bazenu i skoro dvije godine kako je odlučio da se vrati u podmorje. U međuprostoru kako sam kaže skakao je iz svega što leti i sa visina ... more »
Tekst možete čitati samo na približnom srpskom jer iako ga prevedom na engleski vi nečete imati pojma o čemu se radi. Al uvijek možete da nas pitate o čemu je riječ pa čemo vam rado odgovoriti.
Predsjednik ugledne međunarodne organizacije ... more »
IAHD Adriatic declared topic of a large group of divers diving with SCI in EUBS 2010 (36th Annual Meeting of the European Underwater and Baromedical ... more »
On the 16th of July Paraplegic Association of Slovenia with support of Swimming Club Slovenske Konjice and others (IAHD Adriatic, Drustvo paraplegikov jugovzhodne Stajerske, ... more »
With sun on our side and work in mind a smaller group of IAHD members (Alenka and Tatjana and Slavc and me) went to visit our old friend – underwater wall in Kostrena. Tatjana have to do some exercises but nevertheless she shined with her persisting ... more »
JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU was born 100 years ago in Saint-Andre-de-Cubzac, Gironde department, France, 11 June 1910. Educated at Stanislas Academy in Paris, Bachelier, 1930; Ecole Navale in Brest, France, France´s naval academy, 1933. Married ... more »
June, 2nd to 6th 2010, „Geronimo“ Dive Club organized dive excursion to island Losinj for 19 club members. Weather was good, despite all bad predictions although the sea was a little bit „refreshing“. ... more »
No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true
No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We´ll find our own way ... more »
2010 General Assembly Ends with Important Decisions and Convincing Unity
•The new Secretary General Mr. Alessandro Zerbi from the Monaco Federation approved by the General Assembly
•Improved 2009 Balance got an ... more »
Diving Club “Geronimo” took part in second eco-action this year, this time in Medulin. This event was organised by Municipality of Medulin and diving centre “Shark”. About 40 divers from Istria, 15 from DC “Geronimo” ... more »
8th International symposium DIVING AST 2010 as central academic and social divers’ event took place in Zreče on the 6th of February 2010. The organizer of the symposium was International association IAHD Adriatic.Symposium was ... more »
One of the accompanying event of the 8th International Symposium«Diving AST 2010« was Friday’s workshop »Evaluation of Dive Computers« where lead scientists in the field of Physiology of diving exchanged opinions ... more »
2nd international festival of underwater film and video »Sprehodi pod morjem” (Walks under the Sea) was one of the accompanying events of the 8th International Symposium “Diving AST ... more »
Prošlo je gotovo godinu dana i Faca se vratio na mjesto »zločina«, da još jednom uvjeri one sa zapada, da za njega nema granice. Skočio bi on i sa „spejs šatla“ ako bi zato postojala mogućnost.No kako smo mi asocijacija, koja ... more »
Since we have no money for official translation, we use Google and the result is quite interesting. If you don’t understanding, try to learn some Slovene. Members of the International Association IAHD Adriatic and DCK - Diving Center ... more »
On the 17th of July Swimming Club Slovenske Konjice with support of Paraplegic Association from Slovenia and others (Društvo paraplegikov jugovzhodne Stajerske, Institute of Sport from Slovenske Konjice, Community ... more »
The house of Paraplegic Association of Slovenia in Pacug was the place, where we prepared, on the 24th of June 2009, diving demonstration for young people who became invalids in the year 2008 or 2009. ... more »
In the school year 2008/2009 almost every Tuesday Breda, Darinko, Fredi, Miran, Rozita and Daniela enjoyed at the swimming pool.
Everything is on the pictures. ... more »
Friday the 29th of May was the day that we have been expecting at least for the last five years.
She came out from nowhere, she’s driving the car, she’s independent, she’s not afraid to get wet and she’s much more cute than ... more »
Saturday 23rd of May we spend in Kostanjevica on River Krka. It was for 13th time in a row that we gathered there for cleaning the bottom of river Krka.
Once a year for the last twelve years divers from Slovenia are removing trash from the Krka ... more »
Between 2nd and 9th of May TDA hosted the C.M.A.S. GA and organized the celebration of 50th Anniversary of C.M.A.S. on Phuket, Thailand. Since there were elections during GA most of the representatives of 137 federations appeared in Phuket. Slovenia ... more »
Last weekend we visited the opening of British diving season. The presence was a giant step for small organization. We met Scuba Trust and we stayed alive. We made contact with exceptional person – Mr. Paul Rose and we are sill impressed. We saw ... more »
It has been over six years since around twenty-five enthusiasts started to talk about possibility of diving for people with special needs on the 1st International Symposium in organization of Swimming club Slovenske Konjice. Only »international« ... more »
Accompanying events of the 7th International Symposium Diving AST 2009 started on Friday, 13th of February.DecompressionPractice,round-tableIn Hotel Dravinja in Slovenske Konjice ... more »
Children from the Primary school Glazija Celje (the school for children with special needs) joined us at the swimming pool. Because they have their own swimming pool they wanted to see other things which they could do in the swimming pool. Miran impressed ... more »
Presentation has beenin Zagreb’s swimming pool Utrine.Diving club Geronimo from Zagreb and members of IAHD Adriatic presented the first Croatian licensed diver with spinal cord injury (SCI). In the swimming ... more »
In following articles (news & movies)) we’ll try to present you second female diver in Adriatic region that pushed the limits of SCI divers on the level beyond your imagination. She proved that with systematic work and on the first place with assistance ... more »
The last weekend in August Yoda, Rappaport, LG, Violla, Branko, Matjaž and Branka were diving in Kostrena in Croatia. In the see we met some huge shoals of fishes, two small octopuses, some big and a lot of small Scorpion fishes and a lot of snails.... more »
HURGADA – In Slovenia Slovenian Diving Federation (SLOF00) was until now the only association having the certificate to train divers following the recommendations of CMAS. Now the International Societies Association IAHD Adriatic (SLOF01), which ... more »
Representatives of IAHD Adriatic visited member of Advisory Board, Prof. Stracimir Gosovic, MD, PhD, at his home in Split. For his priceless contribution they gave him a golden membership card. ... more »
Because the Bosnian do not know how to continue and go on, our famous president and I got unpossible mission to go to simposium in Bosnia and Hercegovina. The simposium had title How to go on.
Our mission was to represent work of IAHD Adriatic ... more »