A South Surrey man who, as a boy, spent a chunk of his school years sailing the world, has taken his education to a deeper level, competing for submarine honours in England.

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Jaryd Middleton, now 21, is a pilot on a 10-member University of Victoria team 91裸聊视频� the UVic Submarine Racing Club 91裸聊视频� at the (eISR) underway in Gosport.

The fourth-annual event 91裸聊视频� which wraps up tomorrow (Friday) 91裸聊视频� challenges students to 91裸聊视频渞ace their human-powered submarines against the clock around a demanding slalom course in a unique sporting and engineering challenge,91裸聊视频� according to the event website.

The students had to design and build a vessel that is neither watertight or pressurized, with room for just a pilot inside. They could be innovative, as long as the pilot was fully enclosed within the machine91裸聊视频檚 hull, and was the only source of propulsion power.

The UVic team dubbed their craft 91裸聊视频楥hinook.91裸聊视频� According to the club91裸聊视频檚 Instagram posts, it reached speeds of at least 4.4 knots.

Middleton, who studies mechanical engineering at UVic, was surprised by how comfortable he felt inside the sub.

91裸聊视频淚 thought it was going to be a little more claustrophobic than it is, but you91裸聊视频檝e got this really great little nose dome at the front that you can see out of,91裸聊视频� he told U.K. media.

His mom Marilyn described the opportunity as 91裸聊视频渁 pretty amazing thing.91裸聊视频�

She is confident the sailing the family embarked on 91裸聊视频� which took them as far as Malaysia when her son was 11 91裸聊视频� has contributed to his success so far. His background includes competitive swimming and water polo and more than nine years of scuba-diving experience. He91裸聊视频檚 also a lifeguard.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 proud of him,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭he cruising that we did in those four years played a large role in the person he91裸聊视频檚 become.91裸聊视频�