A warm welcome to you, fellow Ontario freediver! (We have to maintain warm thoughts while freediving in Ontario!)
I am a member of CAFA (Canadian Association of Freediving and Apnea) and the Freedive Toronto club.
To your question, the only good places I've been to in/near Ontario are Tobermory and Morrison's quarry in Hull, Quebec. Closer to Toronto - not much luck. There are a few more shallow quarries around (8 to 10 meters), but visibility is not that great!
I have been a member of Freedive Toronto now for almost a year, and have been enjoying the sport thoroughly!! I attended an excellent clinic in Ottawa a few weeks back and participated in the competition a week later - both organized by Kirk Krack (The highly respected coach/trainer from "Performance Freediving" and president of CAFA). Both the clinic and competition are highly recommended for anyone new to the sport.
The Freedive Toronto club meets every Monday evening from 8:30pm to 10pm at St. Alban's pool in downtown Toronto to practice Static (laying face-down, holding your breath) and Dynamic (Swimming lengths underwater). Perry Gladstone (you may recognize his name from some of the recent Deeper Blue articles) is the club's president, and a very good coach. You should really come by and meet the rest of the gang! Occasionally we will organize trips to Tobermory or Ottawa, or anywhere else we may think of to go freediving.
Visit the following links to get more info:
www.freedivetoronto.com
www.freedivecanada.com
Hope to see you soon!
Dave
