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 害羞草研究所� the UVic Submarine Racing Club 害羞草研究所� at the (eISR) underway in Gosport.

The fourth-annual event 害羞草研究所� which wraps up tomorrow (Friday) 害羞草研究所� challenges students to 害羞草研究所渞ace their human-powered submarines against the clock around a demanding slalom course in a unique sporting and engineering challenge,害羞草研究所� 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 machine害羞草研究所檚 hull, and was the only source of propulsion power.

The UVic team dubbed their craft 害羞草研究所楥hinook.害羞草研究所� According to the club害羞草研究所檚 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.

害羞草研究所淚 thought it was going to be a little more claustrophobic than it is, but you害羞草研究所檝e got this really great little nose dome at the front that you can see out of,害羞草研究所� he told U.K. media.

His mom Marilyn described the opportunity as 害羞草研究所渁 pretty amazing thing.害羞草研究所�

She is confident the sailing the family embarked on 害羞草研究所� which took them as far as Malaysia when her son was 11 害羞草研究所� has contributed to his success so far. His background includes competitive swimming and water polo and more than nine years of scuba-diving experience. He害羞草研究所檚 also a lifeguard.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 proud of him,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淭he cruising that we did in those four years played a large role in the person he害羞草研究所檚 become.害羞草研究所�