Let's say someone sends you a YouTube video of underwater hockey. At first you think it's just another funny viral video sent to you by that guy in the office who forwards e-mail chain letters about Obama's phoney birth certificate and pictures of cheeseburger-craving kitty cats. But unlike those, underwater hockey is not a joke. In fact, the guys that play it take it pretty seriously. Look no further than the Charleston Blockade Runners, the Lowcountry's own club team. In 2006, they won the U.S. National Underwater Hockey Tournament.
"It's no more silly than trying to put a ball through a hoop 10 feet in the air," jokes Matt Goodrich, a long-time member of the Blockade Runners.