Dave Woodward’s arc of diving

Cheney native has been at the forefront of pioneering a modern recreational sport

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

Never underestimate where a pair of swim fins can take you.

For Cheney native Dave Woodward, it was a pair of swim fins given to his father, former Eastern Washington College of Education physical education director A.C. “Woody” Woodward, that propelled him through the water – and on to a 54-year scuba diving career. It was a career where Woodward was at the forefront of scuba instruction, pioneering the art of underwater photography, working with some of the legends in nature televi...