The week-long European International Submarine Races organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), UK, and hosted by QinetiQ, UK, in its Ocean Basin at Haslar -Europe's largest covered freshwater space -resulted in Omer 9 from Ecole de Technologies Superieure Montreal in Canada winning the event for the second time. Ten teams from universities on three continents took part in the biennial races. Another Canadian entry, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal's Archimede, was the runner up. Both teams received trophies of glass engraved by former Flag Officer Submarines Admiral Frank Grenier. Omer 9 also won the Agility/Endurance award for completing two laps of the course with the fastest time and no faults, and the greatest speed between timed gates reaching 7.1 knots.
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