Brian Nadwidny

Brian is a technical CCR diver from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and has spent 36 years exploring shipwrecks across the world, with a main focus on Canadian wrecks. He has also done new exploration in caves on Vancouver Island, Canada. He is a member of the Explorers Club.

Presentation Title - The "City of Ainsworth", Canada's 2nd deepest shipwreck dive. Kootenay Lake, British Columbia.

In 1898 the sternwheeler City of Ainsworth sank in a storm with the loss of 9 lives in 360ft (110M). It was found in 1990 and dove in 1997 and not again until 2023. This is the story of the tragedy and the latest exploration efforts on it from 2023 to 2025.