How far can you go underwater without a breath?

Former Member
Former Member
We were goofing around after practice the other day and decided to see who could swim the farthest underwater. We both went well over 50 meters (the underwater turn was a killer). I opted for dolphin kicking a ways and then switched to the underwater breastroke. I’m not sure which technique is better for distance as opposed to speed. Anyone out there ever make a full 100m underwater? Oh yeah, this can be dangerous because a lot of people pass out. So if you make an attempt, be sure someone is on deck watching you. Perhaps some of you dorks could even put on your competitions suits and monofins and see if it improves your performance. You guys kill me with all your equipment.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 15 years ago
    Without fins, the world record is 186m for men and 149m for women. There may not be any real correlation between distance swimmers and distances achieved underwater. Generally, endurance athletes tend into two rough categories - athletes with lower VO2 max values, but higher efficiency (e.g. often the case with marathoners) and high VO2 max values but lower efficiency. I'm the latter and could probably get 30 - 35 meters only if my life depended on it. -LBJ
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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 15 years ago
    Without fins, the world record is 186m for men and 149m for women. There may not be any real correlation between distance swimmers and distances achieved underwater. Generally, endurance athletes tend into two rough categories - athletes with lower VO2 max values, but higher efficiency (e.g. often the case with marathoners) and high VO2 max values but lower efficiency. I'm the latter and could probably get 30 - 35 meters only if my life depended on it. -LBJ
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