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.
Whatever you decide, just do not hyperventilate prior to starting this madness... it's dangerous enough as it is.
A certain level of CO2 is necessary in the lungs to ensure your natural instinct to breath is maintained, if you hyper before you start, you could well pass out, sink to the bottom, and then unconsciously start "breathing" water when the CO2 levels reach their trigger point in your lungs. That would make rescue even more difficult on the poor lifeguard.
I absolutely agree that you should be extremely careful with this, and cannot agree more with the reason above! Two swim clubs down the road from us there were 4 girls (synchro swimmers that are trained to hold for long periods of time) that passed out within 2 minutes of eachother. Definitely be careful if it is a must for you to do this!
Whatever you decide, just do not hyperventilate prior to starting this madness... it's dangerous enough as it is.
A certain level of CO2 is necessary in the lungs to ensure your natural instinct to breath is maintained, if you hyper before you start, you could well pass out, sink to the bottom, and then unconsciously start "breathing" water when the CO2 levels reach their trigger point in your lungs. That would make rescue even more difficult on the poor lifeguard.
I absolutely agree that you should be extremely careful with this, and cannot agree more with the reason above! Two swim clubs down the road from us there were 4 girls (synchro swimmers that are trained to hold for long periods of time) that passed out within 2 minutes of eachother. Definitely be careful if it is a must for you to do this!
