Hello!

[merman30]

Hiya,

I just wanted to say hello and thank you for having me aboard!

I'm mostly into freediving and sea swimming; I swim in a carbon monofin made by Leader fins and I always wear my Elios Freedving wetsuit as I don't like being cold lol

I can hold my breath for up to 4 minutes which I'm very happy with, but I still need to improve my swimming technique..

I live in England (Essex) so if anyone wants to add me as a friend then go for it!

All the best x

[Keiris]

Hi Merman 30! Welcome to the Waters! 4 minutes??!! That's FANTASTIC! Congrats!

[Talia]

I can hold my breath for up to 4 minutes

:jawdrop: I salute you, sir :)

Welcome to the forum!

[ShyMer]

Welcome! Are you considering tail swimming as well?

[merman30]

Thanks :) it's like meditating... just underwater. You need to relax so that your heart rate slows down, then your body is using less oxygen than it normally would. If I swim underwater I burn oxygen much quicker :sweat drop:

It also helps if you practice this on a regular basis, but I just do breathholding and lung stretching for half an hour a day.

[merman30]

Well, I already own a monofin so I guess I could try to modify it a little and see how I like it :)



Welcome! Are you considering tail swimming as well?

[Appellativo]

I have an app that helps me practice breathholding...what is lung stretching? I need all the help I can get! I can do static apnea for just over a minute but I want dynamic apnea for at least two minutes!!

[UltimateSwimFin.com]

I have an app that helps me practice breathholding...what is lung stretching? I need all the help I can get! I can do static apnea for just over a minute but I want dynamic apnea for at least two minutes!!

Better work at getting your static up to 4:00 then! ;)


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[merman30]

Lung stretching are yoga exercises that help stretch out your diaphragm. Are you familiar with packing? You breathe in as much as you can and keep inhaling more air and pushing it down into your lungs. Imagine a hamster filling up his cheeks, you do that with air, push it into your lungs, then suck more air into your mouth, push into your lungs, etc.. and you do that really quick. Most freedivers do this, it's best if you watch some freediving videos then I'm sure you'll see what I'msaying. To me it's the best practice - it helps with breathholding (more air=longer breathhold) and it also stretches out your lungs really well :)

I remember when I would really struggle to get to 1 min!! Now static apnea is easy for me, but I need to work on my swimming technique (dynamic apnea). I would say you can do 2 min dynamic if you can do at least 3min+ static.



I have an app that helps me practice breathholding...what is lung stretching? I need all the help I can get! I can do static apnea for just over a minute but I want dynamic apnea for at least two minutes!!

[UltimateSwimFin.com]

Be careful with packing. Not something for a novice and the risks are greater than most realize.

You can still hold your breath 5-6 mins and dive 60-80m deep without packing.


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[merman30]

Of course you can.. if you're Herbert Nitsch.

No need to talk rubbish, Mr UltimateSwim. No one is gonna pack till they hurt themselves. You can ride a bicycle until your legs are messed up, so are you gonna advice us not to do that either? lol...wait here's a better one...let's not get into the water at all cause we might hurt ourselves very badly by drowning......



Be careful with packing. Not something for a novice and the risks are greater than most realize.

You can still hold your breath 5-6 mins and dive 60-80m deep without packing.


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[UltimateSwimFin.com]

I think you are proving my point and underestimating the risks.

All the best to you.


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[merman30]

You just lost the argument, buddy. How am I proving your point?

What I think is that you just post random stuff of top off your head to promote your website/business.


I think you are proving my point and underestimating the risks.

All the best to you.


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[AniaR]

Hi welcome to the forum! I did a version of packing to increase how long I could hold a note when I did singing as a kid/teen!

I have stunted lungs. I've done exercises my whole life. Currently my best breath hold while swimming is 1.30 and my best static is 2.30. But honestly I have no interested in getting it any better. For all the performing I do and the range of my mermaid business it seems to be the right amount of time for me. I dont think I'd physically be able to get any better because after 3 years I havent been able to increase without black out like symptoms. So I just don't push it. But like I said, I don't really have a need for it.

I also find water helps me meditate and I do a lot of meditating in the bath. I published my second book last fall and in it I wrote about my favourite Bruce lee quote "Be Water". Water has been instrumental in how I cope with chronic pain and illness, and breath work is also very much tied to that.

[UltimateSwimFin.com]

You just lost the argument, buddy. How am I proving your point?

What I think is that you just post random stuff of top off your head to promote your website/business.

Not true. And I will not continue to engage in this fashion. This is my last reply to your welcome thread, in which I am trying to help you and the others that you are giving tips to.

I think suggesting that people pack to hold their breath longer is wrong and actually dangerous.

I personally have held my breath well past 5 minutes without packing.

In the past I too used to pack and even packed an additional 4L of air, above normal max volume for competition.

Many experienced divers start out early on seeking the allure of packing for additional O2, only to shy away from it later on due to the risks and the reduced ability to truly relax when puffed up to the max.

You are correct that the most important part of apnea is relaxation.

If you are capable of holding your breath until blackout after 6:00+, then perhaps more O2 is a calculated risk that you may want to to pursue - and then only very gradually, over time. Until then, focus on meditative relation.

In depth (to address your Nitsch reference), ironically it is packing that caused him to have his 30+ strokes on his last ever competitive dive and almost killed him and left him with permanent brain damage. It was blackout due to CO2 narcosis, which was caused by massive lungs and then packing for more volume that caused it.

Packing risks rupturing the delicate lung tissue, especially on ascent (or even surfacing in the pool!) if you don't exhale early / properly and it also does stretch the alveoli and can permanently affect the elasticity of them.

You are correct that the DEEP divers that you see on YouTube pack and this is primarily so that they can take a final mouthfill at -30m or deeper for equalization for the rest of their dive.

In pool diving, people heavily pack and then compensate for the buoyancy with massive neck weights. Much of the benefit here is the additional mass which allows for extended glides.

I will reiterate my point that all experienced / knowledgable freedivers will tell you: you do not need to pack to get past 5:00 breath hold and 60m depth and instead focusing on relaxation and flexibility is much more important and packing carries risks.

Your uddiyana Banda exercises are quite important. Don't stop doing those.

Take care and hope to see you in the blue!


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[merman30]

Packing almost killed Nitsch? He wouldn't have even made it half way on half full lungs. So tell us WHY did he pack then? Do you think he didn't know the dangers? Freediving is risky no matter what. Any diving is risky, because.. well you might die. Full lungs or not. He also didn't suffer "permanent" brain damage. Why are you making things up? He went to hospital but he's fine now. How's that "permanent" brain damage?

Now, I gave Appellativo good advise to help her with breath hold times. She's not a competitive freediver and she is not going to be diving to extreme depths. Packing helps to build up your lung volume. End of.

By the way, how's your business doing? Sold some fins already? lol





In depth (to address your Nitsch reference), ironically it is packing that caused him to have his 30+ strokes on his last ever competitive dive and almost killed him and left him with permanent brain damage. It was blackout due to CO2 narcosis, which was caused by massive lungs and then packing for more volume that caused it.



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[Merman Jamie]

Welcome.

I want to get my breath hold up to 4min or more again. Give you props on having it and keeping it.

[merman30]

Cheers mate :) I think most people are capable of doing 3 to 4 minutes, it just takes time and practice. Keep working on it, and you will get there, I'm sure!


Welcome.

I want to get my breath hold up to 4min or more again. Give you props on having it and keeping it.

[Seatan]

Overworded post below quickly summarized:

- Everyone with normal lungs is capable of 3 minute apnea.
- You don't need to pack your lungs for a static 3 minutes or an active 1 minute.
- You don't really need to hold your breath while swimming for 2 minutes if you are a mermaid--1 is sufficient.
- Increasing ACTIVE apnea depends less on lung stretching techniques and more on being in good shape for the activity--static apnea is much easier than active because you are not exerting your body. The less swimming exerts you, the less air you use.
- If you plan on diving to depth beyond 5 meters/15 feet then SEEK A PROFESSIONAL for TRAINING.
- If you plan on static apnea beyond 4 minutes then SEEK A PROFESSIONAL for TRAINING
- Competitive freedivers have EMERGENCY AIR available to them at all times. You must be specially trained to use EMERGENCY AIR at depth. (It was bullshit in H2O when the pretty dude lost consciousness during a freediving competition and a mermaid had to save him. People don't just stare dumbly into the water hoping that these guys escape Davy Jones' Locker unscathed. They have people there to HELP.)
- NEVER attempt to actively breath hold UNDER WATER more than 1 minute without without alerting the lifeguard to what you are doing.
- NEVER attempt to statically breath hold UNDER WATER for more than 2-3 minutes without alerting the lifeguard to what you are doing and/or having a dive buddy to watch over you.
- NEVER attempt to statically breath hold UNDER WATER for 4 or more minutes without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and a TRAINED dive buddy to save you if you pass out.
- NEVER freedive more than 5 meters/15 feet alone (if you MUST swim alone) and do not try and remain at this depth for more than one minute before making a controlled ascent--if you are making rapid, uncontrolled ascents when you are so desperate for air you're about to suck in a lung full of water then it is not freediving, it's near drowning.
- NEVER freedive from 5 meters/15 feet to 11 meters/33 feet without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and a DIVE BUDDY.
- NEVER freedive more than 11 meters/33 feet without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, a DIVE BUDDY, and an EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM that both you and your buddy are trained to use.

Brain Damage:
1-4 Minutes: Safe to hold breath for most people.
4-6 Minutes: Possibility of temporary or permanent brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques.
6-10 Minutes: HIGH chance of temporary brain damage and possibility of permanent brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques.
10 Minutes and Up: Guaranteed brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques. Possibility of temporary brain damage even if properly trained in apnea techniques (even the professionals are risking damage for their sport at this point).

Longer Version:

I am neutral about packing--it all depends on the situation. I will simply say this: If you're going to freedive to depths below about 5 meters/15 feet or hold your breath more than 4 minutes under water, seek a professional to help you with your training. Period. End of story.

Like SCUBA, freediving is a sport that is only dangerous if 1) you try it without the proper training and/or equipment or 2) you are a professional who knowingly dives in risky situations for the thrill or for the competition. Otherwise, freediving is relatively safe--it is no more dangerous than any other sport if you are trained by professionals and understand the physical effects of apnea and underwater pressure. (These are actually fairly complex things and really need training.)

For use as a mermaid in a pool, there are really very few situations that will put you at risk, whether you pack or not, because in truth we almost never stay underwater into the "danger" zone of 4-6 minutes (the time where there is a possibility of brain damage if you are not properly trained in freediving techniques). People really only stay underwater for 4-6 minutes if they are trying to meet a goal they have set for themselves. There is no point in a pool situation in staying under that long unless you are trying to meet a goal. At the Utila island freediving shop they call it joining the "Five Minute Club" when you can hold over five minutes--you get your picture stuck on Facebook.

For mermaids, being able to actively hold breath up to a minute is really all you will likely ever need. Seriously, in a ten foot deep pool what the heck do you really need to hold for TWO ACTIVE MINUTES for? Remember: Active apnea means holding your breath while constantly exerting yourself. Being in a tank or sitting on the bottom of the pool looking pretty is actually static apnea, not active, so you should be able to get yourself to two minutes for this with some work. Taking underwater pictures is mostly static as well, and if you are trained then you can use a SCUBA unit or a pony bottle between shots so you don't have to hold your breath long (this is what the famous pros usually do so they don't have to surface constantly and exert themselves swimming back down when they are in the ocean.). At parties people want to see you near the surface, not catch glimpses of you swimming deep underwater for a long period of time. Tricks do not take anywhere near two minutes to do--that is actually a much longer time than it seems. There is nothing pretty to look at in a pool like there is in the ocean, so why stay down so long? One minute is a great active apnea goal for mermaids, IMO, and is fairly safe.

Note that it is not freediving to hold your breath as long as you can while sitting in the deep end of the pool then shoot to the surface as fast as possible in what is called an "uncontrolled ascent" (throwing caution to the wind and going up super fast without thinking of the many concerns that come with diving) with your body about one second from sucking in a lung full of water since it is so desperate to breathe. This is near drowning, something not nearly so cool. In freediving you should have enough air to make a calm, controlled ascent to the surface, swimming steadily while in complete control of your ascent and aware of your body. There is a big difference between the person who can "go for three minutes underwater without breathing" meaning that they sit on the pool bottom until they are about to pass out then shoot up to the surface like a rocket and someone who can swim steadily downward for 1.5 minutes then ascend up for 1.5 minutes at a similar speed while in total control of what they are doing. One is a swimmer whose actions would be reckless in open water and who should not attempt freediving outside the pool while the other is a true freediver who understands diving and respects their physical limits.

If you really want to get to two active minutes, however, packing is not needed to get there. To get there you should work on holding breath statically for 3-4 minutes (something you can do without packing--instead use breathing up exercises) and WORKING OUT. The key being that if you are not in shape, you cannot do things that require athleticism and also hold your breath for a long time. You need to be physically fit to swim and hold your breath for over a minute at the same time. Static apnea can be done even if you are not fit as a lot of it is mental. There are several apps you can get that help you with "apnea training," as breath hold training is called. Everyone is capable of holding their breath for three minutes unless, like Raina mentioned, they have a deformity in their lungs. It involves first filling the extremities with oxygen by breathing up (NOT hyper ventilating which only gives the ILLUSION that you have air) then getting past your mind screaming at you that you "need" to breathe. The moment your mind stops resisting completely and you start to feel as if you could hold your breath for forever is the moment you NEED to start breathing. That is your mind giving up and saying "Wahoo, let's die now!"

MAKE FOUR MINUTES YOUR MAXIMUM STATIC GOAL WITHOUT TRAINING FROM A FREEDIVING PROFESSIONAL.

Without proper breathing up techniques that prep your body with extra oxygen, even four minutes of static breath holding allows for the possibility of brain damage. It increases exponentially up to six minutes, then around seven minutes you are pretty much guaranteed some brain damage unless you are PROPERLY TRAINED IN APNEA TECHNIQUES. After ten minutes you're screwed if you don't know what you are doing (aka brain dead) and you are pushing the limits of a human being even as a professional who is properly trained.

I wouldn't bother packing your lungs if your goal is low (3-4 minutes static, 1-2 minutes active). Focus instead on daily breathing up techniques, meditation, and getting VERY physically fit. Getting your static apnea to three-four minutes is the EASY part. Getting your active apnea to two minutes (or even one!) is the HARD part. Why? Because swimming around uses a lot of energy and you are going to need to breathe sooner. The fitter you are, the easier the swimming is, and the longer you can hold your breath.

You might need to stretch your lungs out if you were a professional freediver looking to do competition freediving, but you do not need to do this as an amateur. There are many, many hazards to freediving at depth that we as mermaids almost never face. (Even those of us who swim in oceans are not going to swim at great depth in our tails--it makes for lousy pictures since the prettiest stuff tends to be higher up and you need serious lighting and a professional camera setup at depth to get good photos.) You have to remember that at freediving competitions they have SCUBA personnel to give air immediately if signaled by diver. Safe freediving to competition depths requires the constant availability of emergency air. It also requires an understanding of what happens when you breathe at depth and how the air must be released on the way up. Pretty much all competitive freedivers are also certified in SCUBA and can switch to a Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus if necessary. I know in the show H2O the pretty dude freedives down all by himself and his little mermaid buddy has to give him air, but that's not how competition works. Some of the record breaking freedivers have purposely pressed their limits with the understanding that it might very well result in brain damage, but they accepted those risks in the same way that an Olympic equestrian 3 day eventer accepts the fact that their horse might hit a solid cross country jump, somersault, land on them, and paralyze or kill them. It doesn't happen very often, but it happens enough at that high level to be considered a serious risk. This kind of freediving should never be attempted without proper training from a freediving certified instructor.

Be safe! Amateurs should stay within the limits of an amateur or seek training from a certified professional.

[Appellativo]

LOL on the H20 episode with that guy in the freedive competition!! I was like where's your buddy? your scuba divers? Oh well, mermaid friends are good help too ;)

[merman30]

Amen to that sister!



Overworded post below quickly summarized:

- Everyone with normal lungs is capable of 3 minute apnea.
- You don't need to pack your lungs for a static 3 minutes or an active 1 minute.
- You don't really need to hold your breath while swimming for 2 minutes if you are a mermaid--1 is sufficient.
- Increasing ACTIVE apnea depends less on lung stretching techniques and more on being in good shape for the activity--static apnea is much easier than active because you are not exerting your body. The less swimming exerts you, the less air you use.
- If you plan on diving to depth beyond 5 meters/15 feet then SEEK A PROFESSIONAL for TRAINING.
- If you plan on static apnea beyond 4 minutes then SEEK A PROFESSIONAL for TRAINING
- Competitive freedivers have EMERGENCY AIR available to them at all times. You must be specially trained to use EMERGENCY AIR at depth. (It was bullshit in H2O when the pretty dude lost consciousness during a freediving competition and a mermaid had to save him. People don't just stare dumbly into the water hoping that these guys escape Davy Jones' Locker unscathed. They have people there to HELP.)
- NEVER attempt to actively breath hold UNDER WATER more than 1 minute without without alerting the lifeguard to what you are doing.
- NEVER attempt to statically breath hold UNDER WATER for more than 2-3 minutes without alerting the lifeguard to what you are doing and/or having a dive buddy to watch over you.
- NEVER attempt to statically breath hold UNDER WATER for 4 or more minutes without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and a TRAINED dive buddy to save you if you pass out.
- NEVER freedive more than 5 meters/15 feet alone (if you MUST swim alone) and do not try and remain at this depth for more than one minute before making a controlled ascent--if you are making rapid, uncontrolled ascents when you are so desperate for air you're about to suck in a lung full of water then it is not freediving, it's near drowning.
- NEVER freedive from 5 meters/15 feet to 11 meters/33 feet without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING and a DIVE BUDDY.
- NEVER freedive more than 11 meters/33 feet without PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, a DIVE BUDDY, and an EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM that both you and your buddy are trained to use.

Brain Damage:
1-4 Minutes: Safe to hold breath for most people.
4-6 Minutes: Possibility of temporary or permanent brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques.
6-10 Minutes: HIGH chance of temporary brain damage and possibility of permanent brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques.
10 Minutes and Up: Guaranteed brain damage if not properly trained in apnea techniques. Possibility of temporary brain damage even if properly trained in apnea techniques (even the professionals are risking damage for their sport at this point).

Longer Version:

I am neutral about packing--it all depends on the situation. I will simply say this: If you're going to freedive to depths below about 5 meters/15 feet or hold your breath more than 4 minutes under water, seek a professional to help you with your training. Period. End of story.

Like SCUBA, freediving is a sport that is only dangerous if 1) you try it without the proper training and/or equipment or 2) you are a professional who knowingly dives in risky situations for the thrill or for the competition. Otherwise, freediving is relatively safe--it is no more dangerous than any other sport if you are trained by professionals and understand the physical effects of apnea and underwater pressure. (These are actually fairly complex things and really need training.)

For use as a mermaid in a pool, there are really very few situations that will put you at risk, whether you pack or not, because in truth we almost never stay underwater into the "danger" zone of 4-6 minutes (the time where there is a possibility of brain damage if you are not properly trained in freediving techniques). People really only stay underwater for 4-6 minutes if they are trying to meet a goal they have set for themselves. There is no point in a pool situation in staying under that long unless you are trying to meet a goal. At the Utila island freediving shop they call it joining the "Five Minute Club" when you can hold over five minutes--you get your picture stuck on Facebook.

For mermaids, being able to actively hold breath up to a minute is really all you will likely ever need. Seriously, in a ten foot deep pool what the heck do you really need to hold for TWO ACTIVE MINUTES for? Remember: Active apnea means holding your breath while constantly exerting yourself. Being in a tank or sitting on the bottom of the pool looking pretty is actually static apnea, not active, so you should be able to get yourself to two minutes for this with some work. Taking underwater pictures is mostly static as well, and if you are trained then you can use a SCUBA unit or a pony bottle between shots so you don't have to hold your breath long (this is what the famous pros usually do so they don't have to surface constantly and exert themselves swimming back down when they are in the ocean.). At parties people want to see you near the surface, not catch glimpses of you swimming deep underwater for a long period of time. Tricks do not take anywhere near two minutes to do--that is actually a much longer time than it seems. There is nothing pretty to look at in a pool like there is in the ocean, so why stay down so long? One minute is a great active apnea goal for mermaids, IMO, and is fairly safe.

Note that it is not freediving to hold your breath as long as you can while sitting in the deep end of the pool then shoot to the surface as fast as possible in what is called an "uncontrolled ascent" (throwing caution to the wind and going up super fast without thinking of the many concerns that come with diving) with your body about one second from sucking in a lung full of water since it is so desperate to breathe. This is near drowning, something not nearly so cool. In freediving you should have enough air to make a calm, controlled ascent to the surface, swimming steadily while in complete control of your ascent and aware of your body. There is a big difference between the person who can "go for three minutes underwater without breathing" meaning that they sit on the pool bottom until they are about to pass out then shoot up to the surface like a rocket and someone who can swim steadily downward for 1.5 minutes then ascend up for 1.5 minutes at a similar speed while in total control of what they are doing. One is a swimmer whose actions would be reckless in open water and who should not attempt freediving outside the pool while the other is a true freediver who understands diving and respects their physical limits.

If you really want to get to two active minutes, however, packing is not needed to get there. To get there you should work on holding breath statically for 3-4 minutes (something you can do without packing--instead use breathing up exercises) and WORKING OUT. The key being that if you are not in shape, you cannot do things that require athleticism and also hold your breath for a long time. You need to be physically fit to swim and hold your breath for over a minute at the same time. Static apnea can be done even if you are not fit as a lot of it is mental. There are several apps you can get that help you with "apnea training," as breath hold training is called. Everyone is capable of holding their breath for three minutes unless, like Raina mentioned, they have a deformity in their lungs. It involves first filling the extremities with oxygen by breathing up (NOT hyper ventilating which only gives the ILLUSION that you have air) then getting past your mind screaming at you that you "need" to breathe. The moment your mind stops resisting completely and you start to feel as if you could hold your breath for forever is the moment you NEED to start breathing. That is your mind giving up and saying "Wahoo, let's die now!"

MAKE FOUR MINUTES YOUR MAXIMUM STATIC GOAL WITHOUT TRAINING FROM A FREEDIVING PROFESSIONAL.

Without proper breathing up techniques that prep your body with extra oxygen, even four minutes of static breath holding allows for the possibility of brain damage. It increases exponentially up to six minutes, then around seven minutes you are pretty much guaranteed some brain damage unless you are PROPERLY TRAINED IN APNEA TECHNIQUES. After ten minutes you're screwed if you don't know what you are doing (aka brain dead) and you are pushing the limits of a human being even as a professional who is properly trained.

I wouldn't bother packing your lungs if your goal is low (3-4 minutes static, 1-2 minutes active). Focus instead on daily breathing up techniques, meditation, and getting VERY physically fit. Getting your static apnea to three-four minutes is the EASY part. Getting your active apnea to two minutes (or even one!) is the HARD part. Why? Because swimming around uses a lot of energy and you are going to need to breathe sooner. The fitter you are, the easier the swimming is, and the longer you can hold your breath.

You might need to stretch your lungs out if you were a professional freediver looking to do competition freediving, but you do not need to do this as an amateur. There are many, many hazards to freediving at depth that we as mermaids almost never face. (Even those of us who swim in oceans are not going to swim at great depth in our tails--it makes for lousy pictures since the prettiest stuff tends to be higher up and you need serious lighting and a professional camera setup at depth to get good photos.) You have to remember that at freediving competitions they have SCUBA personnel to give air immediately if signaled by diver. Safe freediving to competition depths requires the constant availability of emergency air. It also requires an understanding of what happens when you breathe at depth and how the air must be released on the way up. Pretty much all competitive freedivers are also certified in SCUBA and can switch to a Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus if necessary. I know in the show H2O the pretty dude freedives down all by himself and his little mermaid buddy has to give him air, but that's not how competition works. Some of the record breaking freedivers have purposely pressed their limits with the understanding that it might very well result in brain damage, but they accepted those risks in the same way that an Olympic equestrian 3 day eventer accepts the fact that their horse might hit a solid cross country jump, somersault, land on them, and paralyze or kill them. It doesn't happen very often, but it happens enough at that high level to be considered a serious risk. This kind of freediving should never be attempted without proper training from a freediving certified instructor.

Be safe! Amateurs should stay within the limits of an amateur or seek training from a certified professional.

[plsurkity]

Nice!


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[Appellativo]

id like to sightsee on coral reefs not just hang out in a pool ;)

not that theres anything wrong with hanging out in pools, of course!!


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[Lotus the Mermaid]

Welcome to MerNetwork!! I hope you enjoy the community! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! :D

[Sabrina the Selkie]

Welcome to the network! Nice to see more mermen on here!