Just wondering what is the normal time for mers to stay down? I am starting to practice to expand my lungs and get better at breathing. I do good at controling my exhaling but could be better.
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Just wondering what is the normal time for mers to stay down? I am starting to practice to expand my lungs and get better at breathing. I do good at controling my exhaling but could be better.
I've gone up to just shy of 4 minutes (static)....my "typical" is 2 - 3 minutes (swimming/moving)
I can only stay under for the average of 20-30 seconds while moving (most people are like that) but static I can do a wee bit longer.
Moving I'm about 30 sec, though I think I recorded nearly 40 sec max but that was pushing it. Static I'm about 45-50 sec. I like to sit at the bottom of the pool often :)
Everyone is capable of doing a static of 3 minutes or longer.
All it takes is the proper technique and good warm up.
My personal best
4:38 static
3:08 Exhale static ( exhale on my last breath instead of an inhale)
Swimming 1:42 - 72meters no fins
in the past 4 minutes. now on lung and a half its going on 2:10. Im working on going back to 4.
A measly 20 seconds. I'm working on trying to get to at least a minute.
Moving and static, I don't see too much of a difference (yet)
I've hit 1:20 static finally. I used to be around 45 seconds static.
I think I'm at 20 static :(
Personal best 4:15 static. Haven't pushed dynamic much since the SWB. But diving at the quarry, I'm pushing 25-30 min of accumulated bottom time on my old gauge in about 1-1 1/2 hours of diving.(below 7 ft depth)
3:45 static after taking a freediving course, which greatly improved my breathing and taught me a lot about safety and techniques.
i can do 2 min static but only 1:15 with very simple swimming and tricks. gotta stay REAL calm. i think im going to do research on holding ones breath. we dont want to hurt ourselves.
timed my self last night so i could answer this..lol
I am 2min 36 static and 1min 40 swimming.
2:15 static record
average static is around 1:45
I don't know what I am swimming.
Ocean is different than a pool too, what with lungs contracting and expanding. I've definitely pushed myself to the point where my lungs are almost spasming for air as I surface. Not the safest thing to do.
forgot to update here that I broke 2 minutes!
Don't usually time, it depends on what I'm doing. Like an active lap swim a 100m free at a normal tempo is doable without a breath. Active free dive depending on what I dive with is 2-3:30.
I've got 2 minutes static in me, but when I get in the water I lose about 20 seconds from that!! Only about 1 minute dynamic.
When I try to hold my breath I get a headache! Whyyyyy? :(
I used to practice holding my breath everyday at school and everyday I got a little more and a little more. It's been a while since I've been slacking, but last I checked, I was up to just about 2 minutes. :)
50 seconds is my best when I'm not moving :p
Would love to reach 1.5 mintue!! :)