Quote Originally Posted by MermanJamie View Post
First thing I'll say, I don't swim in a tail. But I was a competitive swimmer for a while, and I could get to around 1:30, sometimes over, in practice, just by staying under when I had nothing else to do. I worked at this for a while, and my time kept growing the more used to it I got. One thing I have to say, though I'm not sure if this is just me, is that I found it much easier to do underwater than out of the water. When I'm not swimming, I can usually only do a few seconds. Maybe that's just me.
Yeah the part about doing better when in the water, the instructor I had said that's because of the Mammalian Dive Response it's this cool thing where from instinct when you put your face in the water, it automatically lowers your heart rate and makes it a little bit easier. No wonder we all feel better when swimming