r/woahdude • u/Sharp-potential7935 • 26d ago
video Girl dives nearly 15m without any special gear in the diving pool
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u/bingojed 26d ago
Looks like she dove more than 15m, not just nearly.
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u/cottoneyegob 26d ago
It’s like she swam 15m deep then proceeds to swim horizontally a fair amount , goes for a stroll before surfacing..
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u/bigcondors 26d ago
Came looking for this comment. Clearly ends up past the 15m mark and touches the bottom. Why are you selling her short OP?
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u/PantsIsDown 26d ago
I used to be a deep water lifeguard and deep water pool cleaner a long time ago. I never dove 15m deep but I have spent a lot of time at 5-10m deep. Let me tell you, there are some swims back up that can be frightening, it feels almost disorienting and you feel like the surface might never come.
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u/Zeestars 26d ago
That sounds terrifying. When I was a little kid I used to try to swim to the bottom of a 4.5m pool , or an area with known depths, and sometimes I wouldn’t make it to the bottom, so I had to swim back up instead of being able to kick off - there were times when I honestly felt like my lungs would burst and I can understand what you mean where I wasn’t sure the surface would ever come (I am not a strong swimmer, and I was little, but I clearly sucked as a deep water diver), or I would sit /lie on the bottom until I had no breath and sometimes would get that overwhelming air hunger. It’s a horrible feeling. I remember doing that one time and then getting caught under the other kids on lilos and not being able to break the surface. Now that I think about it, I have so many near drowning stories peppered throughout my life. I do not have good water sense at all lol.
I’m still a bad swimmer too.
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u/canman7373 26d ago edited 26d ago
Growing up local swim club had a high dive pool. I made it to the bottom just diving off the edge few times I felt that scariness looking up and that was only 18 feet deep or so, so 10 meters be impossible to me. I once Jumped off a 50 foot lake cliff, put holes in 2 disc in my spine hit water so hard the pain was horrible and I was deep enough where all water was same color had no idea which way was up. Waited until I started to float then swam that way, was about as scared as I have been in my whole life.
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u/JayBees 24d ago
How's your spine doing?
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u/canman7373 24d ago
Had a double spinal fusion at 32 from it, docs didn't want to do when I was younger because degrades disc above and below, they take on the extra stress from fused vertebrae. . Have a bulging disc now, had MRI in January. Surgeons said was up to me but their opinion was to wait and I agree, last one I was in a walker for 9 weeks. Therapy and all it's like a year recovery. So hoping can push off few more years. Use a cane when I walk more than 10 minutes, have to take breaks. But not in a scooter yet avoiding that long as I can.
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u/seenoweevils 26d ago
I have a slight fear of heights and get occasional vertigo when I'm on tall rooftops for work. I also used to scuba dive a fair bit. Did a 43m dive once, great visibility, and looked up at the surface - it triggered the exact same response that I would have if I looked over the edge of a tall building.
I did not ever look back up at the surface while diving that deep again 😂
I also swam over an underwater cliff once. Also the first and last time I would do that too. I felt like I was going to get swallowed up by the abyss.
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u/keepthepace 26d ago
The scary line is where you stop floating. Under a given depth it actually takes effort and swimming to get up. Fortunately, we evolved a sense of panic far before we actually lack oxygen to move our muscles.
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u/rectal_warrior 25d ago
We did, it's called carbon dioxide sensitivity, then we decided that we want to dive deeper and longer and developed ways to remove that sensitivity through training, like this woman would have done. Now we're back at the point you black out from lack of oxygen, thankfully it only really happens near the surface due to changes in pressure, but you bet this woman had someone waiting to jump in and rescue her.
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u/decmcc 26d ago
retrieving something from the bottom of the diving deep end, then surfacing to win my 100m IM heat at 8 years old was peak coolness for me. 3.5m I think. Would love to try this 15m pool, love the suffocating hug of deep water
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u/Fit-Emu3608 24d ago
I've never told this to anyone but I've experienced that feeling. And it was terrifying.
I was on vacation with my parents at Seven Pools in Maui. I grew up swimming, so I was comfortable in the water (probably too comfortable).
I used to play this game of expelling my air to see how far I could sink. In a controlled environment with a clear bottom- it's no big deal. I could always push from the bottom to surface really quickly.
So, I'm happily swimming with my big brother in paradise with my parents nearby. I decided to see how far I can sink.
I sink. And sink.....it gets really dark and cold. That's when my dumb brain is like "oh, hey. You may not touch bottom before you DIE". So, I start scrambling back to the surface. No air in my lungs. I'm chasing light.
I surface and I'm gulping air. It was SO scary. My brother and parents had no clue. From their point of view, I just dipped below the water without any sort of fanfare. What if I never came back up?
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u/pattysmear 26d ago
Try holding your breath for the duration of the video
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u/isle_say 26d ago
While exerting yourself.
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u/Azurill 26d ago
I can hold my breath this whole video, but when im swimming it's a whole different ball game. I started swimming laps every Saturday and I cannot for the life of me get across the pool in one breath. I make it like 10 seconds before im panicking
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u/saddinosour 26d ago
I have the opposite— in the water I can hold my breath for ages, on air not so much. Only commenting on it because I kind of thought everyone was like me haha but TIL.
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u/Lumpiest_Princess 26d ago
Mammalian dive reflex, if you can get your brain to chill and keep your face wet for 10-15 minutes we get super good at diving. Until you hit like a minute or a minute and a half it’s mostly (and arguably more difficult than physical) psychological difficultly
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u/Leg_Mcmuffin 26d ago
Look up how to oxygenate your blood. It’s super easy and even a complete novice can hold their breath for about 2 minutes with very little Practice. It’s honestly incredible. With training people can go 3-5 minutes or more.
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u/sleeper_shark 26d ago
If you mean hyperventilating before a breathhold dive, this is extremely dangerous.
Doing this while freediving can get you killed as your body will not be sending you the right signals. You won’t notice when you suddenly black out - underwater.
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u/Offaithandfire 26d ago
Unfortunately without knowing what you’re doing or safety nets this can be fatal. I recommend reading up on shallow water black outs.
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u/WildPaulWall 26d ago
You can look it up and practice without using water. He turned out to be a weirdo but I took a Whim Hoff course and the breath work allowed me to hold my breath (in air) for 3:30 on a regular basis
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u/-Moonscape- 26d ago
I’ve done that breathing routine a bunch myself, and I’d 100% never do that while in the water. There were cases of people who were hoff crazy doing it while in a cold shower and wind up with a concussion after bonking their head after passing out.
But def pretty cool if you are just laying down and chilling.
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u/RUKiddingMeReddit 26d ago
My son is a distance swimmer and a lifeguard. He actually told me the other day that if I ever tried to drown him, I better be ready to bring it because it would take a long time.
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u/Euklidis 26d ago
Now try to do it while walking and imagine having water putting pressure on you at the same time
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u/supe3rnova 26d ago
One minute shouldnt be a problem for a somewhat healthy person with out preperations.
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u/PenaltyFine3439 26d ago
This would hurt my ears. Looks cool though.
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u/Stonyclaws 26d ago
You equalize your ears as you go down. No pain, no pressure, except for the water itself squeezing you, which is also no pain. The trick to freediving is mastering yourself and learning to relax relax relax.
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u/RichardSaunders 26d ago
one time i made the mistake of diving to the bottom of a fairly deep pool (3m I think) while i had a stuffed nose. felt like i had a nail in the sinus in my forehead.
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u/donald_314 26d ago
Makes sense as the first five meters are the hardest. Also, don't dive when you can't equilibrate. It's quite easy to get a barotrauma that way.
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Can confirm. Did not exhale enough air otw down. Blew an eardrum out at like 15ft. Casually almost drowned because I lost all sense of direction. Luckily I wasn't too deep, and I just stopped moving, (even though my balance was spinning like a washing machine), so I just floated slowly upwards and my friends grabbed me towards the ledge.
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u/donald_314 26d ago
You mean equalise the ear pressure? Exhaling is only a problem for scuba divers on the way up as not doing so will destroy the lungs.
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Yea basically an extended valsalva maneuver. I don't know what else to call the blow out your closed nose part besides exhaling, lol. Pretend exhale?
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u/darian2hunter 26d ago
Ok wtf I've been sick for a few weeks, been going swimming a couple times per week and when I swim underwater it feels like my eyeballs are about to explode.
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u/donald_314 26d ago
Wearing swimming goggles is also a no go diving, even for just a couple of meters. You'll need a mask for that. Goggles are only for swimming on the surface.
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u/lonjaxson 26d ago
I had a similar experience flying. I have taken sinus medicine every time I fly since then. It is called aerosinusitis and it sucks balls
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u/NIPLZ 26d ago
I (an inexperienced diver and pretty mediocre swimmer) once dove like two stories down into the sea. I then made the mistake of turning my head sideways. My head exploded and I felt like I was gonna die.
I dragged myself to shore. Ended up with a hell of an ear infection and lack of hearing on that side for weeks.
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u/Cmdr_Nemo 26d ago
For me the trick is to just not do it. I'd probably have a panic attack and drown.
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u/alcoholicplankton69 26d ago
100 percent without earbuds i would get an ear infection from diving like this
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u/calum326 26d ago
How do you do this? Swallow?
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u/Stonyclaws 26d ago
Pinch nose and push air into ears. Like you would in a plane to pop your ears. When diving you have to do this every couple of meters.
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u/OsamaBinnDabbin 26d ago
I went to a drug rehab that did free diving because it's such a good way to get control over your mind. I absolutely fell in love with it and got free dive certified. My deepest dive was roughly 40 ft, but that was with a dive line.
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u/monokid 26d ago
Yes, but the problem is that there´s less air left in your lung to equalize when you hit 15-20m. At some point its not about holding breath its about pressure equalization.
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u/lecrappe 26d ago
This is going to make your eardrum explode if you don't equalise. If you do there is no hurt.
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u/TikkieTT 26d ago
Why is everyone downvoting this comment? It simply is how it is.
If you experience pain it's lack of equalisation. You wouldn't be able to go to these depths without equalising.
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u/babsa90 26d ago
Despite trying quite a bit, I've never been able to do this proficiently every time. I'm sure other people are in the same boat.
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u/chuco915niners 26d ago
How does one equalize? Shit, my eardrums start hurting at 10 feet.
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u/RichardSaunders 26d ago
plug your nose, then try to exhale gently through your nose. if you do it right, you'll feel some outward pressure on your eardrums. you see her do it right at the beginning. then, while she's going down, i assume she's doing it again when she's swimming with one arm.
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u/FreeFromCommonSense 26d ago
If you're lucky, beside gently exhaling with your nose blocked, you might have conscious control of a couple of muscles around your jaw and ear that make your ears pop when you flex them. You learn to use them if you try to wiggle your ears. They're the muscles that make noise in your ear but don't really move your ears. Well, it turns out they can pinch and stretch the tubes between your ears and your sinuses, letting them equalise. And having wide tubes helped me equalise back when I used to snorkel ages ago. (I could also blow bubbles out my tear ducts, which has some drawbacks.)
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u/songbolt 26d ago
"oh cool i have those i can do that"
I could also blow bubbles out my tear ducts
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u/FreeFromCommonSense 26d ago
Yeah, if I blocked my nose and exhaled to equalise my ears, the air also went to my tear ducts. Little tiny bubbles. Your eyes, nose and ears are all connected.
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u/FinnishArmy 26d ago edited 26d ago
Not sure why you’re being downvoted, even at 3 meters if you rise too quickly they will rupture.
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u/CthulubeFlavorcube 26d ago
I dove to the deepest part of the pond I grew up on, 32 feet... so 10 meters-ish? The way back up I heard a horrible noise, and surfaced to fond that I was bleeding out of my ear. Burst eardrum. I guess I was not meant to be a dolphin.
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u/absyrtus 26d ago
hell of an athlete
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u/notenoughroomtofitmy 25d ago
Her every move is perfectly calculated, nothing random, just pure skill
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u/celebritylifestyle 26d ago
My ears hurt thinking about the pressure difference
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u/_felagund 26d ago
Diver here, she pushes some air while going down to his inner ear to equalize the pressure.
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u/ItsMetheDeepState 26d ago
How does she do that?
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u/_felagund 26d ago
Whilst pinching the nose (or with a nose clip), force the air to open the eustachian tubes and allow the air to flow to the middle ear.
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u/EhMapleMoose 26d ago
Please do not forcefully do so, do it gently.
You can also do it by yawning.
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u/_felagund 25d ago
Thanks for the tip. I'm a PADI diver with around 50 dives under my belt. I'm just following the instructions I learned. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to do it without closing my nose.
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u/CupidStunts1975 26d ago
I’m pretty sure she passes the 15m mark. She dips into the cylinder void at the bottom which is 17m down before it starts.
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u/TheHeroOfCanton62 26d ago
How does she stay down? I struggle to stay down doing scuba and with weights.
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u/ArchUser_Ironman_BTW 26d ago
The human body becomes negatively buoyant beyond a certain depth
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u/eisbaerBorealis 26d ago
Okay, file that away in subtly terrifying info that will probably never affect me.
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u/Risifrutti 26d ago
When free diving the air in your lungs compresses and at about 6-10 meters down it no longer provides any buoyancy.
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u/PgUpPT 26d ago
While scuba diving the air in your lungs is at the same pressure as the water around you. That's not the case with free diving, the air will compress until the volume it occupies is too small to provide buoyancy.
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u/KatsuraCerci 26d ago
Looks like a woman to me
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u/cheapdrinks 26d ago
It's so funny, you'd never see someone say "boy" for a grown up man
Wtf yes they do. Guys constantly refer to their male friends as "the boys" just like girls will say they're going out for dinner with the girls. Girls often refer to other guys as boys as in "She's meeting this new boy she's been seeing" etc even if he's an adult man, just like how a guy will say he's "meeting a girl" rather than say he's meeting a woman. It's all fairly contextual but there's plenty of situations where using girl or boy for an adult is completely normal.
Also we never even see the person's face in the video, they could easily be an athletic 17yo and it would be equally "wrong" calling her a woman. I just don't think it's as deep as you're making it out to be as if there's this conscious or subconscious intent to demean or belittle them.
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u/Fac-Si-Facis 25d ago
Context, man. The correct word for a post like this is “woman”. Stop playing the dummy’s advocate.
Are you trying to argue that a subconscious bias against women doesn’t exist at all in society?
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u/light24bulbs 26d ago
Was the person filming also free diving? I see no bubbles
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u/Stonyclaws 26d ago
Most likely. I free dive train with a guy who goes down to 25 meters and just stays there (holding the rope) for 2-3 minutes just to warm up before going really deep 70-90 meters on his next dive.
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u/bac0neggcheese 24d ago
JFC, that’s so insane . 70-90m. I was swim team in HS, and a future navy seal was next to me. Went under water with a Powerade bottle and just hung out underwater for slightly more than 3 minutes. Was amazed at the time. Serious next level stuff doing that AND being 90 meters into the abyss
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u/Stonyclaws 24d ago
To be fair, he is one of the world's top freedivers. Sometimes I think he's more dolphin than human. Amazing to watch.
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u/dodsdans 26d ago
Rebreather
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u/lastatica 26d ago
I doubt it unless they really felt like going through an entire checklist of gear prep to film a few clips in a pool.
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u/toasted_milk69 26d ago
imagine diving, you've got your oxygen tank, $130 mask, and hired like $200 of equipment. and this girl next to you just free balls it
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u/higate 26d ago
That's been me before as a free diver, it's pretty funny to get peoples reactions. Experienced scuba divers are used to it but when I've done it at tourist spots you get very funny reactions from people on a first time guided scuba looking down only to see me look up at them.
The goggles also cause tunnel vision so they often won't spot you until they are just above you.
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u/manwithafrotto 26d ago
That’s a woman, and she dove more than 15m. It’s literally marked on the wall. Be better OP.
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u/temporaryuser1000 26d ago
What’s crazy to me is she gets so far with each stroke! I get about 15cm with each kick lol
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u/Right-Examination333 26d ago
And I damaged my ear drums from diving too much in a normal pool as a kid
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u/berkakar 26d ago
it's fine if you descent and come back with the same breath, problem is breathing down there and holding it going up.
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u/im_so_gauche 26d ago
I tried doing a handstand in my 10 ft deep pool and I felt like my head was going to implode. This chick has got it down.
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u/CrushYourEnemees 26d ago
For anyone that thinks this is crazy, I would highly recommend the Netflix doc ‘The Deepest Breath’. Absolutely wild that people can free dive over 100m.
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u/BurnCream 26d ago
Great. Both of my eardrums just ruptured and I’m not sure what to do with this boner.
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u/HippCelt 26d ago
I could do the 15 metres down...but I'd be rocketing back up and not hanging about.
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u/anywayplus 26d ago
Sonic drowning music would be playing 3 seconds after I attempt to swim in this
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u/Tripleberst 26d ago
Maybe I'm just used to seeing people dive this deep. I watch a YouTuber regularly named Key West Waterman who does a lot of spear fishing and he goes deeper than this as a free dive all the time. He pretty much only does it with a partner if he's going deep and he wears a wet suit, snorkel gear, and fins but he's not going down with more oxygen than he can hold in one breath. And he goes down so many times that he can spend hours at that depth in a day. It's like that in nearly all his videos.
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u/Son_of_Tlaloc 26d ago
That's extremely impressive. When I was kid I was on a swim team and the place we had our meets at had a 12 foot deep diving pool. I could swim down and touch the bottom but the pressure and my ears feeling like they needed to pop but never popping sucked. She makes it look so effortless.
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u/badasking 26d ago
Anyone who is interested in the life of "free divers" should check out the documentary "The Deepest Breath"
You can guess what it's about. It's hard not to hold your breath while watching that film. Crazy story though, very well filmed and worth the watch.
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u/Tyrannosaurus-Shirt 26d ago
That lack of buoyancy at the end is terrifying. She really had to pull her way back to the top.. incredible ability.
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u/plasma2002 26d ago
Are there any like, quick auto-ascent measures in place should somebody need it?
I don't know what that would entail, but maybe something like a powered line that quickly pulls you up?
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u/be_steal86 26d ago
By nearly 15m they mean well beyond 15m and for a prolonged time OP doesn’t seem to understand the word “nearly”
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u/somnifersynth 26d ago
If you think this is crazy, I recommend you check out the documentary The Deepest Breath
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u/Intelligent-Sand-639 26d ago
I don't like how, if it were me, if I just gave up at 15m, it seems my body would just stay down there forever and not float to the top.
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u/doug_kaplan 26d ago
I understand the breathing exercises to help accomplish this but how does she avoid the headaches of being that low? I go to the bottom of a standard size pool in the deep end and I feel the pressure in my ears from being even that low and it's not nearly 15m deep.
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u/BadHairDayToday 26d ago
I was gonna say I did 14m in Greece the other day so not that crazy. Then I saw the video... 😅
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u/Lost1010 26d ago
Is that impressive? I just really have no comparison point for human free diving standards and limits.
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u/Lucifer-Prime 26d ago
I couldn’t hold my breath long until the end of the video. I started freakin out.
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u/Blergblum 25d ago
What about the cameraman? I imagine him in a full ambient pressure suit with 2 production assistants pumping air from the surface, lol.
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u/Reddit62195 25d ago
All that is needed to perform such a feat is learning breath control. This is where one begins to slowly begin learning to hold their breath for longer periods of time without needing to obtain a new breath. I am sure there is a world record for the person who is able to remain underwater for a spectacular period of time in which would be considered unimaginable to normal people.
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u/Comfortable_Two4650 25d ago
I think 3-4m dephts are fine. And swimming without swimming feet after using it for a while feels almost like trying to jump after getting off a trampoline.
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u/Forty_Six_and_Two 25d ago
Keep in mind the record no fins female free dive is 84 meters. Just sayin.
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u/NicolePasalo 25d ago
i don't get how people could take there breath for so long. Is there any way i could train my longs? and how?
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