cyklon_300
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reubencahn:
not 50 yards...
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not 50 yards...
reubencahn
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my badcyklon_300:
jplacson
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OH 50 ft?!?!?! ...I heard it was 50m (about 50 yards) or half an olympic pool. That takes a load off!
cyklon_300
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Actually...there's three olympic standards....but only one that they use for the games every 4 years.
large_diver
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LOL -- 50m underwater swim.
That would increase the failure rate just a little bit...;-)
That would increase the failure rate just a little bit...;-)
That sounds a lot easier than it actually is....though it isn't all that hard.large_diver:
large_diver
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I could do it 20 years ago when I used to swim competitively and worked as a life guard.
As for now......
I would guess that 95+% of the general diving population could not manage a 50 yard underwater breath hold swim without fins on
As for now......
I would guess that 95+% of the general diving population could not manage a 50 yard underwater breath hold swim without fins on
50 yards underwater without fins on one breath is not trivial - most of the diving population would fail.
50 FEET is another matter. A lot of people will fail THAT one too, but only because they try too hard. That one is not difficult at all if you're relaxed in the water - the entire trick is to conserve your oxygen store since moving FAST through the water takes a LOT more energy (thus, oxygen) than moving at a more leisurely pace.
50 FEET is another matter. A lot of people will fail THAT one too, but only because they try too hard. That one is not difficult at all if you're relaxed in the water - the entire trick is to conserve your oxygen store since moving FAST through the water takes a LOT more energy (thus, oxygen) than moving at a more leisurely pace.
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