fuzzybabybunny
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I'm thinking about getting my PADI but I'm very concerned about my horrible swimming skills. I'm a freediver and I'm perfectly comfortable in the water - deep water, being sloshed around by waves, mask getting flooded, diving in the dark, etc. I can do with no problem. Throw me a cheapo pair of fins and I can go at it for hours on end. But it's extremely hard for me to swim un-aided because my body density is pretty high and I will sink like a stone if I'm not constantly moving. As a result, I have to expend a lot more energy than most people just to keep my head above water if I'm not using some kind of gear.
I can do a distance swim if I'm on my back and constantly moving.
I can't tread water for more than a minute before getting tired out.
I can't relax everything and just float. If I'm totally relaxed I sink.
If I completely fill my lungs with air I become neutrally buoyant with my head about a foot under the water
At this point I'm pretty sure I would just fail the swim test unaided Would instructors allow me to do the test with fins?
I can do a distance swim if I'm on my back and constantly moving.
I can't tread water for more than a minute before getting tired out.
I can't relax everything and just float. If I'm totally relaxed I sink.
If I completely fill my lungs with air I become neutrally buoyant with my head about a foot under the water
At this point I'm pretty sure I would just fail the swim test unaided Would instructors allow me to do the test with fins?