crunchiespg
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I was playing around in the pool with my daughter today and having now got an appreciation to buoyancy from my diving I was figuring out my buoyancy in just swim shorts. I was also practicing the float skills for the divemaster course (along with trying to improve my 400m swim time)
But this got me thinking. What is typical for buoyancy?
I found I float like a bobbing cork with my chest rising out of the water with a full breath. And about half way through exhaling I start to noticeably sink and towards empty lungs I sink like a stone. I can exhale and sit solid on the bottom of the pool. Hitting it with quite a thump if I wish.
My legs are also noticeably more negative than my torso. Which is good as all my diving is in a dry suit and that makes them feel pretty buoyant so I'd hate it if my legs weren't so negative.
So what is typical?
But this got me thinking. What is typical for buoyancy?
I found I float like a bobbing cork with my chest rising out of the water with a full breath. And about half way through exhaling I start to noticeably sink and towards empty lungs I sink like a stone. I can exhale and sit solid on the bottom of the pool. Hitting it with quite a thump if I wish.
My legs are also noticeably more negative than my torso. Which is good as all my diving is in a dry suit and that makes them feel pretty buoyant so I'd hate it if my legs weren't so negative.
So what is typical?