Solo Diving

Solo diving: which are you more likely to attempt?

  • Solo freediving

    Votes: 22 17.5%
  • Solo scuba

    Votes: 44 34.9%
  • Neither!

    Votes: 16 12.7%
  • I'm willing/have already tried both

    Votes: 54 42.9%

  • Total voters
    126

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I've done both, free dive and solo dive although am not very good at free diving since my breath holding ability is poor. I'm looking to improve this. I solo dive some since I do not have a buddy a lot of the time, but I restrict such dives to about 35 feet or so.

Dan T
 
Just an update on the dangers of Solo freediving. A diver was killed last week when solo freediving in a 15 foot dive tank in a swimming pool in Calgary, Alberta. The lifegaurds found him floating on the surface after doing multiple dives in the pool. He lived in the hospital for a couple of days before passing away.

This incident has really made me rethink my solo freediving practices. I will not hold my breath in the water without direct supervision anymore, I can't imagine how devastated my wife and son would be if I was found floating. That incident demonstrates that no longer how shallow or easy you think the diving is there is still big risk!
 

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