Diving Snorkel
Skin Diving - Skills on How to Dive Deeper
Although snorkeling on the surface is great to explore the underwater, if you feel abit more adventurous Diving deeper below the surface will provide you with better views of fish, coral and other sea creatures.
The skill to practice diving down safely during snorkeling, will greatly enhance your snorkeling adventure. There is a sort of zen to it... diving below, being immersed in an alien environment you will suddenly feel as one with your surroundings...trust me it's great. Besides there is so much to be explored beneath the surface that snorkeling deeper is worth giving it a try.
An important advice you need to know about snorkeling deeper is that you need to know your limits and be completely relaxed when underwater. Always remember to limit the depth of your dive to your breathing capacity.
What you should need to know about deep snorkeling
Because water is much denser than air, when you dive deeper you will quickly become aware that water will exert pressure on your air bodily spaces. The deeper you will descent underwater, the greater the pressure. For every 10 meters, pressure is increased by 1 atmosphere. This means that at a depth of 10 meters, the total pressure exerted on you is one atmosphere of water pressure and one atmosphere of air pressure. To counter this effect of pressure on your air bodily spaces you will then need to equalize. I suggest you take a look at our article on how to equalize your ears when skin diving. Here you will find useful techniques on how to overcome underwater pressure.
How to descend effectively
To increase amount of time you can spend underwater, try taking in 3 to 4 deep rapid breaths before diving. It is important not to exceed this amount of breaths as it may cause you to have excessive hyperventilation which could lead to sudden unconsciousness whilst underwater.
The head first-dive in my opinion is the far most effective way for getting deeper as it provides you with a great amount of forward momentum and will help you to get down quicly without expending too much energy.
Whilst resting at the surface in a horizontal position bend forward in the middle so that your head faces down toward the sea bed. Pull your legs straight up out of the water, (just like you are doing a handstand) with your arms stretched out towards the sea bed. Maintain this position to immerse into the water. When your fins are under the water's surface, kick with your feet to descend deeper. Remember to equalize whenever you feel pressure in your ears.
As you swim along underwater, try not to make rapid movements but instead move slowly in a graceful fashion as this will allow you to conserve the oxygen in your body. If you relax, you may be surprised at how long you can comfortably stay underwater.
This is an excerpt from an article appearing on Scuba-Snorkeling-Adventures.com. For more on skin diving including on how to safely ascend during skin diving, read the rest of our guide under the Tips and Techniques section of the site at http://Scuba-Snorkeling-Adventures.com/skin-diving.html.
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