Alright, i'm a very novice diver, last spring my best was 20 ft. in the ocean (no weights). I read about this over the winter and began taking freediving seriously this year. I had a few dives this year, none more than 19 ft., just me swimming around enjoying the scenery. Today i decided to see how deep i could get because i had pretty good supervision. I have 3 broken toes on my right foot, so i had no fins, no wetsuit, no weights or weight belt, no snorkel.... all i had was my swimming suit and a mask.
I used three life jackets tied together as my float, and i rested on those to breathe-up. I swam down, touched the bottom, came back up with a minor ear pain, my equalizing must not have worked. My uncle was freaking out, asking me how deep i went. I said about 15 ft., but after taking our anchor rope (which has markers on it for depth) i learned it was 25 ft. I was pretty excited, because with no fins, no weights, and i didn't even take a full breathe-up. I couldnt get a good breathe all day. This is cold, freshwater lakes in Wisconsin, it's not warm yet. I took a 3/4 breathe, swam down, touched the bottom and looked at the anchor line. I was now 33 ft. down, and i could have gone more, but my ears would not allow it.
I know how to equalize (pinch the nose, push, should relieve the pressure) but it was NOT working at all. I equalized at the surface and all the pressure left, but i could not go deeper than 30 ft. the whole day, because i could not figure out how to equalize right. If i swim down to 10-15 ft. i can feel the pressure, and when i stop and equalize there im fine, but when i get deeper i can't get anything to work. I could really use any suggestions, i want to break this barrier!! Thanks.
I used three life jackets tied together as my float, and i rested on those to breathe-up. I swam down, touched the bottom, came back up with a minor ear pain, my equalizing must not have worked. My uncle was freaking out, asking me how deep i went. I said about 15 ft., but after taking our anchor rope (which has markers on it for depth) i learned it was 25 ft. I was pretty excited, because with no fins, no weights, and i didn't even take a full breathe-up. I couldnt get a good breathe all day. This is cold, freshwater lakes in Wisconsin, it's not warm yet. I took a 3/4 breathe, swam down, touched the bottom and looked at the anchor line. I was now 33 ft. down, and i could have gone more, but my ears would not allow it.
I know how to equalize (pinch the nose, push, should relieve the pressure) but it was NOT working at all. I equalized at the surface and all the pressure left, but i could not go deeper than 30 ft. the whole day, because i could not figure out how to equalize right. If i swim down to 10-15 ft. i can feel the pressure, and when i stop and equalize there im fine, but when i get deeper i can't get anything to work. I could really use any suggestions, i want to break this barrier!! Thanks.
