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whats it for?

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greeby

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can anyone tell me please what that piece of equipment that some freedivers seem to wear in the pool is called and whats it for? it looks like a weight!

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For some freedivers, having a neck weight in self propelled depth disciplines lowers the center of gravity. Having a lower center of gravity during the free fall/sink phase part of the dive helps in maintaining a vertical position (head down). It eliminates the need to make annoying attitude corrections with a kick while falling.
 
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