Is going under water 15 feet safe

[BeefyTank77]

Is going under water 15 feet safe. Will pressure level cause problems. I havent gone underwater before. 

[Zusafek]

Plenty safe as long as you don't try to breathe the water. I free dive down to about 30 to 40 feet when I'm home. 

[Dedayog]

25 minutes ago, Dinesh1 said:

Is going under water 15 feet safe. Will pressure level cause problems. I havent gone underwater before. 

Never been swimming in a lake or pool?

 

Yeah, don't breathe underwater but you can open year eyes etc.  Or wear goggles.

 

No issues besides feeling a little pressure in your ears possibly.

[Velcade]

Make sure you can swim or at least tread water before you going jumping in.

[Unhelpful]

1 hour ago, Dinesh1 said:

Is going under water 15 feet safe. Will pressure level cause problems. I havent gone underwater before. 

Then maybe start at a bit more of a shallow depth.

[Dedayog]

Just now, JoeyDM said:

Then maybe start at a bit more of a shallow depth.

I can't believe we are actually talking about this...

 

But you know that in a 15 foot deep pool... there a lot of other depths you can submerge yourself?

 

I'm laughing while I type this.  Hell, just fill your damn bathtub up for starters!!!

[minibois]

Personally I have a hard time when going lower than right around 4 meters (about 13 feet) and lower. That was unassisted though (no wetsuit, earplugs, flippers, etc.). But everyone is different in that regard.

 

Whether you should do it, is totally up to you. If you have never gone underwater before, you probably shouldn't go swim 15 feet deep right away. You could very well overwhelm your brain or heart with the levels of pressure you might not be accustomed to.

On top of the pressure in your ears, you will also have quite a bit of pressure on your face in general (eyes and nose), because of the (I assume you will use them) goggles you're wearing. Swimming down can also be difficult on your legs and arms (and thus torso too) because of the quite a bit of strength you might need to swim down (especially in salt water).

12 minutes ago, Velcade said:

Make sure you can swim or at least tread water before you going jumping in.

This is some great advice too, non sarcastic. If you (OP) have never gone underwater before, you should really consider if you are adapt enough at swimming in general before attempting this. Please be careful.

[BeefyTank77]

I just learned to swim good

[BeefyTank77]

13 minutes ago, minibois said:

Personally I have a hard time when going lower than right around 4 meters (about 13 feet) and lower. That was unassisted though (no wetsuit, earplugs, flippers, etc.). But everyone is different in that regard.

 

Whether you should do it, is totally up to you. If you have never gone underwater before, you probably shouldn't go swim 15 feet deep right away. You could very well overwhelm your brain or heart with the levels of pressure you might not be accustomed to.

On top of the pressure in your ears, you will also have quite a bit of pressure on your face in general (eyes and nose), because of the (I assume you will use them) goggles you're wearing. Swimming down can also be difficult on your legs and arms (and thus torso too) because of the quite a bit of strength you might need to swim down (especially in salt water).

This is some great advice too, non sarcastic. If you (OP) have never gone underwater before, you should really consider if you are adapt enough at swimming in general before attempting this. Please be careful.

Oh seems like i should go feet by feet. Thanks

[minibois]

Just now, Dinesh1 said:

Oh seems like i should go feet by feet. Thanks

Something about learning to walk, before you start trying to run

Everyone's body reacts differently to certain circumstances (like swimming in deep water), which means perhaps you can just swim 15 feet deep already, but you really shouldn't do that right away before 'testing the waters' so to speak.

 

[wasab]

Try diving to the bottom of mariana trench

[TheKDub]

3 hours ago, Dinesh1 said:

Is going under water 15 feet safe. Will pressure level cause problems. I havent gone underwater before. 

Yes, it's safe. Just don't breathe in water.

[Guest]

Yes it’s perfectly fine. It’s only 4.5m, pretty much the deep end of a pool. Lower than that, I would pause a little as you ascend, maybe start doing that around 10m I think it is.