Swimming Underwater

Swimming underwater is a skill that is best achieved with relaxation. Breath holding exercises and submerging exercises are a good starting point for beginners. The more relaxed one is, the less oxygen is used by our body and then the length of time spent underwater increases.

Inhaling to maximum lung capacity (breathing in as much air as possible) and holding breath is a good practice and the more it is practiced, the more we learn to relax.

If underwater swimming is something you find a scary, you might be a beginner or someone with a fear of water, click here for some useful swimming tips for getting used to the idea.

Understanding your own buoyancy is important as this can be a crucial factor that can dictate how easy underwater swimming will be. If your body has good buoyancy, then submerging underwater and swimming is more difficult, although not impossible.

Swimming underwater can be made easier with fins , and the fins provide the power to achieve submersion and the stability to remain underwater whilst swimming. Using a freestyle leg kick whilst underwater is the most effective and efficient.