Post #2566821
2026-05-08 09:24 UTC
@blinry@chaos.social from what my parents tell me, I spent more time under water than above water in the kiddie pool, even long before I could swim. Water for some reason clicked with, diving especially.
I do remember worrying about water entering my nose but figuring out early on that it couldn't do that when blowing bubbles out of my nose. So to this day I push out a tiny amount of air when I go under, stop when my face looks forward or down, but start again when I look up or dive down.
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@foosel@chaos.social 2026-05-08 09:27
@blinry@chaos.social I also seem to match the water pressure with my lungs. As in, the deeper I go, the more pressure I put towards my nostrils to keep the water out. If that make sense. I've gone down to 5m for up to 2min in the past. Thoroughly enjoyed that. These days my eardrums aren't as flexible as they used to be and I get ear aches when I go deep too fast, despite constant pressure equalisation.