Learn to swim & learn to dive

12.3. Practicing deep diving

Deep diving is very important, because once the learner can dive to the bottom everywhere in the pool by themselves, they acquire a sense of familiarity and ease. Diving into the depths poses a challenge for many learners, because they have to return to the surface of the water in order to breathe. In addition, they are not yet used to the water pressure deeper down, so it makes sense to support them on their way down with a climbing pole. The pole offers a sense of safety and orientation. Experience shows that it's possible to achieve great results using this simple method and that each learner can decide for themselves how deep they want to dive. If pressure arises in the ears, it can be equalized as in a plane (by moving the jaw, tilting the head, swallowing or breathing into the nose while holding it closed). Next step: Learn to swim - 13.1. Orientation under water is vitally important