a person i know of drowned cause he couldn't swim.. but no one believes me that even in 34 feet of cold november lake water u can at least float.
2007-11-15 13:16:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
a person i know of couldn't swim and died... even if he would of thought of holding his breath to float... could he of lived?
2007-11-15 13:27:35 · update #1
First off, you can drown in 2 feet of water. It doesn't have to be a certain depth. Second, if that person couldn't swim that didn't help him. When it's so cold in November, the water will be in the 20-30 degree F range. Freezing temps. Something that you definately should avoid if possible, especially submerging your head in. You're body, even if floating wouldn't be able to keep warm. In order to do that he would have had to tuck his legs to his chest and stay there, and you can't do that and stay up without a lifejacket. So, to answer your questions. Swimming or floating, either way, he would have died.
2007-11-16 04:43:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question doesn't make any sense. The original question is fine. Yes, you can swim in 34 feet of cold lake water in November, provided you do it VERY briefly. Otherwise you will catch hypothermia and die. But what does the rest of your question have to do with it? Floating has nothing to do with drowning. You can float and still breath water. You can float and still get hypothermia from the freezing water. You can float and still drown. If he couldn't swim, then that only increases the likelihood that this happened. This is common knowledge. So what exactly are you saying that people don't believe?
2007-11-15 13:21:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All swimmers who do not swim on top of the water for long periods of time drown. The only swimmers who live swim ON TOP of the water. So, it does not matter if the water is 34 feet deep or 10,000 feet deep. The only way you stand a chance to survive is to swim on the top of the water!
If you had to ask that question, you really should not swim.
Although hypothermia (not caught, but developed due to loss of body heat) should be a concern, it does not necessarily develop. Your chances of hypothermia change with your body type, your conditioning, and your level of exercise.
Just remember, swim on the TOP OF THE WATER!
2007-11-15 17:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by academicjoq 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that could could be Lake Tahoe, in California and Nevada. this is a alluring, sparkling blue lake, yet boy is it chilly. you will not see many human beings swimming in that lake. putting your ft in is approximately all you may take. as this is fed by potential of streams from the ice runoff, and does stay chilly all twelve months. The Pacific Ocean is likewise extraordinarily chilly. and would not even discover ways to the Atlantic, rather in Florida, the place this is like bathwater.
2016-10-02 01:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by saccardi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you can swim in it, but the question is will you even do it
2007-11-15 13:19:57 · answer #5 · answered by Adeth4Told 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋