i've been told different thing by different people.  i'd think it a wet suit would have no buoyancy effect or a very limited one, but others insist wet suits make floating when not swimming practically effortless.  any experts out there?
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It does affect your buoyancy quite a bit.  That is why divers have to wear weight belts or have integrated weight systems when diving. A lot will depend on how thick the suit is and how it fits you as well.
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pretty sure it wouldnt make a BIG difference by ANY means, but it would make the water higher by a smigen....  i guess?  lol
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speedo's are the most common type of suit used in the sport. This is mainly because it has less resistance but more importantly. if a defender is guarding you here is less clothing for him/her to use to hold you back. Since most of the action (fouls, grabbing, etc) happens underwater you want to make sure that they can't pull your suit and slow you down or impede your performance. \nI am straight and have been playing for several years (over 15) and while I understand your concern I think you have little to worry about.
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Not everyone can float. Usually thin people cannot. Due to the fact of not much body fat to displace the water. Larger people can, becuse of body fat. I am not picking on large people. Just stating a fact. I too am a large frame person with about 30% body fat.
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when scuba diving the object is to put enough air into your bouancy compensator(bc) to remain neutrally bouant at a point. so you wont sink or float anymore. its basically balancing out the pressure above you with the pressure below you by surrounding yourself with air. so if taken to a certain depth maybe a decomposing body would release enuff air to remain neutrally bouant at a certain depth.
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umm..well i think u should do regular swimming, but thats because I am a swimmer. u probably need a camera and someone that can work it. dont do it in 0 degree water cuz that would be really cold! i think u should make it funny cuz i think those are the best. if i are really gunna do these then good luck and i hope it turns out well!
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You do not have to be a "stong" or "excellent" swimmer to dive or to snorkel. The important thing is that you are comfortable in the water and aren't claustrophobic with a mask on your face having your nose covered, as you will breathe through your mouth only.\n\nIn both scuba and snorkelling you use your legs and the fins on your feet to move, not your hands.\n\nIn snorkelling you can we an inflatable vest that will keep you afloat while allowing you to move. In scuba diving the whole idea is to move slowly and not exert yourself. That way you conserve air and get to stay down longer and see more.
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The purpose of a dry suit is to keep warm.  They keep you warmer than a wet suit, which allows water to circulate slowly between the suit and your skin.
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swimming is by far the best sport.  you can swim a couple times a week.  and if the person is slouching too much, it almost wouldnt matter with regular swimming.  the swimming would protect the back far more then the slouching all day.  its an all around excercise that keeps the spine in good shape.  i wouldnt say that it would correct all problems because what if  this was something that was unavoidable no matter what?  so...in that case, swimming would counter it.  but, there is no other sport that is better for posture then swimming.
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The following link is a pdf slide show that gives examples of buoyancy calculations and theory of floating objects.\n\nhttp://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys1010/phys1010_fa05/lectures/class12-09-29.pdf
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Oil has less density than water so it floats.  When it's empty, air has less density than water.  Same thing.  Or it has to do with the displacement as mentioned below...
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My friends and I have the same debate, and we call it the "Blubber Theory".  It is not scientific, but assume that since the body lose heat from being in the water for so long, it start to adapt to its environment by creating "blubber" to prevent excessive heat loss.  N.B. This is not scientific, but the blubber is higher in swimmers who spend more time in the water and who dont alternate with another sport/activity.
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The depth of the water shouldn't have anything to do w/your swimming ability, your confidence maybe but not how you swim.  Are you doing the crawl, breast stroke or underwater?  If you are swimming underwater, are you diving in or just swimming down from the ledge?  I don't know if this is helping or if I am just asking you questions to consider.
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I'm also amazed at the answers including the preceding one. It's true it's all about bouyancy. But is bouyancy affected significantly by the dissolved oxygen in the tissues? According to the ref., bouyancy is just about lung capacity, bone, fat and muscle ratios. And of course the salinity of the water. Also, panic-induced body tension can reduce lung capacity and muscle performance.  \nAnyway, a change in tissue oxygen level would happen slowly; it's a diffusive process. Second, the density difference of water with and without dissolved oxygen has to be minute since oxygen is only sparingly soluble.
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I only way bubbles affect swimmers are from the start off the blocks. If you have a great start and your head enters where your hands and legs entered, you will have few bubbles and your streamline will be mush faster and farther.
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Air resistance does not play a part when you are weighing in water. \n\nWhen an object is immersed in water, it displaces water equal to its volume. Water in turn tries to push it up. This is called buoyancy. Hence, the meter outside the water registers the net effect of the two forces; \n1) Weight of the object\n2) Buoyant Force acting on the object\n\nThese two forces act in opposite directions to each other. If they are equal in mangnitude, they cancel out each other and the meter shows zero.
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in reality, it is the surface tension (adherance of molecules to one another) and density of the fluid\nbecause the question does not state that the object is suspened in the fluid\n\notherwise the force acting to keep an object buoyant would need to equate and thus counteract the objects weight (which is the force of gravity pulling said object down)\n\nmass X volume = density which is a factor in determining a force acting upon the object; a force working to cause the object to disperse within the less dense fluid or conversely the fluid to compress and colapse the object\n\nSo the author of the question given is expecting the answer: weight