When you jump into a pool..How long can you tread water?

Question

When you jump into a pool..How long can you tread water?

Answer 1

till you get tired and drown!

Answer 2

for as long as you  can stay awake. you dont have to put any effort into it, just move slowly and you'll be  there for ages. it gets a bit boring though.

Answer 3

i never tried but i have swam for 5-6 hours with little or no stop though. so i guess i could tread water for about that long.

Answer 4

When i was in the Marines they taught us a technique called (drown proofing). where you tread water for a while then take a deep breath and float with your head and neck relaxed in the water. Floating at the shoulder,s. When you need another breath you raise your head and breath then go back to floating. You can do this for days. You would starve to death before you drowned.Dose that count????

Answer 5

A long time.  I can dog paddle like crazy!

cheers!

Answer 6

I've spent about 6 hours swimming in the ocean before, but the salt water helps with buoyancy.  So, I'd guess it would probably be a bit less before getting overexerted.

I looked up the "world record": 64 hours (see url below).  Ouch!

Feel free to e-mail if you'd like to know WHY I had to swim for 6 hours...  :-)

Sincerely,

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Answer 7

well a human can only live without air for 3 minutes