All About Snorkeling

Snorkeling helps you look down under the water by mainly using these two equipments.

• oxygen tank and fin

• goggles and swimming cap

• snorkel and mask

• rash guard and vest

All of these are benefits of Snorkeling, except:

• increases the oxygen uptake

• improves the capacity of lungs

• helps in improving overall fitness

• makes you a good swimmer

The following are reasons why people do Snorkeling, except:

• to explore underwater life and see marine life in their natural habitat

• to catch some fishes and shells underwater

• for leisure purposes

• •  for water-based operation by water-based rescue teams when some accidents occurs

In 3000 B.C, skin divers on Crete Island uses what equipment to go underwater and collect sponges?

• animal skin

• water hose

• metal straw

• hollow reed

Who were using the goggles made of tortoise shell in going underwater during the 1300s?

• Assyrian divers

• Persian divers

• American divers

• French divers

Who gave an idea of utilizing a wooden paddle to get them attached to the hands and feet of swimmer to swim rapidly?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Alexander the Great

• Louis de Carlieu

This is of cauldron shape which can trap air and can be used when a person is in water.

• oxygen tank

• hollow reed

• diving bell

• snorkel

Who invented the first contemporary snorkel and also gave an idea about the swimming gloves?

• Aristotle

• Leonardo de Vinci

• Benjamin Franklin

• Galileo Galilei

•This is small and inflatable that boost floating on water to improve movement efficiency but is not life jacket substitute.

• life jacket

• snorkel fins

• snorkel vest

• swimming cap

A device that allows you to breathe at the surface while your face is in the water.

• snorkel

• snorkel mask

• snorkel vest

• snorkel fins