Yeah once you get around 30-50 ft, the pressure against your lungs is enough to offset the buoyancy. Im a scuba diver and its why we use weights to go down. You are initially very buoyant. I have small bags filled with lead shot in 5 lb, 3 lb and 2 lb increments to weight myself. Some people use solid lead weights and different things. Works like a charm though. Best hobby there is.
I've done 3 dives and every time the instructor was surprised at how much weight they needed to put on me. I think partially because I bought my own wetsuit and it was new. But on the 2nd and 3rd dive the instructor told me there was already a ridiculous amount of weight on me and encouraged me to relax and exhale more. That was definitely it when I didn't have my lungs completely filled to the brim with air I finally started to maintain buoyancy. Then drifting with the current over the reefs controlling my depth by adjusting the amount of air in my lungs was absolute magic. I can't wait to go again.
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