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<font color='#0000FF'>Max depth is around 30.
As for effects of pressure on growing bones, I'm not sure that there is much data on that, but can it be any worse than doing cross-country running or getting pummelled playing rugby? It's got to be less damaging than what those young female gymnasts go thru and that is deemed (seemingly) perfectly acceptable by sports medic types.
On a related note, Frida neet ah was ganning t'the toon forra be-aa wi me mates, as I got on the Metro (our tube train) two young girls were getting off the train, aged about 13 or 14, both half-cut and clutching cans of Stella and White lightening
And these weren't the only drunken kiddies around be any means.
Getting pished or diving the Thistlegorm, hmmm.... I know what I'd prefer my kids to be doing (if I had any that is)
Steve