You should perform a safety stop for all recreational dives. It significantly reduces the risks of decompression sickness.
A safety stop is a 3 minute stop at 15 feet before ascending to the surface.
The recreational limits for diving are 60 feet for OW divers and 100 feet for AOW divers. If you go any deeper, you risk serious injury. The recreational limits have been designed with statistical safety in mind. Any "deep" dive (those below 60 feet) should have a safety stop.
Never, never, never dive just to set records or see just how far you can go. That way lies madness and fatalities.
Read "Diver Down", available at your public library or on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Diver-Down-Michael-R-Ange/dp/0071445722
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