A Freediver Held His Breath For Almost Half an Hour—and Obliterated a World Record
www.yahoo.com
The new and old records were set by inhaling pure oxygen to help the oxygen-carbon dioxide balance. The unaided record is still over 11 minutes.
  • uselessartifact@lemmy.zip
    1·
    2 days ago

    From the Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story section at the top of the article:

    • Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić broke the world record for longest human breath hold with a stunning 29 minutes and 3 seconds—almost five minutes longer than the previous record, set in 2021.

    • Maričić’s record was oxygen-assisted, meaning that he was able to breathe pure oxygen for several minutes before making his attempt.

    • While this record doubles the maximum breath-hold of bottle nose dolphins and even rivals some seals, it still falls way short of many other marine mammals.