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12-14-2010, 14:05
How in the hell is this possible!? Later in the article it mentions that at 100m, the lungs start to fill with blood to keep them from collapsing! It took 4m10s! WTH!!
Diver plunges 100 meters, unassisted on one breath, to set world record
By: Pete Thomas (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/?by=Pete%20Thomas), GrindTV.com
William Trubridge (http://www.verticalblue.net/) on Monday accomplished what had long been regarded as an impossible feat: swimming to a depth of 100 meters, or 328 feet, on a single breath and with only hands and feet for propulsion.
The New Zealander did not use swim fins; he wore no weights and required no heavy sled during the descent. Nor did he use an inflatable airbag to swiftly reach the surface after his dive.
Rather, he set a new unassisted freediving record and achieved the historic 100-meter mark -- previously attained only in an assisted manner, with weighted sleds and airbags -- while wearing only a thin wetsuit and displaying remarkable power of mind over body.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/22880/diver+plunges+100+meters+unassisted+on+one+breath+to+set+world+record/
Diver plunges 100 meters, unassisted on one breath, to set world record
By: Pete Thomas (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/?by=Pete%20Thomas), GrindTV.com
William Trubridge (http://www.verticalblue.net/) on Monday accomplished what had long been regarded as an impossible feat: swimming to a depth of 100 meters, or 328 feet, on a single breath and with only hands and feet for propulsion.
The New Zealander did not use swim fins; he wore no weights and required no heavy sled during the descent. Nor did he use an inflatable airbag to swiftly reach the surface after his dive.
Rather, he set a new unassisted freediving record and achieved the historic 100-meter mark -- previously attained only in an assisted manner, with weighted sleds and airbags -- while wearing only a thin wetsuit and displaying remarkable power of mind over body.
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/22880/diver+plunges+100+meters+unassisted+on+one+breath+to+set+world+record/