Freediving
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Freediving, free-diving, free diving, or breath-hold diving is a mode of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus such as scuba gear
9th century illustration of a pearl diver
A member of the Japanese team is thrown up in the air by other members under the water during the team's free routine at the 2013 French Open.
Two players compete for the puck in underwater hockey.
US Navy Students playing underwater football
Herbert Nitsch
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Herbert Nitsch is an Austrian freediver, the current freediving world record champion, and "the deepest man on earth" having dived to a depth of 253.2 meters.
Freediving
…Molchanov (RUS) 2023-03-28 Bonaire, Caribbean Women 130 – – Nanja van den Broek (NED) 2015-10-18 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt No Limit apnea (NLT) Men 214 – – Herbert Nitsch (AUT) 2012-06-06 Santorini, Greece Women 160 – – Tanya Streeter (UK) 2002-08-17 Turks and Caicos Discipline Gender Points Team / Individual Date Place…
Nitsch in 2012