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Trubridge in 2010 Trubridge while freediving. William Trubridge MNZM (born 24 May 1980) is a New Zealand world champion and world record holding freediver.. Trubridge was the first diver to go deeper than 100 metres (330 ft) without oxygen and as of 2013 held the world record in the free immersion and constant weight without fins disciplines.
The best official result in static apnea is the Guinness WR of 11:54 by Branko Petrović in 2014, a freediver who has results over 10 minutes under both AIDA and CMAS. The best no limits result is 253.2m by Herbert Nitsch in 2012; his intention of having the dive sanctioned by AIDA fell through due to a sponsoring conflict.
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A replica of the Lethbridge diving machine at the Cité de la Mer ('City of the Sea') in Cherbourg, France. John Lethbridge (1675–1759) invented the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17 children. [1] He is the subject of the Fisherman's Friends song "John in the ...
Underwater target shooting is an underwater sport that tests a competitors’ ability to accurately use a speargun via a set of individual and team events conducted in a swimming pool using free diving or Apnoea technique. The sport was developed in France during the early 1980s and is currently practised mainly in Europe.
As the world mourns Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at 96, one of her many appearances in pop culture in recent years that stands out is the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in ...
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[7] [8] Free-diving was the primary source of income for many Persian Gulf nationals such as Qataris, Emiratis, Bahrainis, and Kuwaitis. As a result, Qatari, Emirati, and Bahraini heritage promoters have popularized recreational and serious events associated with freediving, underwater equipment, and related activities such as snorkeling. [9]