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Nuno Gomes is a scuba diver who lives in New York City.Born in Lisbon, his family relocated to Pretoria when he was 14 years old. [1] He held two world records in deep diving (independently verified and approved by Guinness World Records), the cave diving record from 1996 to 2019 and the sea water record from 2005 to 2014.
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
Exley was the first in the world to log over 1,000 cave dives (at the age of 23); in 29 years of cave diving, he made over 4000 dives. [10]Exley had an unusual resistance to nitrogen narcosis, and was one of the few divers to survive a 400-foot (120 m) open-water dive on simple compressed air.
Izumi's claimed birth date of 29 June 1865 was accepted by Guinness World Records, which recognized him as the oldest verified man ever, but this was eventually withdrawn in 2010; in the 2012 edition of the Guinness World Records book, Christian Mortensen was named the "oldest verified man ever" and Izumi was not mentioned. [1]
Guinness World Records Primetime (AKA Guinness Primetime) is a TV show based on the Guinness World Records, and aired on the Fox television network from 1998 to 2001. [1] It was hosted by Cris Collinsworth [ 2 ] and Mark Thompson and reported on existing record-holders or on new record attempts.
Jill Heinerth (born 1965) is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. [4] She has made TV series for PBS, National Geographic Channel and the BBC, consulted on movies for directors including James Cameron, written several books and produced documentaries including We Are Water [5] and Ben's Vortex, about the disappearance of Ben McDaniel.
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain: Cultural: 310: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias: Cultural: 312: Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches: Cultural: 348: Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct: Cultural: 311: Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Cultural: 347 Tunisia: Punic Town of Kerkuane and ...
Cable and Wireless Adventurer; 1998; 74 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes, a new Guinness World Record for a powered vessel. [30] Robert E. Case; 1998–2001; American who was the first solo amputee to sail around the world. [31] Amyr Klink; 1998–1999; Brazilian who completed a solo circumnavigation of Antarctica in 88 days. [citation needed]