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French Freediver, Guillame Nery, breaks World Record September 6, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Freediving, News , trackback

Imagine swimming all the way down to 109 mtrs, and then swimming back up again, all on one breath. Thats what Frenchman Guillame Nery managed to do just a few minutes ago, breaking a world record in the process. This from DeeperBlue;

At 11.18 on 6th September 2006 French FreeDiver, Guillaume Nery, has set a new World Record in the Constant Weight discipline with a 109m dive in 2min 55sec.

This successful attempt follows on from his previous attempt on 31st August 2006 where Mr Nery managed to achieve his target depth but blacked out on the surface.

The Constant Weight Discipline is where the freediver descends and ascends using his fins/monofin and/or with the use of his arms without pulling on the rope or changing his ballast. Constant weight is the most common depth discipline of freediving, often seen in competitions around the world.