Just the diver and the elements ... remarkable achievement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrXQbucZUDA

Yup .. none other than the infamous Blue Hole of Dahab


cross section of the location showing depths and distance


map taken from www.blueholeproject.com

Cayalah (Hail) lah Ikan..fantastic video.

But i think for this particular run (a combination of Free Immersion and Dynamic Apnea No Fins) this william guy was not on full throttle.

His record shows that he is capable of more.

Excerpt from AIDA world ranking 2007:

Constant weight.

Rnk.   Top   Athlete   Nation   AP   RP
1   1   NITSCH Herbert   AUT   112m   112m
2   2   MULLINS David   NZL   114m   110m
3   3   COSTE Carlos   VEN   103m   103m
4   4   NÉRY Guillaume   FRA   99m   99m
5   5   KARPIŠ Juraj   SVK   101m   97m
6   6   SHINOMIYA Ryuzo   JPN   90m   90m
7   7   MALDAMÉ Christian   FRA   88m   88m
7   7   TRUBRIDGE William   NZL   88m   88m

Constant Weight Without Fins.

Rnk.   Top   Athlete   Nation   AP   RP
1   1   NITSCH Herbert   AUT   83m   83m
   2   NITSCH Herbert   AUT   77m   77m
2   3   WINRAM William   CAN   76m   76m
3   4   TRUEBRIDGE William   NZL   75m   75m

Free Immersion.

Rnk.   Top   Athlete   Nation   AP   RP
1   1   NITSCH Herbert   AUT   90m   90m
-   -   TRUBRIDGE William   NZL   90m   90m


But you can see he was so relaxe when swimming, enjoying the glide. He should be happy, a fantastic achivement.

  marvelous..