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Herbert Nitsch
Austrian freediver and world record holder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Nitsch (born 20 April 1970) is an Austrian freediver who has held world records in all of the eight freediving disciplines recognised by AIDA International. He is the current freediving world record champion and "the deepest man on earth". This title was given to him when he set a world record in the "No Limit" discipline at the depth of 214 meters (702 feet). To date, he has achieved 33 official World Records across all freediving disciplines, and one world record in the traditional Greek discipline of Skandalopetra 107 m (351 ft). He surpassed his own No Limit depth with a dive in June 2012 to 253.2 meters (831 feet), suffering injury in the process.
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Born | (1970-04-20) 20 April 1970 (age 54) |
Occupation(s) | World Record Holder Free-diver and Air pilot |