Herbert Nitsch goes for the record

Listen to this article As part of Extreme Breitling, renowned freediver Herbert Nitsch is aiming to break the world record in the No Limits competition. During the competition taking place on 4-6 June 2012 in Santinori, Greece, Nitsch is going to descend to a depth of 244m. In Santinori, Greece, Nitsch intends to descend to

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: June 4, 2012 - 23:34

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 05:33

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As part of Extreme Breitling, renowned freediver Herbert Nitsch is aiming to break the world record in the No Limits competition. During the competition taking place on 4-6 June 2012 in Santinori, Greece, Nitsch is going to descend to a depth of 244m. In Santinori, Greece, Nitsch intends to descend to a depth of 244m!

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However, the AIDA judges will not take part in the record attempt. This is due to a dispute over Suunto’s sponsorship. What does this mean in practice? Nothing more and nothing less than that, although the record will be broken, it will not be unsanctioned and counted in any AIDA international rankings.

While preparing for the actual dive, Nitsch is doing successive training sessions, and their results probably surprise even himself. Such conclusions can be drawn from the fact that during his last attempt, he decided to dive deeper than assumed, which in the end led him to 196m!

On this occasion, it is worth mentioning that Herbert Nitsch is following a plan to be able to break all records and exceed all limits by reaching a depth of 300m while holding his breath. If he succeeds, he will bring freediving into the next era, where nothing is impossible.

Source: deeperblue.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.