Five years later, Hemphill and KUR shattered their previous record by diving to 465ft (142m) at Phantom Springs. Hemphill’s crew went nearly 1.5 miles (2.4km) further into what is reputed to be one of the deepest, most elaborate underwater caves in the US. The equipment used for deep diving depends on both the depth and the type of diving. Scuba is limited to equipment that can be carried by the diver or is easily deployed by the dive team, while surface-supplied diving equipment can be more extensive, and much of it stays above the water where it is operated by the diving support team. [ citation needed] generally or in respect of any diving project or class of diving projects. Approvals generally come into force on the date that they are signed and remain

Select the event using the buttons below to find links to full results from domestic diving events such as the British Diving Championships and the Swim England National Age Group Diving Championships. Statistics exclude military divers (classified), and commercial divers (commercial diving to those depths on scuba is not permitted by occupational health and safety legislation). In 1989, the US Navy Experimental Diving Unit published a paper that included a section on results from tests on the use of rebreathers at 850ft (259m).Of course, it took more than a few weeks to perfect his breathing technique and train for this record. The dive only lasted for 10 minutes at a mere 2m due to the strenuous and unknown effects diving at this altitude could have on a person. After five years of preparation and two attempts already under his belt, Tósoki achieved this feat with only one team member supporting him. a b Liang, John (19 September 2014). "Ahmed Gabr Breaks Scuba Diving World Record". DeeperBlue.com . Retrieved 19 September 2014. Now, imagine the captivating sight of the longest underwater human chain ever formed. This remarkable feat was achieved on August 1, 2019, when a total of 578 divers held hands in an event organized by the Indonesian Women’s Association (WASI) in the vibrant city of Manado, in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. After seven impressive minutes, they emerged from the water, forming a human chain symbolizing the celebration of Indonesia’s 74th anniversary. That's not all Vescovo and the DSV Limiting Factor submersible have achieved. Well known in the diving world, the American explorer and his submersible also shaped diving history in 2019.

The static apnea freediving record (STA) is determined by how long a freediver can hold their breath (apnea). The first recorded deep ocean dive took place on 15 August 1934, when William Beebe (USA, 1877–1962) and Otis Barton (USA, 1899–1992) descended to a then-record depth of 923 m (3,028 ft) in a tethered bathysphere off Bermuda in the Caribbean. ( Amusing Planet)

Freediving is first of all a mental sport. If you can be stronger than your mind you will succeed." Changed the method of calculating dive scores. There have been reports of the running total score omitting the points of one dive. Usually it corrected the score in the next round, but not if it was the final round. The cause has not been found so a different method is now being used! The largest diving course had 2,465 participants and was held on August 16, 2009, on Malalayang Beach in Manado, Indonesia during an event organized by the Indonesian Navy. ( Guinness World Records)

When humans aren't diving to incredible depths with the use of scuba equipment or their own breath, they're doing so in motorized submersibles equipped with incredible technology. The British Diving Championships is the pinnacle of domestic competition for British and English divers. The last visit to the bottom of the Challenger Deep was made by filmmaker and explorer James Cameron in 2012 when he reached a depth of around 35,787 feet (10,908 meters) aboard the Deepsea Challenger submersible. The first-ever dive down to the Challenger Deep was in 1960 when Lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard made it to about 35,800 feet (10,911 meters) in the Trieste submersible.As you can see, diving to the ocean's deepest points is no easy task. In nearly six decades, only three men have made it to the bottom of the ocean. In comparison, 24 people have traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in just the four years between 1968 and 1972, not to mention the many that have made the trip since. The greatest distance underwater swimming on scuba gear in one month using a diver propulsion vehicle (DPV) is 454 km (282.103 mi), achieved by Janusz Czachor (Poland), in Sveta Marina, Croatia, from 3 September to 2 October 2018. ( Guinness World Records)

Ahmed Gabr’s passion for diving began at an early age when he first discovered the joys of exploring beneath the waves. Over the years, he honed his skills and became a certified combat diver of the United States, the only one in the entire Middle East! With each dive, he pushed the limits of human capacity, both mentally and physically, leaving a mark in the history of diving while achieving the deepest dive ever performed by a man, which is also the deepest dive in seawater. By the way, he is an SDI Instructor Trainer Ambassador.Before the attempt, Budimir hyperventilated with pure oxygen - the guidelines for this record allow this for up to 30 minutes before the attempt starts. admin (2022-09-28). "Crveno jezero: Biološka istraživanja i jedinstven živi svijet"[Red Lake: biological research and unique living world] (in Croatian) . Retrieved 2023-07-14. It took him four years of intensive mental and physical training to reach his goal. In fact, he wanted to complete it in 2012, but due to the politically tense situation in his mother country, he delayed his champion dive. Dydymska, Basia (4 August 2017). "Rekord Polski w nurkowaniu służb mundurowych"[Polish uniformed services diving record] (in Polish). The longest duration dive by a mammal was 222 minutes (or 3 hours 42 minutes) made by a Cuvier’s beaked whale ( Ziphius cavirostris). ( Journal of Experimental Biology)