Mind Blowing Free Dive

**Downbound Train** · 12-14-2010, 01:41 PM

William Trubridge on Monday accomplished what had long been regarded as an impossible feat: swimming to a depth of 100 meters, or 328 feet, on a single breath and with only hands and feet for propulsion.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/...+world+record/

**Skidog** · 12-14-2010, 01:55 PM

insane...amazing what the human body can endure...

Good job.

**Rip'nStick** · 12-14-2010, 02:17 PM

Simply amazing. "Because when you turn around at 100 meters and start swimming back to the surface with just your hands and feet, it can be a little bit daunting because of how much water you have over your head."

**Downbound Train** · 12-14-2010, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Skidog

insane...amazing what the human body can endure...

Good job.

It's not like he skied Baldy Main Chute but it's pretty badass.

Over 4 minutes holding your breath is crazy enough but doing it while swimming 100 meters straight down and back up again???

That is beyond comprehension.

**advres** · 12-14-2010, 02:24 PM

The utter terror I would be in being 100m down and realizing I had to reach the surface before I gasped for air and my lungs filled with water. Yeah, no thanks. I love diving but that is some hardcore shit right there.

**flyandski365** · 12-14-2010, 02:31 PM

^ Keep in mind that your lungs are beginning to fill with blood at that point, just to make it even more terrifying.

**DirkaDirkaJack** · 12-14-2010, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Rip'nStick

Simply amazing. "Because when you turn around at 100 meters and start swimming back to the surface with just your hands and feet, it can be a little bit daunting because of how much water you have over your head."

you float, what the fucking big deal?

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**PNWbrit** · 12-14-2010, 03:05 PM

Mouth breather starts thread about holdng breath.

**The AD** · 12-14-2010, 03:21 PM

That's insane. I looked up the record for "dynamic apnea without fins." In other words the longest distance swum underwater in a pool on one breath. It's 213 meters! Try just swimming 25 yards or meters underwater on one breath of you want to see how difficult this is. I used to be able to go 50 meters, but no way I could do that now.

But this 100 meter free diving record is just nuts.

**Dantheman** · 12-14-2010, 03:50 PM

That's right up there with free soloing El Cap on the totally fucking nuts scale.

**Poop~Ghost** · 12-14-2010, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

That's right up there with free soloing El Cap on the totally fucking nuts scale.

Has somebody free soloed an El Cap route? This is news to me.

**Dantheman** · 12-14-2010, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Poop*Ghost

Has somebody free soloed an El Cap route? This is news to me.

I got El Cap and Half Dome mixed up in my head for a minute.

**Fat City** · 12-14-2010, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Poop*Ghost

Has somebody free soloed an El Cap route? This is news to me.

Dean Potter came about as close as you can.

http://broadbandsports.com/node/18446

Very few aids were used.

**Poop~Ghost** · 12-14-2010, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dantheman

I got El Cap and Half Dome mixed up in my head for a minute.

Jong.

alex honnold is not human, so it doesn't count. Fucking gecko.

**mnskier** · 12-14-2010, 05:41 PM

This is insane he was doing like 150-160 ft per min.

**Cono Este** · 12-14-2010, 07:41 PM

That is like swimming into the mouth of hell and returning. That deep, no view of the surface, all the elements working against your body, a miracle.

Ive bottomed out at about 160 with a tank and its dark as shit, a totally different world from 50-60 feet. Ive also free dove to about 40 feet, and as college swimmer i was struggling.

**Jethro** · 12-14-2010, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

That's insane. I looked up the record for "dynamic apnea without fins." In other words the longest distance swum underwater in a pool on one breath. It's 213 meters! Try just swimming 25 yards or meters underwater on one breath of you want to see how difficult this is. I used to be able to go 50 meters, but no way I could do that now.

But this 100 meter free diving record is just nuts.

I remember going 50m horizontally in college. I was determined to go the distance of the 25m pool and back. I was seeing stars and on the verge of passing out when I touched the wall. Another time I swam down 20m snorkeling to visit friends scuba diving below. I almost blacked out coming back up. 5X the distance at much greater depth is very impressive.

**lionelhutz** · 12-15-2010, 06:02 AM

The pressure that deep is such a killer. Amazing.
I've also done the 50m underwater as a swimmer and once almost made a 75. And that's nothing compared to this. Holy fuckballs.
There was a great discovery show on the science of how the body adjusts to this stuff. I think scientists are interested in studying these people to see how the brain re-routes blood and 02 in an oxygen starved environment.